From this information my timeline for Duncan has changed. His period in hospital probably started in March 1943 when he disappears from the SOC flight log of USS Louisville, but now his period as a spotter is moved back to January 1943. It also places him with the only
Black Cat squadron on Guadalcanal, VP-12. Marvin Barnett is a familiar name too. He is the commander of VF-172 in Korea when his xo is my other project, James B. Cain