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Re: MARINE FIGHTING SQUADRON CLAIMS
Of course there is Michel
Our late friend Frank Olynyk did so in one of his books.
The pilots were
1/Lt Alexander McMurray Hearn VMF-121
1/Lt Roy Taylor Spurlock VMO-251 but seemingly attached to VMF-121
Capt Charles Patrick Weiland VMO-251 (as above)
VMF-121 was established at USMC Quantico 24 June 1941 and at the time you are interested in
was commanded by Major L.K. Davis from Guadalcanal
VMO-251 was an "observation" unit formed on 1 Dec 1941 and initially based at Espiritu Santo.
However a lot of their pilots were sent ahead and served with other units until it was transferred
to Guadalcanal in Jan 1943.
Since most of its job was as a fighter unit it was finally redesignated VMF-251 on 31 Jan 1945
Cheers
Stig
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