[Tom Semenza]

Back in 1982 the late, great Frank Olynyk self published a book of USMC WW2 claims. For VMF-121 and VMO-251 he gives the day's total claims as 20/2/1 as follows:

VMF-121 1/Lt. Oscar Mortimer Bate, Jr. - Zero dest. [off Vella Lavella Is.]
VMF-121 1/Lt. Elton Mueller - Zeke dam. [New Georgia Is.] + 2 Hamps dest. [between New Georgia and Santa Isabel Is.]
VMO-251 1/Lt. Walter Andrew Baran - Zero dest. + 2 Zeros prob. [Guadalcanal]
VMO-251 Maj. Joseph Niel Renner - Zero dest. [Guadalcanal]

no times noted for above claims

0735 VMO-251 Capt. Jack Raymond Moore - 2 Zeros dest. [Vella Lavella Is.]
0735 VMF-121 1/Lt. Herbert Harvey Long - 2 Zekes dest. [Vella Lavella Is.]
0735 VMF-121 Capt. Joseph Hunter Reinburg - Zero dest. [Vella Lavella Is.]
0735 VMF-121 1/Lt. William Martin Lundin - Zero dest. [N. Georgia Is. area]
0735 VMO-251 1/Lt. Glen Archibald Loban - 2 Zeros dest. [Vella Lavella Is.]
1820 VMF-121 Capt. Joseph Jacob Foss - 3 Zeros dest. [off Vella Lavella Is.]
1820 VMF-121 1/Lt. William Pratt Marontate - Zero dest. [off Vella Lavella Is.]
1820 VMF-121 Capt. Francis Edwin Pierce, Jr. - 3 Nagoya Type Zeros dest. [off Vella Lavella Is.]

Regards,
Tom