Lt. Col. Donald K. Yost (VMF-351)

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From his son I learnt that the pilot of the FF-57 landing mishap is 1st Lt Joseph Irick.


Also he told me about the kills of VMF-351 and apparently on 23 July 1945 a 1st Lt. "Moose" Vogelaar scored a kill over a twin-engine recon. This exploded so close to Vogelaar's aircraft, he got showered with debris.

Since Vogelaar is a very Dutch name, I wondered if anybody knows more about his background. Shortly after the war he lived in Wilmington, CA. Was he Dutch or an American with Dutch roots?

Any info about Vogelaar and his aerial kill would be most appreciated.