vmf-214

[keith A]

"8 pilots had flown with Greg (Boyington) in VMF-122: Stan Bailey, Hank Bourgeois, Robert Ewing, 1Lt Paul A "Moon" Mullen (1.5 kills with VMF-122, 112), John Begert, Sandy Sims, Bill Case (all with one victory?), and Virgil Ray. All but Lt. Ray had already downed at least one Japanese plane."

Can a forumite supply the details of their previous units and claims. Mullen went on to claim seven kills (one shared) and appears in the late, and very great Frank Olynyk "Stars and Bars" but most of the others are less well known.

K

[Tom Semenza]

Keith,

The following is from Olynyk's USMC Claims book:

Maj. Stanley Russell Bailey
0.5 a/c date and unit unknown
Jul. 7, 43 (14:30) 2 x Betty destroyed (VMF-122)
Sep. 16, 43 (15:00) Zero probable (VMF-214)

1/Lt. John Frederich Begert
Jul. 7, 43 (14:30) Zero dest. (VMF-122)
Sep. 16, 43 (15:00) 2 x Zeke dest. (VMF-214)

1/Lt. Henry Mayo Bourgeois
Jun. 30, 43 (12:00) Sally dest. (VMF-122)
Jul. 17, 43 (10:55) Zero dest. (VMF-112)

1/Lt. William Northrop Case
Jul. 17, 43 (10:55) Nagoya type dest. (VMF-122)
Sep. 16, 43 (15:00) Zero prob. (VMF-214)
Sep. 18, 43 (12:35) Zeke dest. (VMF-214)
Sep. 27, 43 (12:30) Zeke dest. (VMF-214)
Oct. 11, 43 (09:45) Zeke dest. (VMF-214)
Oct. 14, 43 (13:45) Zero dest. (VMF-214)
Oct. 15, 43 (12:20) 2 x Zero dest. (VMF-214)
Oct. 18, 43 (16:50) Zero dest. (VMF-214)

1/Lt. Robert Thomas Ewing
Jul. 7, 43 (14:30) Betty dest. (VMF-122)
Jul. 17, 43 (10:55) 2 x Nagoya dest. (VMF-112)

1/Lt. Sanders Scott Sims
Jun. 30, 43 (15:00-15:30) Betty dest. (VMF-122)
Oct. 18, 43 (16:50) Zeke prob. (VMF-214)

Regards,
Tom

[keith A]

Many thanks Tom