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Photo #: NH 93598

Major Gregory Boyington, USMCR


Climbs aboard his F4U "Corsair" aircraft for another try at the enemy, while serving as Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron Two Hundred and Fourteen (VMF-214) circa late 1943 or early 1944. He was credited with twenty-six victories in aerial combat before being shot down and taken prisoner on 3 January 1944 .

Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection.

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Image Posted 1 May 2008