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.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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