Photo #: NH 97067
Master Sergeant Avery C. Snow, USMC
Climbs out of his F9F "Panther" fighter after completing
his 100th Korean War combat mission.
"He became the first enlisted pilot in the Marine Corps
to fly 100 combat missions in a jet-fighter." (Quoted from
the original caption)
This photograph was released by Commander Naval Forces Far East
under date of 10 August 1951.
Note his .38 caliber revolver, carried in a shoulder holster.
Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the "All
Hands" collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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