Photo #: NH 97105
Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Brilliant, USMC
"Commanding Officer of the Marine "Devilcats"
Squadron (VMF-212) returns aboard the escort carrier USS Rendova
(CVE-114) from the British destroyer HMS Comus. Brilliant
was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire and after bailing out
of his damaged plane, was rescued at sea by the Comus.
Photograph and quoted portion of caption released by Commander
Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 20 October 1951.
Note details of breeches bouy used for the transfer, and crew
working jackets marked with Rendova's hull number.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the "All Hands"
collection at the Naval Historical Center.
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