A Marine Dive-bomber Pilot at Guadalcanal |
Contents
The Military Situation 1942 | 14 |
Organization and Deployment of VMSB132 | 29 |
The Island | 45 |
Copyright | |
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1st Lt 2d Lt aircraft airfield antiaircraft antiaircraft fire antisub patrols arrived attack Australia battle Battle of Midway battleships bomb bombers Bougainville carrier Charlie coastwatcher combat hours commander cruisers damaged days in Australia destroyers diary dive brakes dive-bombing enemy Espiritu Espiritu Santo feet fighter flew flight leader flight school Florida Islands Frank Christian Frankie future flight status Guadalcanal gunner guns harbor Henderson Field Herlihy Hronek island Japanese killed knew Kollman landed later left Cactus Lieutenant lost Major Robertshaw Major Sailer malaria Marine Corps miles mission Munda natives naval Navy Navy Cross never Noumea November officer operations pilots pistol plane pulled Rabaul radio reported returned Russell Islands Santa Isabel sent Seven days shell ships shot Showalter Sperzel squadron target tent told tolerance to combat took torpedo tour of duty transports troops Tulagi turn weather wing Zeros