Major Gregory Weissenberger, Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 213, the “Hellhawks,” getting into his F4U-1 Corsair with the engine running, Guadalcanal, Solomons, 1943.

Caption   Major Gregory Weissenberger, Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 213, the “Hellhawks,” getting into his F4U-1 Corsair with the engine running, Guadalcanal, Solomons, 1943. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via the Bobby Rocker Collection
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 26 Jan 2013

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
24 Dec 2015 10:00:11 PM

READY TO GO F4U-1 assigned to VMF-214, Solomon Islands photograph was taken at Guadalcanal during VMF-214's first combat tour.
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
25 Dec 2015 08:18:02 PM

I think Bill meant VMF-213.

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