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Photo #: NH 93597
Major Gregory Boyington, USMCR
Shown just before his take-off on 27 December 1943. At that time,
he was the Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron Two
Hundred and Fourteen (VMF-214). His aircraft is a Vought F4U
"Corsair".
Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute Photo Collection.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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