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Description 80-G-54289: Major Gregory Boyington, USMCR. Climbs aboard his F4U "Corsair" aircraft for another try at the enemy, while serving as Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron Two Hundred and Fourteen (VMF-214) circa late 1943 or early 1944. He was credited with twenty-six victories in aerial combat before being shot down and taken prisoner on 3 January 1944 . U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Also at NHHC as NH 93598.(2016/06/28).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/27934128236 (archive). It was reviewed on 12 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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