Photo Recon Became Fighter Duty

Marine Observation Squadron 251 in World War II

Steven K. Dixon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9798-0 (ISBN)

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Trained as a photo reconnaissance unit, the US Marine Observation Squadron 251 ended up serving as a fighter squadron for the duration of World War II, shooting down 32 Japanese aircraft. This book is the first to cover the history of the VMO-251, one of the Marine Corps' longest-serving squadrons.

Trained as a photo reconnaissance unit, Marine Observation Squadron 251 ended up serving as a fighter squadron for the duration of World War II, shooting down 32 Japanese aircraft. The squadron earned several awards for outstanding performance, including the Presidential Unit Citation. This book is the first to cover the World War II history of VMFA-251, one of the Marine Corps' longest-serving squadrons. The author traces their operations from the unit's activation on December 1, 1941, through Guadalcanal, the reduction of Rabaul and their missions over the Philippines in 1945.

USMC veteran, Steven K. Dixon is the web administrator for Sim-Tech Manufacturing in Fayetteville, Georgia. He has written several articles for Modern War and World at War magazines and has designed several war games published through Legion Wargames. He lives in Peachtree City, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

One. The Beginning

Two. New Caledonia

Three. Espiritu Santo and Guadalcanal

Four. Home and Transition

Five. Espiritu Santo, Green Island and Bougainville

Six. Guiuan Field, Samar, Philippine Islands, and Deactivation

Epilogue

Appendices:

1. Commanding Officers

2. Assignments, 1941–1945

3. Casualties, 1 December 1941–1 June 1945

4. Roster of Personnel, August 1942

5. Roster of Personnel, March 1945

6. Number of Japanese Planes Shot Down per 251 Pilot

7. Aircraft Markings

8. World War II Squadron Awards

9. Citations for Recommended Awards

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	19.05.2016
Zusatzinfo	55 photos, 10 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	458 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7864-9798-X / 078649798X
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-9798-0 / 9780786497980
Zustand	Neuware