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Thank you so much for all of this info. I’ve got another question if that’s allright with you. Would it be correct that pilots who flew F4F Wildcats during ww2, were US Marines (which is under the department of the Navy)? So the ranks and insignas from those fighterpilots are the same as Marines?

Did Grumman F4F Wildcats had tailnumbers during the Pacific War (Guadalcanal Campaign / New Georgia Campaign)? How did the pilots adressed each other while they were on a mission? Did they called each otgher by their name / nickname / rank / something else? Thank you for your help!

I was looking into the Cactus Headquarters during the battle of Guadalcanal, and Geiger set up his Headquarters in a Japanese-built wooden structure, aka: The Pagoda. By October 1942, the radio equipment was moved into a newly completed radio tunnel, and the Pagoda was destroyed. After Geiger...

I've got a question regarding Munda Point Airfield at New Georgia. I need some more information about this airfield. Who can help me with the following questions: - What Japanese defense and armory was there (troops, AA guns,...)? - Does somebody got more pictures of the defense, and how the...

Were there already Navy Air Evacuation Nurses DURING the Guadalcanal campaign? Because this is what I've found online: "The first Flight Nurse on the Island of Guadalcanal was Lt Mae E. Olson (February 18, 1943)." Photo: Lieutenant Mae Olson (left), of the US Army Nurses Corps, takes the name...

Thank you so much. This is exactly what I was looking for.

How did the dogtag looked like for the US Navy Pilots? Does somebody have a website with good information about this subject?

With who were US Navy fighterplanes who were stationed on the Pacific Islands, in contact with on the Airbase while on mission? (With the Ground Control while on mission, and Control Tower to coordinate the landing)? Or...? Who coordinated these missions (Command Post / Ground Control)? Did...

Hi everybody I'm new to this forum, and this is on of my first posts. I hope somebody can help me with some questions I have. I'm not familiar at alle with the Wildcat, USN and USAAF in general, that's why I'm reaching out to you guys. - Regarding the F4F Wildcat, what were it’s primary...

Hi everybody I'm new to this forum, and this is my first post. I hope somebody can help me with some questions I have. I'm not familiar at alle with the Wildcat, USN and USAAF in general, that's why I'm reaching out to you guys. - What kind of Radio equipment did the Grumman F4F Wildcat have...