This group of Lt. Reichwald's photos depicts pilots of VMF-512 .
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VMF-512 CO Maj. Blaine Baesler |
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Wayne Klever (left) and Jeff Justice |
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Jack Moss (left), Norm Reichwald and Lloyd Steeb (in back) |
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John Worlund, CO VMTB-143, at left, with John Noble |
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John Noble (left) and Virgil Koenig |
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(l to r) Jack Moss, Norm Reichwald, Arlo Southwick, Wayne Klever and Dave Kiersey |
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Norm Reichwald and Jack Moss (r) |
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The photo collection includes strike missions and 'after the battle' pictures. The strike photos were taken by the TBMs of VMTB-143 and distributed to all.
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Ishigaki Island, June 1945. |
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Baka suicide bombs on Okinawa. |
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Lineup at Tacloban airstrip, P.I. |
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USS Gilbert Islands underway |
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The carrier in Pearl Harbor |
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Stern view of the Gilbert Islands. |
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Here's a nice set of photos of the Corsairs flown by VMF-512.
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11 'The Mad Cossack'. Other photos show it as 26. |
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16 'Susie Q' and Lt. Reichwald. |
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21 'The Brooklyn Butcher' |
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25 at launch. This photo was inspiration for a painting by Alex Raymond. |
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28 after a landing accident. |
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Touchdown! Note tail hook and stretched wire. |
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Photogenic on-deck lineup of F4Us. |
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VMF-512 at Marpi Pt. Saipan. F4Us and F6Fs. |
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Lt. Reichwald's collection includes these beauties of the nose art on the TBMs of VMTB-143.
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P84 Fertile Myrtle, a turkey that carries a bomb. |
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