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![[Jack E. Conger oral history interview]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e268aa87a5146382a7c8402a21260452.jpg "[Jack E. Conger oral history interview]")
Fighter ace Jack E. Conger discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in Guadalcanal with Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212) and Marine Fighting Squadron 223 (VMF-223). Topics discussed include his flight training, military life and conditions in the Pacific Islands, and various combat…
![[James N. Cupp oral history interview]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/24d45ad7b0501934ea404d58445937f5.jpg "[James N. Cupp oral history interview]")
Fighter ace James N. Cupp discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in the South Pacific with Marine Fighting Squadron 213 (VMF-213). Special focus on a combat mission over the Solomon Islands on July 15, 1943 in which Cupp shot down two Japanese aircraft: a Betty and a Zero.