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[Damaged ammunition compartment on unidentified aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the damaged ammunition compartment on an unidentified aircraft, likely in Guadalcanal, circa 1942-1944.Inscription on verso: "VMF-214."

[Marine Corps servicemen at swimming hole] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Marine Corps servicemen at a swimming hole, likely in the Solomon Islands, March 1943.Included caption: "VMF 214. Swimming hole near camp. March 1943."

["Officers Only" pit toilet at Marine air base in Guadalcanal] (Item)

Photograph of the "Officers Only" pit toilet at a Marine air base in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, April 1943.Included caption: "VMF 213, 214, and 221. Gudalcanal [Guadalcanal] April 1943. Rest room very comfortable."

[Field shower at VMF-214 camp, Guadalcanal] (Item)

Photograph of a field shower at the VMF-214 (Marine Fighter Squadron 214) camp, Guadalcanal, March 1943.Included caption: "VMF 214 camp near Fighter One. Home made shower. 1943 March."

[Fighter ace Alvin Jensen standing next to squadron victory boards for VMF-214] (Item)

Photograph of fighter ace Alvin Jensen standing next to squadron victory boards for VMF-214 (Marine Fighter Squadron 214), likely in Guadalcanal, circa 1942-1944.Included caption: "VMF 214. Al Jensen, Ace. After war was killed flying a jet at an air show…recovering from a dive pulled a wing off."

[VMF-214 camp at Fighter One, Guadalcanal] (Item)

Photograph of the VMF-214 (Marine Fighter Squadron 214) camp at Fighter One, Guadalcanal, May 1943. Inscription on verso: "VMF-214 camp on Fighter-1, Guadalcanal, May 1943."Included caption: "VMF 214. Camp on Fighter One, Guadalcanal, March, April, & May 1943."

[Damaged propeller on Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a damaged propeller on a Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft, likely in Guadalcanal, April 1943. The aircraft's designation ("Geisha Girl") is painted on the nose.Included caption: "VMF 214. Two planes hit after fight on the first of April 1943. Grumans [Grumman] F4F's."

[Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft flown by fighter ace Joe Foss] (Item)

Photograph of the Grumman F4F Wildcat aircraft flown by fighter ace Joe Foss, March 1943. Imperial Japanese flags representing Foss's aerial victories are painted near the cockpit.Inscription on verso: "Grumman F4F flown by Joe Foss in Bone Yard, March 19433."Included caption: "This Gruman [Grumman] was flown by Joe Foss. I took the picture in the 'Bone Yard' in March of 1943."

[Marine Corps pilots] (Item)

Photograph of four U.S. Marine Corps pilots, May 1943. The men, including O. Keith Williams, are identified in the included caption.Included caption: "VMF 214. Taken on a rest island last of May 1943. Bob Hansen [Hanson] - 25 plames [planes] shot down before he was killed. D. E. McCall - 0. Ed Hernan - 8 planes shot down. O. K. Williams - 0."