WWII VMF 323 Death Rattlers Marines Squadron Vought F4U Corsair Ace Pilots

[@gregorygreene3834]

Lean mean fighting machines, all of them!

[@68orangecrate26]

Outstanding presentation. I worked on A-4s as a reserve mech in VMA-124 - another squadron with a proud history of operating the F4U in the Pacific. Semper Fi, Devil Dogs!

[@pambaker7092]

Thank you for this. I found my uncle in one of the pictures. He was killed in late 1944. It was good to see his picture. My father was in VMF 324.

[@BTillman48]

Sarah, what a treat! I knew the exec, Jeff Dorroh, pretty well. He became a judge in Oregon, died 2008. The Death Rattlers will feature prominently in my upcoming book on USMC fighter units and operations.

[@SarahJWells-qj7cb]

That's great. Thanks for keeping their story alive!

[@mrkrharris]

My Father was an armorer in the VMF323 , on Okinawa . He later upon discharge , enlisted in the Air Force and became a pilot. But he was buried a Marine...

[@sarjane62]

That is so amazing! Thanks for sharing. Here's a book of the squadron. www.blurb.com/b/1753845-vmf-323-wwii-photo-album

[@RG22689]

My grandpa was ordnance in VMF323

[@RG22689]

@@sarjane62 curious if you had pictures maybe of my grandpa as well, Edwin "bud" Goudge

[@sarjane62]

@@RG22689 Hi Ryan! That's so cool. I can look. By any chance do you have a photo of him around that time. That would help me ID him.

[@RG22689]

@@sarjane62 I have plenty! [e-mail] you can shoot me an email and I'll send them! I'll send photos I have of ordnance guys for you too

[@jamesholiday321]

My grandfather was in this squad his name was Holiday. This is a great video

[@sarjane62]

Excellent! Amazing group of men.

[@RG22689]

My grandfather was too!

[@donmarshall4888]

Good to see and honor. My father was in VMF216 and there’s a short video on KZbin called VMF216 of him after he landed at Torikino in ‘43. Great men.

[@sarjane62]

I'm glad you enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing about your dad.

[@ericolsen9799]

wow this should be in a museum. Epic

[@mikoyanfulcrum1]

Awesome!!

[@RG22689]

My grandpa was 1st Lieutenant Goudge in the VMF 222/223 MAG-32 / 33

[@annhanntz275]

My father was in MAG 32,I have their War Diaries and lots of photos from the War.Do you have any other info about your grandpa,I'm writing a book on the group.

[@RG22689]

@@annhanntz275 I have a lot of documents and pictures of the ordnance officers from graduation and after the war Stationed on okinawa

[@yourfabuloushappymann5154]

That is just too cool...

[@derekpierkowski7641]

My Popason was a DEATH RATTLER! Great Guy Miss that old man

[@skidmorebecky]

My uncle was Lt. Robert Scott. Flew in WWII and Korean War. Do you have any correspondence or photos concerning him?

[@sarjane62]

Hi Rebecca, I checked my photo albums and a book written about VMF-323 but unfortunately, I did not see any info about your Uncle. Sorry about that! Do you know what squadron?

[@skidmorebecky]

He was an Ace marine fighter pilot with squadron VMF-323, on the aircraft carrier USS Badoen Strait.

[@fredbrooks5655]

Any pictures of Cy Dolesel? Corresponded with him while I was in the Marine Corps... from my home town.

[@sarjane62]

Hi, I don't think I have any photos of Cy. Here's a book of the photos. www.blurb.com/b/1753845-vmf-323-wwii-photo-album

[@gregpons1]

Is there any possibility to contact you by email ? I am a WW2 US military aviation historian.

[@RG22689]

I may have some questions for you! My grandpa was in VMF322 / 323

[@thecolbster27]

Hi, first off thank you for posting these images, they're really good and full of great history. Yesterday I met a corsair pilot who flew in VMFA-323 by the name of Joe McPhail, he got 2 kills over okinawa and later went to go serve in Korea. does that name sound familiar to you? And do you know if any of these images have him in them? Thanks

[@sarjane62]

Hi, I'm glad you liked the photos here. It is so amazing that you met a Corsair Pilot from my dad's squadron! I don't think I have any photos of Joe McPhail. I will check my dad's photo albums when I get a chance. Here's the link to a book I made of the WWII squadron. www.blurb.com/b/1753845-vmf-323-wwii-photo-album

[@SarahJWells-qj7cb]

I'm sorry I am just seeing this now. It's wonderful that you met Joe McPhail! I don't think I have any photos of him but will look. There is a book by William Wolf that has several photos of him.

[@billotto602]

No audio ? No story ? SMH

[@sarjane62]

Bill Otto Hi Bill, I’ve had trouble with KZbin and copyrights for music. I’ll try to work on adding some. Thanks for your feedback. I hope you liked the photos.

[@billotto602]

@@sarjane62 I did. Wow, never suspected anybody would complain about sharing history. Thank-you for answering.

[@WilliamRing45]

Three shot down Japanese pilots?

[@sarjane62]

My dad was an ace pilot with 7. They were in Okinawa.

[@SarahJWells-qj7cb]

From what I have read, VMF-323 had 12 Ace Pilots and had 124 top score victories