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FSLog - Chronological Entries
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Lieutenant W. C. Livingood (MC) USN
Flight Surgeon Log
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Squadron VMF 213 Beginning of 1st Tour
Squadron VMF 213 Roster Beginning of 1st Tour [FN#1]
Pilots
Britt, Wade H. Maj. (C.O.)
Weissenberger, Gregory J. “ (E.O.)
Peyton, Monfurd K. Capt.
Leary, Byron V. “ (Gunnery O.)
Humberd, William C. “ (Flight O.)
Cupp, James N. 1st Lt.
Hall, Sheldon O. “
McCleary, Leonard W. “
Treffer, Alonzo B. “
Brown, Theron H. III “
Hilton, Walter L. 2nd Lt.
Eckart, Leland “
Boag, Arthur R. “
Shaw, Edward O. “
Johnson, William S. “
Garrison, Foy R. “ (Parachute O.)
DeFabio, George C. “
Thomas, Whomas J. “ *
Morgan, John L. Jr. “
Spoede, Herman N. Jr. “
Jones, Robert M. “ (Navigation O.)
Votaw, Robert W. “
Winnia, Charles C. “ *
Tate, Donald H. “
Vedder, Milton N. “
Peck, Milton E. “
Hodde, Gordon V. T Sgt.
Coffeen, W. I. S. Sgt.
Cloake, William H. Capt.
Non-pilots
Harrison, S. M. 2nd Lt. (Intelligence Officer)
Livingood, W. C. USN Lt. (Flight Surgeon)
* In hospital at beginning of Tour.
[FN#1] The roster on this page is a compilation of data from different sources, including page 80 of Doc Livingood’s Log and separate rosters, to provide full names and rank at the beginning of the 1st Tour and in the order of a Pilot Chart on page 50 and 51 of the Log.
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1st Combat Tour
Tactical Organization
Events 1st Combat Tour[FN#1]
Dates 3 April – 12 May 1943
Tactical Organization (approximate)
I II III
Britt 1 Weisenberger 5 Peyton 9
Morgan 2 Thomas 6 Vedder 10
Hall 3 Defabio 7 Eckart 11
Shaw 4 Garrison 8 Peck 12
IV V VI
Leary 13 Humberd 17 Treffer 21
McCleary 14 Spoede 18 Winnia 22
Cloake 15* Cupp 19 Boag 23
Votaw 16 Brown 20 Johnson 24
To (Spares)
Hall 3 Hilton 26
Shaw 4 Jones 27
Morgan 2 Coffeen 28
Tate 25 Hodde 29
* joined squadron April 12.
[FN#1] The Events of the 1st Combat Tour start on page 81 of Doc Livingood’s Flight Surgeon Log and continue through page 89.
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First Combat Tour
April 3 thru May 12, 1943
- April 3.
- Squadron arrived Guadalcanal from Espiritu Santos via SCAT.[FN#1]
Replaced VMF 124. (exception 2 pilots – Winnia & Thomas)
Boag - fever, severe retro orbial & bone aches.
Symptomatic treatment 5 sick days
Tate - 5 days after accident, catapult into water when engine failed.
- Now having sl-productive cough. Fever 100-102. Sulfathiazole.[FN#2]
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- April 4.
- Started operations. – local patrols.
Tate – no improvement to MAG12 Hospital
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- April 5.
- Boag – unimproved, - to MAG12 Hospital.
Livingood – made Mess Officer.
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- April 7.
- Aerial battle – defense of Russels & Tulagi.[FN#3]
Spoede shot down one zero. Britt, Humberds’ divisions contact. [FN#4]
(Big day for 214 & 221 – Swett -> 7 planes)[FN#5]
DeFabio – ground loop landing, plane turned over, no injuries.
- APRIL 8
- Boag – returned to duty well.
Tate – returned to duty. Had flight without exam., had diff. in landing.
Checked ŕ grounded sl. Fever. Rx – rest.
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- April 10.
- Examined for promotion 1. Hilton, 2. Eckart, 3. Harrison to 1st Lt.
Thomas – returned to squadron to duty. From Base III Hosp.
- Illness – Malaria, species, undetermined
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Jones – developing jaundice, slight.
- April 12
- Cloake joined squadron.
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- April 13.
- Britt killed in crash on before day break take-off. Mistook
- tail lights of parked planes for run-way lights(?). Crashed
- into two planes-all three burned. Apparently killed instantly
- and burned. Miller and Bernard (214) attempted to extricate
- but couldn’t. 2 mechs burned - 1 succumbed later. Burial
- in Army Navy & Marine Corps Cemetery (Row 42 – grave
- 2) (probably killed from explosion and force of collision -
- body burned and charred beyond recognition - fire
- extinguished on body - on removal from plane. Identified
- by operational roster & attendant circumstances - radio
- conversation.) Services by army chaplain.
3 divisions on mission over Choiseul & Kolombagara.[FN#6]
Coffeen missing in action – near So. Coast of Choiseul,
- last seen losing altitude rapidly with apparent engine trouble.
Examined for promotion 1. Johnson, 2. Garrison, to 1st Lt.
Weissenberger becomes C.O.
Peyton “ E.O.
Tate – returned to duty.
Thomas – vesicular, pustular eruption in left axilla. Rx
- calamine & sulfanilamide[FN#7] powder. No response until
- taken off atabrine.
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- April 14.
- Examined for promotion 1. Peyton 2. Leary to Major.
Jones – apparently acute infectious jaundice. Atabrine discontinued.
- High CHO diet.[FN#8] G.I. complaints, Sick days – 7.
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- April 15.
- Examined for promotion: 1. Shaw to 1st Lt.
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- April 16.
- Examined for promotion: 1. Boag to 1st Lt.
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- April 18
- Hilton – Malaise, retro orbital pains, backaches, headaches for past
4 days. Sl. fever. Rx salicylates, High CHO diet.
- Winnia – rejoined Squadron from Noumea. D.- Dengue Fever.[FN#9]
To duty well.
- Hodde – gastric disturbances, anorexia, back pain, sl. jaundice, brownish
urine, atabrine discontinued. High CHO diet.
- April 20
- Brown – began Rx to remove callouse (sic) on foot (Menthiolate[FN#10] & Salicylic acid)
- April 21
- Jones – returned to duty.
- April 22
- Greg’s division strafed Vila & Munda.
- DeFabio – lost 46 inches of rt. wing due to AA or trees. Able to return
to base & made crash landing after dark 1845 on runway
as rt. tire blew. Plane went on nose. No injuries.
- April 25 (Easter Sunday)
- Aerial battle over Vangunu.[FN#11] Peyton’s division on return from
strafing mission intercepted 40 Jap planes (about 30 Zeros 10 bombers)
apparently headed for Guadalcanal. Peyton shot down three zeros,
received 78 holes in plane but returned to base. Puncture wound
in left Deltoid and lateral side of left knee, (-?-)[FN#12] shrapnel present.
- Peck returned to base after shooting down 1 zero. Vedder
and Eckart missing in action. Eckart seemed to be straggling
in formation.
- (Vedder – 3 days later reported in – shot down 2 zeros)[FN#13]
- April 26
- Treffer – nausea, vomiting, & other stomach disorders – no diagnostic
findings – 4 sick days
- April 27
- Vedder - reported picked up by C.W. [FN#14]
- DeFabio - acute cat. Fever.[FN#15] Rx apc,[FN#16] Sulfathiazole gargles, bed.
Sulf. later by mouth. 4 sick days
- Tate - had diff. landing, stalled in from too high
off runway. Nosed plane over with brakes. Examined
= Shneider O., pulse rapid 130 and prolonged after exercise,
T=99.6
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Peck- acute cat. fever. Rx apc, Sulfathiazole gargle,
ephedrine nose drops. Good results.
April 28
Peyton - 20th station hosp. advised against removal of
shrapnel in Deltoid.Vedder returned to base by PBY.[FN#17]
Story: shot down two planes then was shot down,
parachuted out at 500 ft. Picked up by natives and
cared for by C.W. One 20 mm hit sending shrapnel in
several places into right leg. Numerous penetrating
shrapnel wound, sl. Suppurating – had been dressed c sulfathiazole.
Rx Sulfanilamide locally.
Hilton - no improvement. Tests: urinalysis & CBC negative.[FN#18]
April 29
Vedder - wounds healing, edema & redness resolved.
Given ˝ cc tetanus toxoid & polyvalent anti gas gangrene
serum at MAG 12.
X rays taken at 20th station hospital - entered in health
record.
Hilton - developed acute rhinitis, also cough.
Tate - T=101, pain in left chest, coughed up very foul
smelling chunk of sputum – probably Brochiectasis.
X-Ray chest impression: Probable unresolved pneumonia
process, left lower lobe. wbc 10,000[FN#19]
May 1.
DeFabio- returned to duty well.
May 4.
Evacuated to Base Hospital #2 via SCAT (later reports)
Hilton D.- Chronic bronchitis ŕ chronic bronchitis
Tate D.- bronchriectasis ŕ atypical pneumonia
Hodde D.- jaundice ŕ jaundice & malaria
May 6.
Peyton to duty
May 7.
Livingood -relieved as Mess officer
Vedder – Mess officer
May 11.
1st echelon left for Espiritu Santos. via SCAT
Leary & Halls & Treffer divisions
Vedder to duty
VMF 213 relieved by 124.
May 12
2nd echelon arrived at Espiritu Santos from Guadalcanal. Via SCAT
Greg’s, Peyton’s, Humberd’s divisions
END OF 1st Combat Tour
[FN#1] SCAT means Southeast Combat Area Transport, the marine’s airborne transportation system.
[FN#2] The handwriting is a bit unclear but “Sulfathiazole” is the best estimation.
[FN#3] Tulagi is an island with a deep water harbor off the coast of Florida Island and was a primary target of the August 1942 Allied offensive.
[FN#4] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was place with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
[FN#5] 1st Lieutenant James Swett of VMF-221 on his first combat mission shot down 7 enemy bombers and received a Medal of Honor. On this day, he flew a Grumman F4F Wildcat.
[FN#6] The handwriting is a bit unclear but “Kolombagara” is the best estimation; it is a major island in the New Georgia Group between New Georgia and Vella Lavella. It is distinguished on maps with the Vila Airdrome.
[FN#7] The handwriting is a bit unclear but “Sulfanilamide” is the best estimation.
[FN#8] CHO has been found elsewhere to reference rice, wheat noodles, potatoes, bread, cereal, etc.
[FN#9] Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses.
[FN#10] The handwriting is a bit unclear but “Menthiolate” is the best estimation.
[FN#11] Island in the New Georgia Group.
[FN#12] Could not determine word; could be “several.”
[FN#13] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “6” in it was place with this entry, apparently noting six planes shot down.
[FN#14] Doc. Livingood said this probably meant Coast Watcher and is consistent with its use elsewhere.
[FN#15] Catarrhal Fever.
[FN#16] APC tablets contained aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine, hence the name APC.
[FN#17] The PBY, also known as the Catalina, or "Cat", was one if not the most successful and famous flying boats ever in service and saw extensive service in the war, both in the Atlantic and Pacific, in Anti-Submarine Warfare, in search and rescue, in reconnaissance and attack, in freight and mail services, and even as tow plane for gliders.
[FN#18] Complete blood count
[FN#19] Doc Livingood said this meant “white blood cell count 10,000.”
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Interim Entries Between
1st and 2nd Combat Tours
Examinations for Promotion May[FN#1]
- May 12.
- Humberd to Major
- May 13.
- Thomas to 1st Lt.
- Morgan “
- Jones “
- Votaw “
- Spoede “
- Winnia “
- Hodde to. Mar. Gun.
(Examined at Noumea)
Examinations for Promotions June
- June 12.
- Cupp to Captain
- May 13.
- Vedder to 1st Lt.
- Peck “
Transferred at End of 1st Tour.
- Peyton
- - to CO of VMF 221 (6/1/43)
- Leary
- - to Camp Commander Fighter #1, MAG 11. (6/1/43)
- Humberd
- -(6/17/43) -to States. – with VMTB 131. [FN#2]
- Johnson
- – (6-16-43) – went into spin in a division loop –
Operational – last of division, - failed to recover after 4 turns
at 18-20,000 ft., bailed out, left leg struck by tail piece.
(on outside of spin) – picked up by crash boat – simple fracture
of left femur – given 1st aid at MAG 11 – transferred
to Lion One Hospital. [FN#3]
- Cloake
- – had malaria in Sidney – due to cold – no smear –
Routine treatment – onset (5-22-43)
- Harrison
- – had malaria in Sydney – routine treatment.
Onset (5-30-43)
- Jones
- – tropical ulcer – rt. leg. – first mentioned
Has been present 1 month (6-8-43)
- Tate and Hodde
- returned to squadron June 10 after special
Sydney trip at conclusion of hospital stay.
Returned to duty.
Tate not examined for promotion due to over
30 days lapse since ( -?- ). [FN#4]
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[FN#1] Interim notes found on page 91 and 92 of Flight Surgeon’s Log.
[FN#2] Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron.
[FN#3] While the location of this hospital is not known, the term “Lion” was used to denote major base.
[FN#4] Handwriting unclear; may be Navy term, looks like “De Nav.”
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2nd Combat Tour:
June 16 to July 29, 1943
Events 2nd Combat Tour [FN#1]
Dates - 17 June 1943 - 29 July 1943 Tactical Organization
Weissenberger Cloake Cupp
Thomas McCleary Brown
De Fabio Boag Votaw
Garrison Hodde Spoede
Hall Treffer Tate
Shaw Winnia
Morgan Vedder
Jones Peck
- June 17.
- 1st echelon arrived at Guadalcanal fighter #1 via SCAT
from Buttons. Cloake’s & Cupps divisions
& Harrison & Livingood.
- June 20.
- 2nd echelon arrived – flew F4Us. Espiritu Santos
to Guadalcanal Fighter #1.
Weissenbergers, Halls divisions & Boag.
- June 27
- Coffeen returned (missing since April 13) - is patient at
MOB#8 Hospital. visited squadron. Pictures taken.
- June 28.
- Harrison – fever, chills, - aches. Smears positive
for Plas. falciparum. Treatment for 2 days at MAG 12
then to squadron for routine course. 12 sick days.
- June 29.
- Tate on morning patrol – had engine failure – attempted to make
Fighter #2 but crashed short of runway – injuries, multiple, extensive.
including skull fracture, avulsion of left eye, extrusion of brain, etc. Lived
only a few minutes. Burial in Row 52, Grave 5, Army Navy and
Marine Corps Cemetery – Guadalcanal – services by Protest Army Chaplain, Major
Gratefeld.
- June 30.
- Aerial battle over New Georgia and Rendova – covering the Rendova
landings. Divisions – Weissenbergers, Halls, Cloake’s.
- Weissenberger shot down 3 zeros, but plane shot down by last zero, flaming, bailed
out about 1000 ft., struck by tailpiece with left chest, shoulder, neck contusions,
picked up by DD [FN#2] exhausted – reported as missing this day.
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- Hall led division against 9 zero biplanes w. floats. – shot down
all but 1 which was a probable.
Hall 2 Morgan 2
Shaw 3 & 1 probable Jones 2
- Garrison - shot down 2 zeros.
- DeFabio - shot down 1 zero.
- Thomas - shot down 4 zeros and 1 probable.[FN#3]
- Peck – had engine failure just after take-off – glided to water landing. Crash
boat reached plane just as it was sinking. Peck failed to get out of
plane. Reported as killed – operational. Body not recovered.
- Cloake – shot down 1 zero.
- Boag & McCleary – probables.
- July 1.
- Weissenberger – x-ray chest negative. Rx heat & liniments.
- Garrison – fever, aches, etc. smear positive for P.V.( -?- ) [FN#4]
placed on routine treatment 12 sick days.
- July 2.
- Vedder – on Rendova patrol – engine failure – bailed out –
Reported as missing but probably picked up.
- July 3.
- Brown – While based at Russell Is. For the day.- had flat on take-off –
ground looped – crashed – laceration, frontal, right – 4 sutures.
Sick list – 3 days.
- Spoede – while in division returning from combat patrol in late evening –
division ran into thunderhead and all planes were separated.
No contacts with Spoede. Reported as missing.
- Cloake – ground loop – Russell Islands. No injuries.
- July 4.
- Vedder reported picked up.
- July 5.
- Vedder returned uninjured.
- July 6.
- Weissenberger returned to duty. Brown – returned to duty.
- Jones – tropical ulcer, no response to therapy – grounded – legs at rest.
- July 7.
- Jones – no improvement – oral sulfathiazole started. – cellulitis
of rt. leg.
- July 8
- Jones - taken to MAG-12, has severe generalized dermatitis.
- July 9
- Jones – evacuated to Base II Hospital.
- July 10
- Harrison – returned to duty well.
- July 11
- Aerial battle over New Georgia.
- Boag – shot down 2 zeros and 2 probables – was shot down by zero.
Bailed out with injuries to right hand – reported picked up at Segi. [FN#5]
- Weissenberger shot down 1 zero.
- Thomas – in combat – Rendova patrol – plane shot up – made water landing north of
New Georgia – reported missing.
- McCleary shot down 1 probable – a smoker – also another probable.
- DeFabio shot down 1 zero.
- July 12
- Boag – returned – compound fractures 3 & 4th fingers, rt., distal digit, severe
lacerations – reduced under (-?-)[FN#6]– evacuated to Lion One Hospital following
day.
- July 13.
- Thomas returned uninjured.
(unconfirmed rumor from New Georgia – of pilot picked up 1 mo. ago with neck
wounds – 1 mo. after battle – died shortly after - probably Eckart.)
- July 14.
- Garrison – returned to duty.
- July 15.
- Intercepted a large bomber attack on New Georgia group.
- Votawdrawn flat.
Cupp shot down 1 Betty and 1 zero.
Hall shot down 1 Betty and 1 zero.
Brown shot down one Betty (rec’d numerous holes in plane)
Shaw shot down 1 Betty and 1 zero.
Shot down another Betty but half credit claimed by P-40 pilot.
Thomas shot down 1 Betty and 2 zeros.
Morgan shot down 1 zero and 1 Betty.
Vedder shot down 3 Bettys. [FN#7]
- July 17.
- Aerial battle over Kahili as bomber escorts.
- Hodde – shot down 3 zeros. Missing after combat escort over Kahili. Later
reported landed at Segi with injuries.
Cupp shot down 2 zeros and 1 probable.
Cupp and Brown together shot down 1 zero.
Brown shot down 1 zero and 1 probable.
Shaw shot down 3 zeros.
Hall shot down a probable. [FN#8]
- Garrison – shot down in combat over Kahili - on return – broke division to
make pass at zero. Was shot down, both wing tanks blazing – went
straight in not seen to get out.
Morgan shot down 3 zeros.
- July 18
- Aerial battle over Kahili in escorting bombers.
- Winnia – failed to return – missing in action – last seen in combat over Kahili.
Shaw shot down 2 zeros.
McCleary shot down one zero.
Weissenberger shot down one zero
Cupp shot down 1 zero.
DeFabio shot down 1 zero.
- Hall shot down in combat glided to water landing about 5 miles off Choiseul.
-seen to be strafed by zeros. Reported as missing.
(later picked up by natives – returned to Guadalcanal 8-2-43. Later evacuated
to Lion One Hospital with fractures of nose, front upper teeth, shrapnel wounds left
wrist – evacuated to states.) Shot down 2 planes. [FN#9]
- July 19.
- Requested of Fighter Command to
ease duty on pilots – no relief
in sight for 10 days.
(Major Weissenberger and Livingood)
- July 20.
- Examined for promotions to Captain. 1.McCleary 2. Treffer.
- July 21
- Vedder shot down one zero. [FN#10]
- Hodde returned – has penetrating 7.7 wound in left calf.
7.7 intact.
- July 22.
- Hodde evacuated to Base Hospital #3. – later to New Zealand.
- July 26
- Treffer – fever –malaise- aches- repeated smears negative
grounded.
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- Kahili mission today.
All pilots grounded - after completion of mission
Combat fatigue
- Schneider’s performed on pilots. [FN#11]
- July 28
- VMF 124 arrived to relieve 213.
- July 29
- Squadron via SCAT from Guadalcanal to
Espiritu Santos.
(ALL pilots still grounded until examination after Sidney trip).
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[FN#1] Events 2nd Combat Tour start on page 101 and continue through page 111.
[FN#2] DD was the Navy designation for Destroyer.
[FN#3] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with the number “19” in it with this day’s entry, apparently noting nineteen planes shot down.
[FN#4] The “P.V.” is probably “Plasmodium vivax”: one of the malaria parasites that infect humans and is the most prevalent. Short inscription following “P.V.” not discernable.
[FN#5] Segi Point is on New Georgia Island on the coast closest to Vangunu Island.
[FN#6] Handwriting not clear enough to offer a probable estimation.
[FN#7] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with the number “15 ˝” in it with this day’s entry, apparently noting fifteen planes with a half credit for another plane shot down.
[FN#8] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with the number “13” in it with this day’s entry, apparently noting thirteen planes shot down.
[FN#9] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with the number “8” in it with this day’s entry, apparently noting eight planes shot down.
[FN#10] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with the number “1" in it with this day’s entry.
[FN#11] The Schneider Test was for cardiovascular fitness.
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Interim Entries Between
2nd and 3rd Tours
Interim of 2nd Tour – Sidney Trip. [FN#1]
- July 29.
- – Boag rejoined squadron from Lion One Hospital
Still grounded. – bi-monthly dressings by Dr. Rogers.
- August 3, 1943.
- Treffer had increased symptoms.
Nausea, abdominal pain, jaundice, - evacuated
to Lion One Hospital as Jaundice, Acute [FN#2], Infections.
- August 16.
- Resumed training. [FN#3]
- Old pilots
- Wiessenberger Shaw
- Cloake DeFabio
- Cupp Thomas
- McCleary Morgan
- Brown Vedder
- New Pilots
- Glascock Topping Bowers
- McEvoy Handschy Groom
- Dailey Bennett Toomey
- Foxworth Stewart
- Avery Roberts
- Ffoulkes Brubaker
- August 21
- Major Weissenberger detached – to Hdq. MAG 11
-G-4 officer. (Fitness Report (4/1/43 to 8/22/43) sent in by Major Weissenberger)
- August 22
- Major Anderson becomes C.O.
- August 23
- Promotions: To Major: Cloake To Capt: Brown
- To 1st Lt.:
- Handschy Roberts Groom
- Bennett Brubaker Toomey
- Stewart Bowers*(Dr. Rheims)
- Joined - Walley
- August 25.
- Joined - Huidekoper
- August 26.
- Joined - Walter J. Anderson
- August 28.
- Detached - McEvoy to Hd. Sq. MAG 11.
- Sept. 3.
- 1st. Lt. Walter J. Anderson killed in crash, near
Bomber #1 Espiritu Santos. Seen in steep dive, pulled
up sharply into clouds and then crashed
straight into shallow water. No identification possible
from body. Multiple Extreme Injuries. Identification
by operational data. Cause: apparently blacked
out and lost control of craft after pulling
out of power dive. Burial – Lion One Cemetery.
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[FN#1] Interim Note on page 112 of Log.- [FN#2] The handwriting is a bit unclear but “Acute” is the best estimation.
- [FN#3] This entry prior to the 3rd Combat tour is on page 13 of Log.
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Tactical Organization
Beginning of 3rd Tour
Tactical Organization (Beginning of 3rd Tour) [FN#1]
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- I II III
- Anderson Cloake Cupp
- Dailey Foxworth Walley
- Glascock McCleary Brown
- Topping Bowers Stewart
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- IV V VI
- Boag Shaw DeFabio
- Groom Roberts Toomey
- Vedder Thomas Avery
- Bennett Handschy Brubaker
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- Morgan
- Huidekoper
- Ffoulkes
________________________ [FN#1] This entry is at page 16 of Log.
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3rd Combat Tour
Sept.5 to 17, 1943
Third Tour Combat VMF 213
- Sept. 5.
- Squadron reported in at Fighter #1 Strip, Guadalcanal.
- 10 pilots reported in then, remaining pilots – 2 days later.
- Pilots reporting>
- 1.Maj. Anderson 14. 1st Lt. Foxworth
- 2. Cloake 15. Dailey
- 3.Capt. Cupp 16. Topping
- 4. McCleary 17. Stewart
- 5. Brown 18. Roberts
- 6.1st Lt. Boag 19. Handschy
- 7. Shaw 20. Toomey
- 8. Avery 21. Brubaker
- 9. DeFabio 22. Bennett
- 10. Thomas 23. Bowers
- 11. Morgan 24. Groom
- 12. Ffoulkes 25. 2nd Lt. Huidekoper
- 13. Glascock 26. Walley
- Also 1st. Lt. Harrison intelligence officer
- Lt. (MC) Livingood (USN) Flight Surgeon
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- (1st. Lt Vedder – still at Espiritu Santos – on sick list)
- (actual arrival date 9/6/43 at 1600)
- Sept. 6.
- Roberts – sinusitis, frontal, right 4 sick days.
- Sept. 8.
- Brubaker – diarrhea 2 sick days
- Sept. 9.
- Boag and Groom – force zero into sea – on
Kahili strike. [FN#2]
- Bennett – missing in action (Kahili strike) last seen
in battle near Vella Lavella (in control of airplane).
- Sept. 10.
- Groom – tinea cruris [FN#3]
- McCleary – onset fever, T=104, smears taken, positive
for Plasmodium vivax 1/10. [FN#4]
- Sept. 11.
- One half of pilots left for Munda.
- C.O. & 12 pilots & Intelligence officer.
- 1. Anderson Harrison
- 2. Cupp 6. Shaw 10. DeFabio
- 3. Walley 7. Roberts 11. Toomey
- 4. Brown 8. Thomas 12. Avery
- 5. Stewart 9. Handschy 13. Brubaker
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- 1st. Lt. Vedder arrived from Espiritu Santos.
Still on anti malarial treatment. Started plasmodium
today. 4 sick days.
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- McCleary started anti malaria treatment (quinine).
- Sept. 12.
- Arial battle over Kahili:
- Planes shot down: [FN#5]
- Shaw 1 Cupp 2
- Thomas 3 Walley 1
- To Munda today
- 1. Boag 5. Morgan
- 2. Groom 6. Ffoulkes
- 3. Glascock
- 4. Topping
- Livingood to Russels at 12:00.
- Brown shot down while strafing Kahili.
radioed “losing oil pressure”, - pulled up to
700-1000 ft. and plane went into water – not
seen to escape. Time 1730 between Kahili
and Shortlands.
- Sept. 13.
- Pilots returned from Munda. (Mon)
1. Boag 5. Groom
2. Glascock 6. Topping
3. Morgan
4. Ffoulkes
- Livingood – returned from Russels 1245.
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- Ffoulkes – diarrhea 1 sick day
- Topping – diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramps.
Rx paregoric, etc and sulfathiazole 4 sick days
- Sept. 14.
- Pilots (Guadalcanal) available. (Tues.)
1. Cloake 4. Boag 7. Morgan
2. Foxworth 5. Glascock 8. Huidekoper
3. Bowers 6. Groom
- Pilots (Munda)
1. Anderson 5. Shaw 9. DeFabio
2. Cupp 6. Roberts 10. Toomey
3. Walley 7. Thomas 11. Avery
4. Stewart 8. Handschy 12. Brubaker
Also, Harrison.
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- Sick list.
1. Vedder 3. Topping 5. Ffoulkes
2. McCleary 4. Dailey
- Pilots to Munda.
1. Cloake 2. Bowers
- Dailey – chills, diarrhea, headache. Sick days.
Smear positive Plasmodium vivax 1/10
- Cloake and Foxworth - shot down 1 zero
over Ballale. [FN#6]
- Boag – set fire to plane on strip at Ballale.
- Sept. 15.
- Pilots available (Guadalcanal) (Wed.)
1. Boag 4. Morgan 7. Glascock
2. Groom 5. Huidekoper 8. Foxworth
3. Vedder 6. Ffoulkes
- Pilots (Sick List)
1. McCleary 2. Dailey
3. Topping
Pilots (Munda)
1. Anderson 6. Shaw 10. DeFabio 13. Cloake
2. Cupp 7. Roberts 11. Toomey 14. Bowers
3. Walley 8. Thomas 12. Brubaker
4. Avery 9. Handschy
5. Stewart
Boag – made water landing off Koli Point
when engine failed. [FN#7] No Injuries.
Returned from Munda
1. Cloake 2. Bowers
Sept. 16.
Pilots available (Guadalcanal) (Thursday)
1. Cloake 4. Boag 7. Morgan 10. Glascock
2. Foxworth 5. Groom 8. Huidekoper
3. Bowers 6. Vedder 9. Ffoulkes
Pilots Sick list
1. Dailey 2. McCleary 3. Topping
Pilots at (Munda)
1. Anderson 5. Cupp 9. Shaw
2. Brubaker 6. Walley 10. Roberts
3. DeFabio 7. Avery 11. Thomas
4. Toomey 8. Stewart 12. Handschy
Sept. 17.
Pilots (Guadalcanal) available (Friday)
1. Cloake 4. Boag 8. Morgan
2. Foxworth 5. Groom 9. Huidekoper
3. Bowers 6. Vedder 10. Glascock
7. Topping 11. Ffoulkes
Sick List
1. Dailey 2. McCleary
Pilots (Munda) 12 pilots – same as yesterday.
Missions:
Photo escort – Choiseul 1. Cloake 2. Foxworth 3. Boag 4. Vedder
DC-3 escort 1. Glascock 2. Bowers 3. Ffoulkes 4. Huidekoper
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[FN#1] Third Tour in Combat starts on page 17 of the Log and ends on page 30.
[FN#2] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was placed with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
[FN#3] Tinea cruris is an acute or chronic infection of the groin area.
[FN#4] The reason for the presence of “1/10” is not known.
[FN#5] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “7” in it was placed with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
[FN#6] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was place with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down; Ballale Island is a small island south of Bougainville.
[FN#7] Koli Point is on Guadalcanal, and is where Carney Field was located with two bomber airfields, Bomber 1 and Bomber 2.
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3rd Combat Tour
Sept. 18 to Oct. 2, 1943
- Sept. 18. (Saturday)
- Pilots (availability) as of 17th
Escort DC-3 to Munda 0600. 1. Cloake 2. Foxworth 3. Glascock 4. Bowers
Patrol (Shipping) 1400 1. Morgan 2. Huidekoper 3. Ffoulkes 4. Topping
- Aerial battle over Vella Lavella.
Cloake, Foxworth, Glascock, Bowers, Cupp, Avery, Stewart.
- Cloake – missing in action
- Stewart – missing in action
- Glascock – missing in action; last seen in
run on dive bomber, wing seen to fall off,
possibly in explosion, continued down straight
into water – guns firing into water.
- Days score (tentative)
Cupp 4 ˝ * * divided one.
Stewart 3 ˝ *
Foxworth 1
- Sept. 19 (Sunday)
- Groom - to Munda
- Pilots available (Guadalcanal)
1. Boag 5. Morgan
2. Foxworth 6. Huidekoper
3. Vedder 7. Ffoulkes
4. Topping 8. Bowers
- Pilots sick list
1. McCleary 2. Dailey
- Pilots (Munda)
1. Anderson 5. Cupp 9. Shaw
2. Brubaker 6. Walley 10. Roberts
3. DeFabio 7. Avery 11. Thomas
4. Toomey 8. Groom 12. Handschy
- Sept. 20. (Mon.)
- Same status as of the 19th.
- Cupp, Avery, Walley, while on dawn patrol (Munda)
went after lone Betty. Cupp turned back with
failing oil pressure. Was shot down by another
Betty. Picked up
by PT Boat. Reported as having burns
of face and legs.
- Stewart (unofficially) reported as having
been returned to base. Picked up by
natives and sent back by PT boat.(Confirmed)
- Avery & Walley shot down one Betty. [FN#8]
- Sept. 21 (Tues.)
- Severe bombing of strip area about 0415
today. 2 bombers shot down by night fighters.
Bombs fell near tents of men. Casualty:
1. Langerholc- killed – multiple extreme injuries
2. Way - shrapnel wound right thigh MOB-8.
3. Tapp - shrapnel wound sacral & gluteal
region, severe . MOB-8
4. Hansman - shoulder (left) and wrist (rt) shrapnel wounds.
5. Faulkner - shrapnel wound over tibia.
6. (an army A.A. man)- killed, shrapnel wound chest.
- Cupp evacuated from Munda to MOB#8
Hospital.
- Report – that Handschy made emergency landing
Munda with plane on fire – no injuries.
- Sept. 22. (Wed)
- Cupp seen at MOB 8. Severe 2nd degree burns
of face, right hand & forearm, and 3rd degree legs up above knees.
- Morgan, Ffoulkes, Huidekoper & Bowers flight
cover convoy.
- Sept. 23. (Thurs.)
- Report: Battle between Vella La Vella and Kahili
- Divisions 1. Shaws
- Thomas and Roberts down – Thomas west of Vella La
Vella, Roberts last seen in Shortlands area.
- 5 planes reported shot down by F.4U.S. [FN#9]
- 2200 Thomas reported picked up
[shot down action contusions and abrasions, rt.
hip from parachute. 2nd degree burns, legs-sun.]
- Add: Score Thomas 3 ˝
Shaw 1 ˝
- McCleary – back to duty
- Sept. 24. (Friday)
- Pilots to Munda – at 1400
McCleary. Morgan.*
Boag.* (1100) Huidekoper.*
Foxworth.* Ffoulkes.*
Vedder . Bowers.
Topping.
*= via F4U; remainder by SCAT.
- Sick List: Dailey
Walley & Huidekoper on list for promotion to 1st. Lt.
- Sept. 26. (Sunday)
- Pilots returned from Munda. (by DC-3)
Anderson *Shaw Avery
Brubaker Thomas Walley
DeFabio Handschy Stewart
Toomey Groom
(* Shaw flew F4U down.)
- Sept. 27. (Monday)
- Harrison – Returned from Munda.
Dailey had local flight – back on full duty.
1300 Dailey to Munda.
- Pilots at Munda. (10)
1. McCleary 3. Boag 7. Morgan
2. Dailey 4. Foxworth 8. Huidekoper
5. Vedder 9. Ffoulkes
6. Topping 10. Bowers
- Pilots at Guadalcanal. (11)
1. Anderson 5. Shaw 8. Avery
2. Brubaker 6. Thomas 9. Walley
3. DeFabio 7. Handschy 10. Stewart
4. Toomey 11. Groom
- Sept. 28. (Tuesday)
- Harrison to Munda at 0700.
- Fitness report for period 8/23/43 to 9/30/43 sent in
by Major Anderson.
- Sept. 29. (Wed.)
- 213 ground crew embarked for Espiritu Santos.
- 1430 Shaw’s flight had scramble – no contacts
Shaw, Groom, Thomas, Handschy.
- Sept. 30 (Thurs.)
- Shaw’s flight escorted Dumbo [FN#10] about 1330
(Shaw, Handschy, Thomas, & Walley)
Old 214 pilots up on ferry hop. Tomlinson – has fever T=103
started on quinine.
- Aerial battle:
Huidekoper 1
Topping ˝
Morgan 1 ˝ [FN#11]
- October 1 (Friday)
- Avery’s division to Munda this A.M.
Avery, Brubaker, Stewart, Toomey
On patrol in P.M. contacted enemy – 12 Vals
and 15 Zeros. (Returned 1830)
Report that Foxworht, Boag shot down
Planes
- Score:
Boag 1
Foxworth 1
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[FN#8] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
[FN#9] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “5” in it was with this entry, apparently noting five planes shot down.
[FN#10] PB2Y: a flying boat used by the US Navy during World War II - equipped with four engines.
[FN#11] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “3” in it was with this entry, apparently noting three planes shot down.
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3rd Combat Tour
Oct. 3 to Oct. 14, 1943
- October 3. (Sunday)
- Pilots on DC-3 escort to Vella Lavella. 0600- 1330.
(1st DC-3 to use Vella Lavella strip)
1. Anderson, 2. Groom, 3. DeFabio, 4. Toomey
- October 4. (Monday)
- Pilots to Munda. (1330)
Anderson Defabio Shaw* Thomas*
Groom Handschy* Stewart Walley*(?)
Toomey Brubaker Avery
- Pilots returned from Munda (1815)
McCleary Boag Morgan* Topping*
Bowers Foxworth* Ffoulkes Dailey*
Vedder * = flew F4Us
- Pilot remaining at Munda – Huidekoper.
- October 5. (Tuesday)
- Pilots to Russell Islands (F4Us)(1400)
McCleary, Foxworth, Boag, Vedder.
- October 6. (Wednesday)
- To Russell Island via SCAT (1400) -
1. Morgan 2. Ffoulkes 3. Dailey 4. Topping,
5.Bowers. (Harrison at Russels also)
Set up new camp at Strip # 2 Russell Islands.
- October 7. (Thurday)
- Report rec’d that Stewart shot down 1 “Zeke” [FN#12]
- October 8. (Friday)
- Dailey to Munda (1430) F4U
- October 9. (Sat.)
- Huidekoper returned from Munda F4U (0900)
- Vedder received DFC [FN#13]and McCleary received
Air Medal from Col. Hopper.
- Oct. 10. (Sunday)
- Report the Major Anderson had a nose-over
went on back, received injuries to head. Apparently
due to brakes.
- Oct. 11 (Monday)
- VMF 221 arrived to relieve 213.
- Report from Munda:
Thomas shot down 3 zeros and 1 probable
Shaw shot down 1 zero. [FN#14]
- Oct. 13. (Wed.)
- Pilots and Harrison arrived from Munda.
in A.M.
- Oct. 14. (Thurs.)
- Pilots by C-47 (Lt. Beeson) [FN#15] 0845 to 1320
1st Plane Anderson Bowers
Boag McCleary
Foxworth Groom
Walley Stewart
Toomey Livingood
2nd Plane Shaw Brubaker Dailey
Thomas Harrison
DeFabio Avey
Handschy Vedder
Flew F4U-s Morgan Topping
Huidekoper Ffoulkes
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End of 3rd Combat Tour.
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[FN#12] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “1” in it was with this entry, apparently noting one plane shot down.
[FN#13] Distinguished Flying Cross.
[FN#14] In the extreme left hand margin of the page a box with a “4” in it was place with this entry, apparently noting four planes shot down.
[FN#15] C-47, or "Gooney Bird," was adapted from the DC-3 commercial airliner. Doc Livingood’s Flight Log confirms that this flight was from Russell Island to Espiritu Santo.
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Post 3rd Tour entries
Oct. 15 to Nov. 25
- Oct. 15.
- Consultation at Base 6 Hospital concerning Major Anderson
x-ray showed fractures of 10th and 11th thoracic vertebra.
- Bowers – acute Cat. fever.
- Oct. 16.
- Major Anderson transferred to Base 6 Hospital.
Detached from Squadron. Will probably be evacuated to States.
- Schneider performed on all pilots.
1st Malarial smears taken, (All negative)
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- Oct. 17. (Sunday)
- 2nd malarial smear taken.
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- Oct. 18. (Monday)
- All smears negative
- Reports filed with Adjutant
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- Oct. 23.
- 1st echelon left for Sydney at 0030
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- Oct. 24.
- 2nd echelon left for Sydney at 0200
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- Nov. 2.
- 1st echelon returned from Sydney
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- Nov. 3.
- 2nd echelon “ “ “
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- Nov. 5.
- Brubaker returned from Sidney
- Detached:
Dailey )
Foxworth ) to VMF-222
Huidekoper )
Walley )
- Examined for Regular USMC
McCleary Morgan
Boag Foxworth
Shaw
DeFabio
Thomas
- Nov. 6.
- Joined: (From VMF 214) (in Sydney at present)
Bailey, Stanley Major
Begent, 1st Lt.
Bourgaise, “
Case “
McCartney “
- Nov. 14.
- Harrison ordered transferred. – Health record to him.
- Groom, Handschy, Stewart, Bowers, Topping, Toomey Detached to VMF 223
- Avey, Brubaker, Ffoulkes to VMF 214.
- Nov. 15. (Mon.)
- Orders to go aboard ship. 213
- 12 pilots, self, 4 corpsman, 199 men.
- Harrison left for MAG-12 Efate.
- Recommendations filed with MAG-11 in case of Ffoulkes.
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- Nov. 16. (Tues.)
- Officers health records picked up.
- Nov. 17. (Wed.)
- Major Bailey transferred to Base 6 Hospital
D.V. [FN#1] (Intestinal obstruction, partial)
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- Nov. 19. (Fri.)
- Vedder turned in – complaint impending nervous breakdown. Has
been having hallucinations, visions, - impression sl. Suicidal. Sudden onset.
Has been overactive, overstudious in duties. Anxious, worried concerning home –
life and obligations at home and in service. Has insight to some
degree. In past few wks. has become gradually more emotional and
over-religious. Severely agitated and afraid of suicide. Given morphine for rest.
Tries to rationalize his ideas but as yet overimpressed by religious
significance. Willing to remain behind until nerves are settled. [FN#2]
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- Nov. 20. (Sat.)
- Embarked aboard USS Kitty Hawk at 1730.
- Officers. Capt. Wallace* 1st Lt. DeFabio 1st Lt. Bourgaise
Capt. McCleary “ Thomas “ Begent
1st Lt. Boag “ Shaw “ McCarthy
1st Lt. Morgan “ Case Mas. Gun. Mikesel*
Lt. Livingood (USN)
(health records in possession = except *)
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- Lt. Vedder transferred to Base 6 Hospital
D.V. (Psychoneurosis, Situational). Condition unimproved.[FN#2]
VMF-213 detached from MAG-11
at Espiritu Santos.
Nov. 21. Sun.
0950 sailed
Nov. 23. Tues.
Crossed I. D. L. (2 Days)
Nov. 25 Thurs.
Thanksgiving.
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[FN#1] D.V. may mean Diagnosis Verified.
[FN#2] Doctor Livingood’s recollection was that Milton Vedder was ultimately determined to have suffered from complications of malaria. Milton Vedder died on Febuary 11, 1943, of encephalitis. Official records regarding his demise state that the "encephalitis that caused his death is considered to have resulted from malaria." His mental state described in the Flight Surgeon's Log are were consistent with encephalitis.
Go to Milton Vedder for more details.
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