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80-G-398900 Major John L. Smith, USMC

Photo #: 80-G-398900 Major John L. Smith, USMC
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Title: Major John L. Smith, USMC
Description: In the cockpit of an aircraft at Naval Air Station, Anacostia, Washington, D.C. in November 1942. He received the Medal of Honor for shooting down 16 Japanese aircraft in the Solomon Islands in August-September 1942, while in command of Marine Fighting Squadron Two Hundred Twenty Three (VMF-223). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-398900
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