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| Marine, Heavier than Air Fighting Squadron 224 originally arrived at Guadalcanal on 30AUG42. She was commanded by Major Robert E. Galer at this time. During his first 2 months on the island Major Galer scored 14 victories, and under his leadership his squadron achieved 61.5 victories. He finished the war as the fourth ranking Marine ace, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor upon his return to the United States. Currently in PACCOM VMF_224 is assigned to Marine Air Grouo 4 of PACCOM. | |||||||||||
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| To Be Announced, Commanding Officer VMF-224, MAG-4, PACCOM | |||||||||||
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