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Jack Cook
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This is my cousin Don's squadron photo taken before they deployed onboard the USS Bennington.
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VMF-112 Wolfpack Majpr Herman Hansen commanding
Top row 6th from left Capt Don Owen Flight Officer Ace MIA, Maj Hap Hansen Ace CO, Maj Dave Andre XO. All 3 were combat vets of Guadalcanal

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There's always that 10% that doesn't get the word, one guy in khakis and one rifleman badge.

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The guy in the Khakis is the sqd adj Capt Peterson and the wearer of the expert rifleman is my cousin Don. He was recommened for the Navy Cross at G-Canal but it was never acted upon. Can you find the Navy IO or the sqd gunner??

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Its a rilfeman bagde, expert is crossed rilfes, you can't fool an old Marine Jack.

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Its a rilfeman bagde,

The original rifleman badge was just a straight bar only.
So it's either sharpshooter or expert.

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Where is Jefferson J DeBlanc???????
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He wasn't in the squadron...at this time he was in VMF-442.

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wasn't president ford on the benny??

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Jerry Ford was on the USS Monterey CVL

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