VMF-224 Scrap Book
Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands
   Photos of Squadron Personnel 
Marine Fighting Squadron 224
Marine Aircraft Group 31
1944

MAJOR:

HOPPER, Frank E.                 Jacksonville, FL
IRWIN, Darrell D.  (C.O.)         Duluth, MN
MORRISON, Jack W.              Peterson, Iowa

CAPTAIN:

BARNWELL, Robert E. Jr,      Spartanburg, SC
HIRSHBERG, Edward J.          East McKeesport, PA
IRISH, Harold C.                      Laona, WI
LESLIE, Dale M.                     Madison, FL 
NELSON, Patrick H.                Columbia, SC
TUCKER, Edwin A.                 Lancaster, CA

FIRST LIEUTENANT:

AGNEW, Edward R. Jr.           Everett, WA
ATTEBERY, Walter N.            Portland, OR
AYRES, Samuel P.                 Los Angeles, CA
BOAZ, Joe A.                         Ranger, TX
BOSHART, William O.            Wayland, IA
BRUCE, Ronald L.                 Woodland, CA
BURNAM, Thomas J.              El Paso, TX 
DAUGHERTY, Johnnie L.       Sulphur, LA 
DAVIES, Joseph E.                Durango, CO
DE GROOT, Philip J.             Oakland, CA
DEMPSEY, Van A.                 Belvedere, IL
DONALDSON, Wilber M.        Dearborn, MI
GRAHAM, Clark B.                 Portland, OR
HITCHINGS, Frank W.            St. Louis, MO
IRWIN, Roy J.                         Kansas City, MO
JENSEN, Fred S.                    Harrington Park, NJ
JOHNSON, Earl W.                 State College, PA
KNAPP, George C.                 San Diego, CA
LAWLER, Walter J.                 Ellicottvile. NY
LINDQUIST, Nicholas R.         Buzzards Bay, MA
MARSHALL, Bruce M.             Vallejo, CA
MIRATI, Albert H.                    Ojai, CA
MONTAGNE, John L.             Jefferson, SD
NALLE, Richard T.                 Philadelphia, PA
NEDBALEK, Edwin W.            Bryan, TX
NELSON, Kenneth B.             Harvey, IL
NEWKIRK, George L.             Omaha, NE
PHILIPPI, Roy J.                     Blalock, OR
PRESCOTT, Frank H. Jr.       Hinsdale, IL
PRYOR, Frank L. Jr.              Houston, TX
RILEY, Glenn G.                    Alhambra, CA
SANFORD, James                  Los Angeles, CA
SPEROW, Henry L.                Martinsburg, WV
SPINNER, John E.                  Forge Village, MA

SECOND LIEUTENANT:

BERRY, Marion                      Dayton, TX
ENSMAN, Raymond T.           Seattle, WA
GIVENS, Donald F.                Cranston, RI
JOHNSON, "F" "L"                  Los Angeles, CA
SAARI, Mauri                         Crosby, MN
WORD, Thomas N.                San Diego, CA

WARRANT OFFICER:

DILL, William W.                     San Diego, CA

LIEUTENANT (MC) (FS):

SMITH, Clyde A.                     Raliegh, WV

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6. Sam C. Lester
Charles Lindberg with VMF-224 C.O. Major Howard A. York - Roi-Namur
                                             September 1944
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During late August and September of 1944 squadron personnel changed as individuals were transitioned to other assignments.
Change of Station Orders  Orders Stateside for 
VMF-224 Personnel
 (1944)
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This cap was recently found in an attic by Russ Pelham and Russ provided us with these photos.