Saturday, December 29, 2018

Air War in the Pacific Scorecard

To chart the race between my three fighter squadrons.
                       
USMC Dirt Divers            
Sorties                    Kills                         Losses
12                            5                                 2

Aces        MOH        Navy Cross       SS         BS/V
0               0                 0                      0            0


USN Killer Pelicans          
Sorties                    Kills                         Losses
63                            43                               25

Aces        MOH        Navy Cross       SS         BS/V
1                1                 2                     0            2

USAAF Chickenhawks      
Sorties                    Kills                         Losses
71                            20                               32

Aces        MOH          DFC                 SS         BS/V
2                1                  2                      0            3

Chickenhawks Roster

US Army Air Corps, 565th Fighter Squadron "Chickenhawks" (Sorties/Kills/Losses)
*Moved from Darwin to New Guinea on 25 April 1942

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Squadron Leader:
Captain Cotton (Veteran) - 5/4/2 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin, New Guinea, NG#2

1st Lt Gann (Regular) - 3/2/1 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, NG#2, PH

2nd Lt Byrd (Regular) - 1/0/1 
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea, NG#2
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Executive Officer:

Captain Biasucci (Veteran) - 2/3/1  
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin, NG#2, BS/V, PH

2nd Lt Nagle (Regular) - 3/1/1  
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea, NG#2, PH

2nd Lt Lewis (Regular) - 2/3/1 
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea, NG#2 
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Flight Leader:
1st Lt Lageman (Ace) - 4/8/0 
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea, NG#2, MOH

2nd Lt Dawkins (Regular) - 1/1/1 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, NG#2, PH

2nd Lt Emtmann (Rookie) - 0/0/0
Campaigns/Awards: NG #2
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Flight Leader:
1st Lt Daniel (Ace) - 5/8/0
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin, New Guinea, NG#2,
DFC

2nd Lt Banks (Regular) - 1/0/1
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, NG#2, PH

2nd Lt Coryatt (Rookie) - 0/0/0
Campaigns/Awards: NG #2
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Flight Leader:
1st Lt Potts (Regular) - 1/1/1 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, NG#2, PH

2nd Lt Moore (Regular) - 2/2/0 
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea, NG#2

2nd Lt Alberts (Rookie) - 0/0/0
Campaigns/Awards: NG #2
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Flight Leader:
1st Lt Beach (Regular) - 4/3/1
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin, New Guinea, NG#2

2nd Lt Sanders (Regular) - 3/1/2 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, New Guinea, NG#2

2nd Lt Dilger (Rookie) - 0/0/0
Campaigns/Awards: NG #2

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Convalescent:

2nd Lt Mercereau (Rookie) - 1/0/1 -Shot down, out until 13 July '42
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea, PH

1st Lt Kimble (Veteran) - 3/3/1 -Shot down, out until 13 July '42
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, New Guinea, BS/V, PH

2nd Lt Sweeney (Regular) - 2/3/1 -Shot down, out until 25 July '42
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea, PH

1st Lt Pace (Regular) - 4/2/3 -Shot down, out until 25 July '42
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, New Guinea, PH

2nd Lt Becht (Regular) - 4/3/1 -Shot down, out until 25 July '42
Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea

2nd Lt Macon (Regular) - 2/1/2 -Rtn  1 August 1942
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin, PH

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Off the Rolls:
2nd Lt Kenn (Regular) - 2/3/2 - KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin
2nd Lt McKyer (Regular) - 1/0/1 MIA -DEI, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
1st Lt Bickett (Regular) - 1/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
2nd Lt Verdin (Regular) - 1/1/1 MIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
Major Jordan (Ace) - 5/6/2 - MIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin, New Guinea, BS/V
2nd Lt Clifton (Rookie) - 2/0/1 - KIA, Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea
Captain Goode (Ace) - 3/5/1 - KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Darwin, New Guinea, DFC
2nd Lt O'Brien (Regular) - 2/0/1  - KIA, Campaigns/Awards: New Guinea

Killer Pelicans Roster



US Navy, VF-63 "Killer Pelicans" (Sorties/Kills/Losses)
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Commanding Officer
Lieutenant Commander Case (Ace) - 8/12/1
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Midway, Watchtower, MOH, PH

Lt (jg) Camili (Regular) - 2/0/1 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Watchtower, PH

Ensign Rooney (Rookie) - 0/0/0
Campaigns: Watchtower
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Executive Officer
Lt Fitzsimmons (Ace) - 4/5/3
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Midway, Navy Cross, BS/V


Lt (jg) Radecek (Regular) 2/0/1
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Watchtower, PH


Lt (jg) Dahlgren (Regular) - 7/2/1                                              
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Midway, Coral Sea, Watchtower, PH
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Flight Leader
Lt Casey (Veteran) - 3/4/1 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Watchtower, BS/V, PH

Lt (jg) Galan (Regular) - 2/0/2 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Watchtower, PH

Ensign Ruth (Rookie) - 0/0/0
Campaigns: Watchtower
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Flight Leader
Lt (jg) French (Ace) - 5/5/1 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Midway, Watchtower, PH

Ensign Warren (Regular) - 3/0/1                                                 
Campaigns/Awards: Coral Sea, Midway, Watchtower


Ensign Mayhew (Regular) - 1/1/1                                                

Campaigns/Awards: Midway
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Flight Leader
Lt (jg) Head (Ace) - 6/6.5/2                                                 
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Midway, Watchtower, Navy Cross, BS/V


Ensign Didier (Regular) - 3/1/0
Campaigns/Awards: Coral Sea, Midway, Watchtower

Ensign Bryant (Regular) - 3/0/0

Campaigns/Awards: Midway, Watchtower
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Flight Leader
Lt (jg) Chipman (Veteran) - 5/3/3                                               
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Midway, Watchtower

Lt (jg) Riggins (Regular) - 5/2/1                                                
Campaigns/Awards: Coral Sea, Midway, Watchtower, BS/V

Ensign Manley (Regular) - 2/2.5/1                                              
Campaigns/Awards: Coral Sea, Midway, PH
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Convalescent:
Lt Allen (Ace) - 5/6/2, return 24 September 1942                                  
Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea, Midway, BS/V, PH


Off the Rolls:
Lieutenant Collins (Veteran) - 1/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
Ensign Bruce (Regular) - 1/0/1 MIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
Ensign Bordagaray (Regular) - 1/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
Lt (jg) Dapper (Regular) - 3/1/1 MIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
Ensign Davis (Regular) - 2/1/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI
Ensign Gordon (Regular) - 2/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea
Ensign Mann (Rookie) - 1/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: Coral Sea
Ensign Green (Regular) - 4/2/3 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: DEI, Coral Sea
Ensign Theisman (Rookie) - 2/0/2 MIA, Campaigns/Awards: Coral Sea, Midway, PH
Ensign Bowles (Rookie) - 1/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: Midway

Ensign Walton (Rookie) - 1/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: Midway
Ensign Cartwright (Rookie) - 1/0/1 KIA, Campaigns/Awards: Midway

Ensign Mitchell (Rookie) - 1/0/1 MIA, Campaigns/Awards: Midway