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Death Rattlers: Marine Squadron VMF-323 over Okinawa

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Nearly every World War II fighter squadron that flew in Europe has had its history chronicled. Other than "Pappy" Boyington's famous VMF—214 "Black Sheep", little has been written about Marine Corps squadrons in World War II. The contribution of VMF—223, the "Death Rattlers", over Okinawa in the Spring of 1945 is virtually unknown. In two months there, the squadron became the top—scoring unit of any service with 124 1/2 victories and produced 12 aces, the most for one tour of any Marine squ...