Description

MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 15
• World War II •
94 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Published by Marine Aircraft Group 15 (Marine Fleet Air, West Coast) at Camp Kearney, San Diego, California, this volume is a pictorial and biographical record of the officers, squadrons, and training operations that prepared Marine air transport pilots and crews for combat during World War II. It profiles the command’s leadership, traces the history of Camp Kearney and MAG-15 from its founding as VMJ-152 in December 1941, and presents squadron group photographs and personnel rosters for Headquarters Squadron and Marine Utility Squadron 952. This is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original document.

Campaigns: Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands campaign, Tarawa, and Makin — supplied and supported by Marine air transport crews trained at MAG-15.

Commanders: Brigadier General William J. Wallace (Commanding, Marine Fleet Air, West Coast), Colonel Stanley E. Ridderhof (Chief of Staff), Colonel Deane C. Roberts (Commanding, MAG-15), Lieutenant Colonel Ben Z. Redfield (Group Executive Officer), and Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S. Angstadt (Group Operations and Aero Officer).

Unit newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

History of the United States Marine Corps
Commandant of the Marine Corps
Marine Fleet Air, West Coast Command
History of Camp Kearney and Marine Aircraft Group 15
Group Commander and Staff Officers
Headquarters Squadron
Marine Utility Squadron 952
Photographic Acknowledgments

“The men from MAG-15 have not rested on their laurels gained at Guadalcanal, and are braving the hazards of war in an ever increasing scope.”
— History of Camp Kearney and Marine Aircraft Group 15