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U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Volume Five of a Commemorative Collection

Cover
Contents
Introduction


The Early Years: 1912-1941
The First Marine Aviation Force

Survival: 1919-1920
Expansion and Training
World War II
Wake Island

Battle of Midway
The Road Back

The Solomons Campaign
Central Pacific Operations

The Philippines
Okinawa
The Occupation of Japan and Demobilization
Post-WW II Operations
Korean War

Chosin Reservoir

Technological Development
Southeast Asia Involvement

Southeast Asia Involvement (continued)
Pressing on Toward the 1980s

NOTE: This monograph, U.S. Marine Corps Aviation, has been out of print for many years and paper copies are no longer available through the Naval Aviation History Branch or the Government Printing Office. This electronic version has been placed on the Naval Historical Center's homepage because it is an excellent reference source for information about Marine Corps Aviation in general. The document is also available on CD-ROM. See the Origins, General Information and Publications page for the Naval Aviation History Branch on how to order the CD-ROM.

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