VMF - 213The Hell HawksThis web site is dedicated to the pilots and men of the
VMF-213, the Hellhawks, and to all the Marines that fought in the Solomon Islands Campaign. Most of the materials for this site are from the records developed and retained by the VMF - 213 Flight Surgeon, William C. Livingood. |
This website is under construction and may be moving.
VMF 213 Flight Surgeon's Records & The Hell Hawk Poems is available in Hardcover and Paperback.
The collection of poems, with commentary on three combat tours with Marine fighter squadron VMF-213 are currently available as an ebook and in paperback, entitled The Hell Hawk Poems.
Pilot Physical Examinations, Spring 1943:y
- Arthur Raymond Boag - April 16, 1943
- Byon Vincent Leary - April 14, 1943
- Edward Oliver Shaw - April 15, 1943
- Foy Ray Garison - April 13, 1943
- Leland LeRoy Eckart - April 10, 1943
- Monfurd Kenneth Peyton - April 14, 1943
- William Stanley Johnson - April 13, 1943
Additional VMF-213 Pilot Information
- Diary of a Corsair Pilot in the Solomons - Lieutenant Charles C. Winnia, USMC & The Military Honor Wall. Also see his FindAGrave.com site.
- Alonzo B. "Brew" Treffer - See Epilogue to Diary of a Corsair Pilot in the Solomons.
- Ed Shaw Newspaper Articles and The Military Honor Wall. Remembering a Hero: Marine Corps Captain Edward Oliver Shaw – WWII Corsair Double Ace by David Trojan, Aviation Archaeologist
- Theron Hart Brown, III, The Pilot Poet.
- James N. Cupp Article.
- Milton N. Vedder & The Military Honor Wall.
- An excellent W. J. Thomas article & The Military Honor Wall.
- Leonard W. McCleary.
- Donald Hughes Tate Clemson Alumni.
- SSgt. William I. Coffeen - 3 Months MIA.
- Foy Ray Garison (PONCHO) - The Military Honor Role.
- Major Wade Britt - The Military Honor Role; also see 4/13/43 Death Certificate.
- Herman H. Spoede - The Thunderhead and a Painting.
- Sheldon Hall: 8/18/43 recommendation letter for pilot to be returned to U.S. for recuperation.