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Seen with a group of
pilots in his class, Captain Harold F. Beal Jr. (Front Row, Right)
joined VMB-613 on Kwajalein in June of 1945. Following Major
O'Reilly's departure from VMB-613 at the end of July, Captain Beal
assumed duties as the squadron operations officer. Note that the
PBJ in the background appears to be in a natural metal finish.
Photographic evidence indicates that late in the war, some PBJs used
stateside for training were stripped entirely of paint.
Photograph:
U.S. Marine Corps (via
Harold F. Beal III) |