VMF-124 arrived on Guadalcanal February 12, 1943.
On April 1, 1943 Kenneth Ambrose Walsh downs
three enemy aircraft on his first combat mission. On May 13, 1943, his second
combat mission; Walsh
became the first Corsair Ace by downing three aircraft and four probables.
June 5, 1943 Walsh added two more
aircraft before going on R&R until August 12, 1943. August
14, 1943 VMF-124 moves to Munda. By the end of August 1943 Walsh’s record is 20 aircraft victories and VMF-124
is sent to the USA. In June 1945 Walsh returns with VMF-222 and gets his 21st and last
aircraft.
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