15 Jan 1943

British Western Pacific Territories
  • P-40F fighters of US 68th Fighter Squadron intercepted a group of Japanese destroyers off Faisi in the Solomon Islands. In the subsequent engagement, the US fighters shot down nine Japanese F1M float biplanes, three of which by Lieutenant Lloyd G. Huff. ww2dbase [Faisi | CPC]
4 Aug 1943

British Western Pacific Territories
  • US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214, flying Corsair fighters, provided top cover for another squadron's strafing mission against the Japanese anchorage at Faisi, Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands. VMF-214 pilots claimed 3 Japanese aircraft shot down plus 2 probables. ww2dbase [Faisi, Shortland Islands | CPC]

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Marshal Kirill Meretskov in the military parade of the 29th anniversary of the October Revolution, Voroshilov (now Ussuriysk), Russia, 1946; the officer behind him was Major Vladimir Meretskov, commanding officer of the 218th Heavy Tank Regiment of Soviet 2nd Tank Division and son of the Marshal

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