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SQUADRON GALLERIES
Marine Fighter Squadron 113 (VMF-113)
"Whistling Devils"

Marine Fighter Squadron 113 (VMF-113) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and in the Marine Forces Reserve until 1965. Known as the "Whistling Devils", the squadron participated in aerial combat over the Marshall Islands in 1944 and took part in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. They were deactivated on April 30, 1947 following the end of World War II but were reactivated in the Reserves a few years later only to be deactivated for the last time in 1965.

F4U-1A Corsairs of VMF-113 on Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll during 1944.
[Source: Jack Cook Collection]

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