Marine Captain Here on way for Discharge

Creator

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Identifier

20026372

Description

Captain Douglas G. Montell, Marine came home from the Pacific through the Panama canal and Boston. He was the former adjutant and later commanding officer of the headquarter squadron at Eagle Mountain Marine Air Station. After leaving Fort Worth, he was sent to the West Coast, then to Ulithi with Marine Aircraft Group 11, then to Pelilu in the Palau Islands as adjutant of VMF 122, the old fighter group of Maj. Gregory (Pappy) Boyington. He graduated from the University of California.

Archival Date

1945-11-27

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-367

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Montell, Douglas G. (Capt.); Marine; Marine Aircraft Group 11; Pacific; University of California