VMFA-211
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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron, currently consisting of F-35B Lightning II stealth STOVL strike fighter jets. Known as the "Wake Island Aven
Grumman F3Fs of VMF-2
Wreckage of Captain Elrod's F4F-3 after the Japanese captured Wake Island
VMF-211 F4U-4s on USS Coral Sea in 1952
A VMA-211 AD-4N over Onslow Beach
Henry T. Elrod
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Henry Talmage "Hammerin' Hank" Elrod was a US Marine Corps aviator. He was the first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II, for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island.
VMFA-211
…played a part in the making of the movie Dive Bomber. Several future Medal of Honor recipients served with the squadron during this period, including Henry Elrod, Robert Galer, and Gregory Boyington. In January 1941, the squadron moved to Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Hawaii and was re-designated VMF-211 on 1…
Henry T. Elrod
The Japanese destroyer Kisaragi
Plaque of Major Elrod at the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame