Fred Fulwood from 1939-44.
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Pvt. Fulwood, Christmas 1939 |
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Sgt. Fulwood (l) and friends c.1941. |
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Undated, possibly Guadalcanal 1942-43. |
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2nd Lt. Fulwood's ID card. |
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Probably taken 1944 at Santa Barbara |
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Fulwood was already a captain when he came to Santa Barbara in
February 1944. His first assignment was CO of the Headquarters
Squadron MBDAG-45, a position he held for a year. In January
1945 he was made CO of the 'Marine Carrier Air Service Detachment #2'
where he served until transferred from the USS GI in Sept 1945.
This series of photos shows him inspecting his unit on the carrier.
Note the crisp uniforms! The photographer and Marines were well
prepared for this photo-op. Photo series like this are not often
encountered.
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Letters from home are always welcome. |
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Capt. Fulwood and Alex Raymond (seen second from left) are arm-in-arm
having fun at the Officer's Club. Capt. Fulwood wrote this caption: "Even the toughest of us required some relief from
the horrors of war. And thus we relaxed at such hideaways as the
Officer's Club at Samar and Leyte in the Philippines. We sang songs and drank grape juice (as evident here)
and generally cavorted in a manner in keeping with our positions as
officers and gentlemen of the United States Marine Corps. We
even rubbed beer in one another's hair!" The Navy
officer does not look very amused.
I'm reliably informed by a TBM pilot that one of the characters in Raymond's "Rip Kirby"
post-war comic strip is named
Fully Fredwood. Raymond often used the names of his WW2 Marine
friends.
In this staged series Capt. Fulwood helps spot aircraft from a vantage
point on the carrier.
Capt.
Fulwood's photos include this nice one of the Marine Corps
officers aboard the carrier but not assigned to the squadrons. If you can ID any of
them please let me know.
After the war he served in various USMC
facilities and the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) as an announcer.
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Swearing in a new recruit. |
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Majors Fulwood and Cooper 1958. |
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Nice portrait of Maj. Fulwood. |
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Another AFRS studio photo. |
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Click here to return to the
MCVG-2 photo
album page
Capt.
Fulwood's photos include this nice one of the Marine Corps
officers aboard the carrier but not assigned to the squadrons. If you can ID any of
them please let me know.
