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Fred E. Gutt was a U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot who became an ace in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
Background
Captain Fred E. Gutt was a native of Madison, Wisconsin. He was assigned to Marine fighter squadron VMF-223. Initially flying Grumman F4F Wildcats, 2d Lt. Gutt arrived with VMF-223 on Guadalcanal on 20 August 1942, to operate as part of the Cactus Air Force. He was evacuated with the unit on 12 October.[1] Reequipped with Vought F4U-1 Corsairs, VMF-223 returned to action in the Solomon Islands in 1943.[2]
Acedom
On 28 December 1943, Capt. Gutt, 24, shot down three Japanese fighter planes in less than five minutes during a fighter sweep over Rabaul, bringing his score to seven.[3] He finished his combat duty with eight kills.[4][5]
References
- ^ http://www.daveswarbirds.com/cactus/vmf-223.htm
- ^ http://www.mag14.marines.mil/MAG-14-Units/VMA-223/About/
- ^ Associated Press, "New Air Ace", The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Monday 3 January 1944, Volume 61, Number 234, page 2.
- ^ Toliver, Raymond F. and Constable, Trevor J., "Fighter Aces of the U.S.A.", Aero Publishers, Inc., Fallbrook, California, 1979, Library of Congress card number 79-53300, ISBN 0-8168-5792-X, page 377.
- ^ http://acepilots.com/usmc_sqns.html#VMF-223