| The History of Fighting 10 " GrimReapers" |
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| Established: 3 June 1942 Disestablished:26 Nov.45 |
| Deployments: Enterprise (CV-6) Oct.42-Feb.43 -F4F-4 "Wildcat" Enterprise (CV-6) Jan-July.44 -F6F-3 "Hellcat" Intrepid (CV-11) Feb.-April.45 - F4U-1D "Corsair" Intrepid (CV-11) July-Sep.45 - F4U-4 "Corsair" Combat Record: 217 victories, 13 aces . Lost 26 on deployments Top ace: Lt. Philip R. Kirkwood - 12 victories War Time CO's : Lt.Cdr.James H. Flatley 3 June 1942 LtCdr.William R."killer" Kane 13 Feb 1943 Lt.Roland W Schumann Feb 1944 Lt.Cdr.Wilmer E..Rawie 15 Sept. 1944 Lt.Cdr. Walter E Clarke 19 Jan. 1945 ACES OF VF-10 LT.William K. Blair 5 Ltjg. John A. Leppa 5 Lt.Cdr.Walter A Clarke 7 Ens. Alfred Lerch 7 Lt.Richard O. Devine 10 Ens. Norwald R. Quiet 6 Ens. Charles D. Farmer 7.25 Ltjg Eugene D Redmond 9.25 Lt. Edward L Feighter 9 Lt. Russell L Reiserer 9 Lt.Donald Gordon 5 Ltjg. Joseph E Reulet 5 Ltjg Lester E. Gray.jr. 5.25 Ltjg. Lester H. Sipes 5 Lt.Walter R Harman 6 Ltjg. Vernon R. Ude 5 Lt.Cdr. Leroy E Harris 9.25 Lt. Stanley W. Vejtasa 10.25 Ens. Horace W. Heath 7 ( Lt. Stanley "Swede" Vejtasa, who chalked up 7 enemy planes Cdr.William R. Kane 6 Shot down and one damaged during the Battle of Santa Cruz Lt. Philip L. Kirkwood 12 Believed to be a world record for a single fight.) |
| A group picture of VF10 After their first Deployment flying wildcats 43 victories |
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| Brief over view of vf10 in battle |
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