Military Photo of the Day: Night Fighter Congratulated

By Shannon Henderson Published on April 23, 2017

Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, April 23, 1945: Marine First Lieutenant Herbert Groff, a night fighter pilot in Marine Aircraft Group 31, receives congratulations from CBS war correspondent Tim Leimert for shooting down a Jap twin-engine bomber while on midnight combat patrol from Yontan Airfield on Okinawa. The picture was made in front of the Okinawa Press Club which is operated by public relations personnel of Marine Aircraft Group 31 commanded by Colonel John C. Mull, of Prescott, Ark.

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