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Marine Capt Bruce Ffoulkes, Jr..
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Contact Info
Home Town San Francisco
Last Address San Mateo
MIA Date Dec 23, 1943
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Papua New Guinea
Location of Memorial Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines
Lost on same day with Maj. Pierre Carnagey - Exec in 2nd tour, MIA 12/23/43 Capt. James Brubaker - MIA 12/23/43
In late December and early January, they engaged in a series of large and deadly dogfights with the Japanese over Rabaul; eight Black Sheep pilots (including Pappy Boyington) were lost in an 11-day period from Dec.23 through Jan. 3. In these final days, Henry Miller moved up to Exec when Major Carnagey was lost, and then to acting CO when Greg Boyington disappeared. A few days later, the 'Black Sheep' flew their last combat mission, and as with the 'Swashbucklers', they were broken up, and a new team was designated VMF-214.
FFOULKES, Bruce Jr, 11443, POW & MP Det, HQ USMC, Washington DC, January 11, 1946, missing-killed in action + FFOULKES, Bruce, Captain, O-011443, USMC, from California, 1946 (WW2), Manila American Cemetery + FFOULKES, Bruce Jr, CAPT, O-011443, USMC, from California, location New Britain Island, date of loss December 23, 1943
