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NYTimes: Samuel Folsom, 102, Who Fought the Japanese Above Guadalcanal, Dies
Samuel Folsom, 102, Who Fought the Japanese Above Guadalcanal, Dies nyti.ms/3txorJb

This story brought a tear to my eye this morning. My father flew with Sam at Guadalcanal as part of Marine air squadron VMF-121. Not sure, but Sam was almost certainly the last surviving member of the unit.

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