"One photo is from the night of October 10, 1942. This was a special night for Fred, his 23rd birthday! He's behind the candle. ..
The names of the pilots in the Birthday picture: (Sitting left to right)....
William "Huckleberry" Watkins (VMF-212),
Frank Drury (VMF-212),
Howard "Bull" Marvin (VMF-223), Kenny Frazier (VMF-223),
Fred Gutt (VMF-223),
Lawrence "Cloudy" Faulkner (VMF-212),
Robert "Pop" Flaherty (VMF-212),
Charley Hughes (VMF-223).
Standing left to right:
Cloyd "Rex" Jeans (VMF-223),
Robert "Cowboy" Stout (VMF-212),
Conrad "Ike" Winter (VMF-223),
John Smith (VMF-223),
"Rapid Robert" Read (VMF-223),
Marion Carl (VMF-223)."
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Fred Gutt died this summer in Washington State. He was probably the last remaining pilot of John L. Smith's VMF-223 at Guadalcanal.
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