At the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, VMF-111 pilots were flying the Grumman F4F Wildcat. On March 10, 1942, the squadron arrived at Tafuna Airfield on Tutuila island, its new base of operations. They were the first Marine squadron to operate in Samoa and eventually were relocated to Faleolo Airfield on Upolu Island after SeeBees completed Feleolo Airfield in July 1942. They spent the next year as part of the Samoa Defense Garrison Area and finally transitioned to the Vought F4U Corsair in early 1943. The squadron remained in Samoa until 1944, serving as a replacement pool for other squadrons engaged in the Solomon Islands Campaign. VMF-111 left Samoa in January 1944 for the Central Pacific.

O'SULLIVAN, Donald F, CAPT, O-011926, USMC, from New York, location Samoa, date of loss January 12, 1944 + O'SULLIVAN, Donald F, Captain, O-011926, USMC, from New York, Honolulu Memorial + O'SULLIVAN, Donald Francis, 11926, VMF-III, MAG-13, 4th MBDAW, FMF, Samoan Islands, January 12, 1944, accidental death + O'SULLIVAN, Donald F., Captain, USMCR. Father, Mr. Denis O'Sullivan, 250 Park Ave., New York, NY

Body Not Recovered

Donald F O'Sullivan