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Photo of Pfc. John A. Harding, Jr. with 15 other marines in front of plane

Herald and Review Library: Illinois Marines; Article on back of photo; "Illinois is well represented in the Marine Corsair flighter squadron 'The Checkerboard'! This squadron, the first to fly Corsairs saw its initial action on Guadalcanal. Illinois…

Tags: Chicago, Congerville, Corsair Fighter Squadron, Decatur, E. St. Louis, Galesburg, Jerseyville, Joliet, Oaklawn, St. Charles, U.S. Marine Corps, World War II, WWII

Illinois National Guard parading down N. Main St. in downtown Decatur, IL c. 1918

Tags: Decatur, Illinois National Guard, World War I, WWI