Chronology of World War II
Monday, March 22
A Marine in the Cockpit of a Grumman Wildcat
March 22, 1943: Tech-Sgt R. W. Greenwood, a Marine, sits in the cockpit of a Grumman Wildcat fighter plane, based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, that is credited with shooting down 19 Japanese aircraft, as illustrated by the number of Japanese flags on his plane. (AP Photo)