1st Lieutenant Donald L. Balch

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1st Lieutenant Donald L. Balch

Guadalcanal USMC MAG-21 VMF-221 1st Lieutenant Donald L. Balch on April 7th 1943 before going up to shoot down a IJN A6M3 "Hamp" while flying a Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat.

Date & Place: April 7, 1943 at Honiara International Airport in Lungga, Malango County, Guadalcanal Province Solomon Islands

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Donald Luther Balch Jul 6, 1917 - Aug 1, 1995 Santa Barbara, California

Donald Luther Balch of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, CA was born on July 6, 1917, and died at age 78 years old on August 1, 1995.

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