Last Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Years of Service 1941 – 1967
Service Status USMCR Retired
Primary Unit VMF-213 ["Hell Hawks"]
Previously Held MOS(s)7302-Pilot VMF
Unit Assignments; 1943–1943, 7302, VMF-213, Guadalcanal
{ Turtle Bay Airfield (Fighter 1) on Espirtu Santo On September 15, 1943 ditched F4U Corsair 17489 off Koli Point on Guadalcanal]
https://marines.togetherweserved.com/usmc/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ROHSBV&type=Person&ID=440839
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Rank Captain
Muster Date Apr 1948
Station Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Aviation Technical School, US Marine Corps Air Station, Quantico, Virginia
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in the Web: U.S., Marine Corps Casualty Indexes, 1940-1958
Name Arthur Raymond Boag
Casualty Date 11 Jul 1943
Casualty Type WIA
Unit VMF 213, MAG 12, 1STMAW, FMF, SOLOMON ISLANDS. ["Hell Hawks"]
Service Number 011850
Collection US Marine WWII Casualty Card Database
Location TAB BOAG-BODY
Item ID 6631
see
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/f4u/17489/arthur-boag.html

part of air group 4- see https://airgroup4.com/marine.htm
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Unit awards
Since the beginning of World War II, the United States military has honored various units for extraordinary heroism or outstanding non-combat service. This information is compiled by the United States Marine Corps History Division and is certified by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

Streamer Award Year(s) Additional Info
A streamer with red, gold, and blue horizontal stripes with a bronze star in the center Presidential Unit Citation Streamer with one Bronze Star 3 – 22 Jan 1945,[7] 16 Feb – 1 Mar 1945[7] Battle of Luzon, Battle of Iwo Jima
A gold streamer with smaller red and blue horizontal stripes and four bronze stars in the center Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer with four Bronze Stars 1943–1945 Consolidation of Solomon Islands, New Georgia Group Operation, Luzon Operation, Iwo Jima Operation, Okinawa Gunto Operation
A red streamer with horizontal rainbow stripes along the top and bottom World War II Victory Streamer 1942–1945 Pacific War
A red streamer with a horizontal gold stripe and three bronze stars in the center National Defense Service Streamer with two Bronze Stars 1951–1954, 1961–1974 Korean War, Vietnam War

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m1 1948 (DC) Helen Warthen Gardner { 20 NOV 1923 • Washington, DC-MAR 2003 st petersburg FL} div 1953 (FL)