11 January 1945 A.D. USMC:
MAG-24 Land at Luzon, Philippines; Air
Support for Army Forces—8842 Combat Sorties, 19,000 Bombs on Japanese Assets
(“That’s Just Mean”… “Judge not, let ye be judged…” “Meanies”)
11
January 1945: The first elements of Marine Aircraft
Group 24, commanded by Colonel Lyle H. Meyer, landed at Lingayen, Luzon,
Philippine Islands, to provide close air support for Army forces. Over the next
three months, MAG-24 and MAG-32 would fly a total of 8,842 combat sorties and
drop more than 19,000 bombs as part of the Fifth Air Force in support of the
Sixth Army.
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