The following pages were submitted by Don Davis. He was a member of VMF-235 in 1963 while the squadron was on a WestPac tour. Lt Col J. V. Booker was CO during most of that cruise and he is pictured to the right.

The below pictures are a selection of shots from that cruise. Hope you enjoy them.

• CO, LtCol. J. V. Booker from Arlington, Texas
• XO, Major Frank R. Smoke from Las Vegas, NV
• SgtMaj, Sergeant Major, R. R. Buckner

• Squadron Officers
• Squadron Photo, 1962-63 in Atsugi, Japan. Photo taken from atop the squadron hanger.

• Admin Office
• Operations and Intelligence
• Coffee Mess and the "Doc"

• Maintenance Office
• Avionics Shop
• Metal Shop
• Material and Tool Room
• Hydraulics
• Ordnance
• Paraloft
• Safety and Survival

• Group CO, Col. Adams visits in Okinawa
• Flight Line in Cubi Point, P.I. - 1963
• Cake Cutting for 10,000th landing aboard the USS Constellation
• Pfc James D. McCutchen (leaning over) examining a schematic with Pfc J. R. Gonzales and Sgt R. Vasques Rivera in the Avionics Shop.
• Cpl Ingham from Wyomission, PA relaxing on his rack in the squadron barracks at Atsugi.
• MSgt Billy H. "Saigo San) Martin from Lubbock, TX, NCOIC of Avionics Shop finds something interesting as he and SSgt Donald Sison of Honolulu, HA monitors what Sgt Rivera and unidentified squadronmate look over schematics.
• Hanger shot with (L-R) LCpl Francis T. Merrow, Sgt. John A. Hannigan and Sgt. Dave Swaney.
• Cpls Gold and Day from Metal and Hydraulics Shops. Taken in the hangar.