Waiting in the Ready Room

Photograph taken of Fighting Squadron One (VF-1) pilots in a ready room preparing for a mission while Task Force 58 was on its way to the Mariana Islands. Pilots sit waiting to be called to their planes.

Front Row: Richard "Dick" Shireman and Richard Eastmond.
Second Row: Staheli and LeBoutillier.
Third Row: Ed Martin and Bill Tukey.
Fourth Row: "Silas" Morner, Jack "Rabbit" Hougue, Huckabee, and Shug.
Fifth Row: Ferland