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Colonel H. Avery Chenoweth, USMCR
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Acquisition Number: 2012.1005.82
Medium: acrylic
The Marine Corps quickly recognized the tactical advantages of the helicopter. Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 161, the first American rotary-wing transport squadron, deployed to Korea with its Sikorsky HRS-1s in 1951 and proved the helicopter’s value on the battlefield.
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