Marine Major Gregory Boyington of Okanogan, Wash., downed his 25th Japanese plane over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec. 27, 1943, putting him one plane beind the 26-plane record of Major Joe Foss, also a Marine Pacific vet, and Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I ace. He is pictured on Dec. 29, 1943. (AP Photo)