Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. (C) SIG2130 Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea

Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea

Signed by Colonel Don Blakeslee (deceased) and the artist

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Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. (C) SIG2130 Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff LeaDHM1887C. Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. On 7 August 1942, just eight months after the dramatic events at Pearl Harbor, the United States First Marine Division stormed ashore on the island of Guadalcanal. It was the opening gambit of the land war in the Pacific. The painting depicts Captain Joe Foss as he leads the F4F Wildcats of VMF 121 back to Henderson Field after a day of desperate fighting against the Japanese in the skies over the steaming