This message is for Toonces and 331Killerbee.
Toonces,
Our dad's flew together in VMFA-333. In fact, in the '76-'77 cruise book, our dads are in a photo together. My dad was Clayton "Nub" Stillings. 331Killerbee may remember him as well since my dad flew with both 235 and 333. Hopefully you guys are still active on this forum. I'd like to chat with both of you.
My dad passed away in '95 from Cancer when I was 13. I guess because I feel like there are many unanswered questions (and a constant desire to remember exactly who my dad was), I often do searches on google for my dad, or keywords like VMFA-235, 333, Death Angels, Shamrocks, etc.
I actually found this forum when the picture of your dad popped up on Google images. The man in the photo bears a striking resemblance to my own dad so I immediately clicked on it. I recognized the name "Mike Loomis" immediately. Hope to get in touch with you and Killerbee.