The following members of VMF-212 were credited with shooting down at least five Japanese aircraft and earned the right to be called an Ace.
 The numbers after their name represents the number of enemy aircraft they were credited with shooting down.

Harold W. Bauer - 11.0
William A. Carlton - 5.0
Jack E. Conger - 10.0
Phillip C. DeLong - 11.2
Frank C. Drury - 6.0
Hugh M. Elwood - 5.2
Loren D. Everton - 12.0
Henry B. Hamilton - 7.0
John McManus - 6.0
Donald C. Owen - 5.0
Frederick R. Payne Jr. - 7.5
Francis E. Pierce Jr. - 6.0
George H. Poske - 5.0
Robert F. Stout - 6.0.
The following members of VMF-212 were credited with shooting down at least five Japanese aircraft and earned the right to be called an Ace.  The numbers after their name represents the number of enemy aircraft they were credited with shooting down.
Harold W. Bauer - 11.0
William A. Carlton - 5.0
Jack E. Conger - 10.0
Phillip C. DeLong - 11.2
Frank C. Drury - 6.0
Hugh M. Elwood - 5.2
Loren D. Everton - 12.0
Henry B. Hamilton - 7.0
John McManus - 6.0
Donald C. Owen - 5.0
Frederick R. Payne Jr. - 7.5
Francis E. Pierce Jr. - 6.0
George H. Poske - 5.0
Robert F. Stout - 6.0.
VMFA-212