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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:F4F_Wildcat
gptkb:F6F_Hellcat
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
American Campaign Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Ewa
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_John_L._Smith
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Inactive
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gptkbp:disbanded
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Post-war reduction
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
Battle of Wake Island
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First_Marine_squadron_to_engage_in_combat_in_World_War_II.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fighter Squadron 211 (VMF-211)
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:VMF-211_Insignia
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:mission
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Fighter operations
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gptkbp:motto
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nan
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Wake Island Avengers
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Captain_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_John_L._Smith
gptkb:Major_Gregory_Boyington
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_H._McRae
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Defense_of_Wake_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Marianas Turkey Shoot
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:VMF-211_(reestablished)
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1942
1945
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