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Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Marine_All_Weather_Fighter_Attack_Squadron_242
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:VMFA(AW)-242
gptkbp:activeIn
1943–1946
1960–present
gptkbp:aircraft
gptkb:F/A-18D_Hornet
gptkbp:allegiance
gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Vietnam_Service_Medal
gptkb:Iraq_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:engagedIn
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Iwakuni,_Japan
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:Death_From_The_Dark
gptkbp:nickname
Bats
gptkbp:notableCommander
LtCol John F. G. Wade
LtCol John P. Flynn
LtCol William R. Fox
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:1st_Marine_Aircraft_Wing
gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_12
gptkbp:previousAircraft
gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:A-6_Intruder
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
F-4 Phantom II
gptkbp:previousDesignation
gptkb:VMA-242
gptkb:VMFA-242
VMF-242
gptkbp:role
Fighter attack
All-weather operations
gptkbp:tailCode
DT
gptkbp:website
https://www.1stmaw.marines.mil/Subordinate-Units/Marine-Aircraft-Group-12/VMFA-242/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:VMFA(AW)-242
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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