Marine Attack Squadron 214

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marine_Attack_Squadron_214
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1942
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:AV-8B_Harrier_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:VMA-214
gptkbp:basedIn MCAS Yuma, Arizona
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:Black_Sheep
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal
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:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Afghanistan_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:emblem Black sheep with wings
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Yuma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marine Attack Squadron 214
gptkbp:inPopularCulture gptkb:Baa_Baa_Black_Sheep_(TV_series)
Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fighting_Black_Sheep
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Sheep
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Gregory_Boyington
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:3rd_Marine_Aircraft_Wing
gptkb:Marine_Aircraft_Group_13
gptkbp:previousAircraft gptkb:F4U_Corsair
gptkb:F9F_Panther
gptkb:A-4_Skyhawk
gptkb:F4F_Wildcat
gptkbp:previousDesignation gptkb:VMA-214
gptkb:VMF-214
gptkbp:role attack squadron
gptkbp:website https://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Units/MAG-13/VMA-214/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VMA-214
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7