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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:TBD_Devastator
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gptkbp:aircraft_type
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gptkb:TBF_Avenger
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:USS_Enterprise
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gptkbp:associated_with_carrier
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gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:combat_experience
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multiple naval battles
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gptkbp:combat_role
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naval air combat
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gptkbp:command_structure
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part of a carrier air group
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_C._Waldron
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
1945
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engaged_in
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naval aviation operations
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gptkbp:engagement
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aerial torpedo attacks
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
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gptkbp:formed
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1943
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gptkbp:has_units
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approximately 12 aircraft
VT-18
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Alameda
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gptkbp:historical_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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contributed to the defeat of Japan
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gptkbp:historical_period
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1940s
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:first_torpedo_squadron_to_engage_in_combat_in_the_Pacific_Theater
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Torpedo Squadron 18
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gptkbp:insignia
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squadron emblem
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:is_based_in
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gptkb:USS_Hornet
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future naval aviation tactics
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gptkbp:mission
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attack enemy ships
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gptkbp:motto
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“ Strike Hard, Strike First”
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gptkbp:notable_for
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participating in the Battle of Midway
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_C._Waldron
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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anti-shipping strikes
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gptkbp:operational_history
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short-lived but impactful
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:operational_use
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torpedo bombing
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
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gptkbp:recruited_from
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gptkb:Naval_Reserve
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:Torpedo_Squadron_19
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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disruption of Japanese naval operations
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Torpedo_Squadron_6
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gptkbp:training_programs
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_San_Diego
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gptkbp:unit_history
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part of the legacy of naval aviation.
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gptkbp:unit_type
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torpedo bomber squadron
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Torpedo_Squadron_8
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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