Torpedo Squadron 2

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:TBD_Devastator
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkb:USS_Wasp
gptkb:USS_Enterprise
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_C._Waldron
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945
gptkbp:engagements aircraft carrier operations
gptkbp:formation_date 1941
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_San_Diego
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered torpedo tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torpedo Squadron 2
gptkbp:legacy influenced future naval aviation tactics
gptkbp:members gptkb:aviator
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Avengers
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Ensign_George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_C._Waldron
gptkb:Ensign_Charles_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_Edward_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_Frank_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_George_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_James_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_John_A._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_John_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_Joseph_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_Richard_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_Robert_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_Thomas_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Ensign_William_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkb:Ensign_William_H._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_John_M._Mc_Gowan
gptkb:Lieutenant_Richard_H._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:operational_area Pacific Theater
gptkbp:operations gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:reputation bravery in combat
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Torpedo_Squadron_8
gptkbp:training gptkb:Naval_Aviation_Training_Command
gptkbp:type torpedo bomber squadron
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Torpedo_Squadron_8
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4