Torpedo Squadron 8

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Torpedo_Squadron_8

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1941–1945
gptkbp:aircraftType	gptkb:Douglas_TBD_Devastator gptkb:Grumman_TBF_Avenger
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:fate	disestablished
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Torpedo Squadron 8
gptkbp:nickname	VT-8
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:John_C._Waldron
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkbp:notableEvent	suffered heavy losses at Midway
gptkbp:notableMember	Ensign Charles E. Brannon Ensign George B. Campbell Ensign George Gay Ensign Harold Ellison Ensign Harold N. Lyon Ensign Henry R. Kenyon Ensign John P. Gray Ensign John P. Greer Ensign Lloyd W. Brown Ensign Ulvert M. Moore Ensign Victor A. Lewis Ensign William Evans Ensign William H. Swann Ensign William R. Evans Ensign William V. Mower Ensign William W. Abercrombie
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:USS_Saratoga_(CV-3) gptkb:USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_E._Waldron
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7