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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Destroyer
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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USS Enterprise (CV-6)
USS Wasp (CV-7)
USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Yorktown (CV-5)
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:Douglas_TBD_Devastator
8
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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USS Hornet (CV-8)
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gptkbp:casualties
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3
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Commander_John_C._Waldron
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1941-10-01
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gptkbp:crewSize
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30
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1945-11-01
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:famousRival
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Ensign_George_H._W._Bush
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Solomon_Islands
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of Wake Island
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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1942-1945
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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1942
1945
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gptkbp:firstMatch
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Post-war deactivation
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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12
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_San_Diego
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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First naval air squadron to engage in combat during WWII
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First torpedo squadron to attack at Midway
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8)
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future naval aviation tactics
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gptkbp:motto
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We Attack!
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Avengers
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Attack_on_Japanese_carriers
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Battle of Midway
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Torpedo_attacks
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gptkbp:reputation
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Bravery in combat
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
|
Reconnaissance
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Torpedo_Squadron_10_(VT-10)
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Corpus_Christi
1941-1942
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Torpedo_Bomber_Squadron
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