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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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gptkb:F4U_Corsair
15
Carrier-based fighter
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual reunions
Annual squadron reunions
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gptkbp:awards
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Presidential Unit Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_El_Toro
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue and white
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Major_John_M._McGowan
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_heritage
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Fighter squadron lineage
Marine aviation history
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Historical unit
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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_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Major_John_A._McCoy
gptkb:Major_John_M._McCoy
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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Air-to-air combat
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
Southwest_Pacific
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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1945-08-15
1943-09-15
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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Approximately 30
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Miramar
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Iwakuni
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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World War II era
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Pioneering jet fighter tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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VMF-164
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gptkbp:insignia
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Ghosts insignia
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gptkbp:isSupportedBy
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Numerous
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on future squadrons
Influence_on_modern_Marine_aviation
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pacific_Theater
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Navy
VMF-164_Association
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gptkbp:mission
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Fighter operations
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gptkbp:motto
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Death Before Dishonor
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Ghosts
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Numerous aerial victories
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McCoy
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Operation_Sandstorm
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
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Fighter escort missions
Significant_contributions_in_WWII
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gptkbp:operationalRole
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Fighter squadron
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:retired
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1944-01-01
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Air superiority
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:VMF-164
gptkb:VMF-213
VMF-164 (1945)
VMF-164 (1960)
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:VMFA-164
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Extensive
Air-to-air combat
Close air support missions
Southwest_Pacific
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Cherry_Point
gptkb:F4U_Corsair
25
Advanced fighter tactics
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
Fighter squadron
Ghosts emblem
Ghosts patch
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Established in 1943, disbanded in 1945.
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1945-09-01
1943-04-01
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