VMF-211

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:activeYears	1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:F4U_Corsair Over 10,000 hours 15 aircraft
gptkbp:awards	Presidential Unit Citation
gptkbp:base	gptkb:Marine_Corps_Air_Station_El_Toro
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Major_John_M._McCoy
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew	Marine_Corps_training_program
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:famousFor	Combat_missions_in_the_Pacific.
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:headquarters	MCAS El Toro
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville gptkb:Battle_of_Mindanao gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines gptkb:Philippines_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima gptkb:Battle_of_Solomon_Islands gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Java_Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Peleliu Battle of Guam Battle of Saipan Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of Coral Sea Battle of Wake Island Battle of New Guinea Marianas Turkey Shoot Battle of Eniwetok Battle of Kwajalein Battle of Luzon Battle of New Britain Battle of Bismarck Sea
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	First_Marine_squadron_to_operate_the_F4U_Corsair.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	VMF-211
gptkbp:insignia	Avenger emblem
gptkbp:mission	Air superiority
gptkbp:motto	The Few, The Proud
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Avengers
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McCoy
gptkbp:operationalStatus	Inactive
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:retired	1944
gptkbp:role	Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:secondaryMission	1945-08-15 1943-09-15
gptkbp:squadrons	VMF-214
gptkbp:successor	VMF-312
gptkbp:supportRole	Over 100 missions
gptkbp:supports	VMF-222
gptkbp:training	gptkb:F6F_Hellcat Advanced fighter tactics
gptkbp:yearEstablished	1943 1945