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acting as a plane guard, the squadron conducted the longest overwater flight by single-engine aircraft on record at that time and arrived at Midway without the loss of a single aircraft or crew. The squadron flew routine patrols and awaited the expected
Japanese attack. On 1 March 1942, while still
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During
February 1991, when the air war intensified and the critical ground campaign began, Marine Attack Squadron 231 accumulated 966.2 hours. This monthly total is a United States Marine Corps Harrier record. The squadron flew a total of 987 combat sorties and 1,195.8 hours during the conflict. In
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eventually receiving 27 of the type in 1941. Along with the new aircraft came a new designation, and on 1 July 1941, the squadron was redesignated Marine Scout-Bombing
Squadron 231 (VMSB-231). With the prospect of war growing, the squadron, under the command of Major Clarence J. Chappell, embarked
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Unlike the fate that befell her sister squadrons, VO-8M was reactivated on 15 November 1934 when it was decided to decommission VS-14M and VS-15M and use the aircraft and personnel from these two carrier squadrons to reorganize VO-8M. Equipped with Vought O3U-6 "Corsairs", the squadron continued to
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on 30 August 1942, arriving right before the daily
Japanese air raid on the field and becoming the second Marine dive bomber squadron to operate ashore Major Leo Smith, and Captains Ruben Iden and Elmer Glidden led the squadron during the stay on Guadalcanal. Captain Iden died in combat on 20
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on 16 July when ten personnel of the squadron came to the rescue of the beleaguered Marine garrison at Ocotal and executed the first recorded dive bombing attack against an organized enemy, dispersing the insurgents and saving the garrison. Among the first
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September 1942, a day after he assumed command. While on
Guadalcanal, eleven of the squadron's twelve original SBDs were lost or rendered inoperable between 30 August – 3 October 1942. During this time Lieutenant Glen Loeffel was awarded the
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total, 1,660 Mk-82s, 62 Mk-83s, 969 Mk-20 Rockeyes, 78 Mk-77 fire bombs, and 22,709 rounds of 25-millimeter munitions were expended. A grand total of 1,692,000 pounds of ammunition was delivered against enemy positions and equipment.
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was created and the two squadrons operated side by side, even flying the same aircraft. Shortly thereafter, VMSB-231 was officially transferred back to Ewa, but a majority of its personnel and all of its aircraft remained at Midway.
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Brigade where it served until July 1924. During its deployment to Santo Domingo, the squadron was designated Marine Observation Squadron One (
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on 4 October 1942, causing substantial damage and leading to her eventual sinking on 11 October 1942. VMF-231 operated on
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and became the first Marine squadron on the West Coast and was designated as the aviation asset to accompany Marine
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fighter. Two months later, on 30 December 1944, it reverted to the name VMSB-231 and remained in the
Marshalls until the
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An SBD-5 Dauntless dive bomber of VMSB-231 during World War II. The pilot is Major Elmer P. Glidden
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on 4 February 1944. In October 1944, it was redesignated VMBF-231 and converted to the
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The squadron's insignia, the famous Ace of Spades, was designed by then-2nd Lieutenant
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as a squadron for the first time since World War II. Training continued at
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in 1918. By the end of February, the newly activated squadron arrived in
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In April 1999, the squadron deployed with the 26th MEU on board the
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tactics. Such tactics were to prove invaluable to the squadron in
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artillery batteries, which were indiscriminately shelling the
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during the last week of August 1942 and shipped to the South
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began and VMA-231 was flying combat missions to silence
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from VO-1M in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic c. 1922.
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on 20 April 1977, as the squadron safely returned to
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1464:History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II
1424:U.S. Marine Corps Aviation – 1912 to the Present
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1565:Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
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2252:Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2
1134:United States Marine Corps Aviation
1014:aboard the amphibious assault ship
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918:On the morning of 17 January 1991,
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2044:Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps
1570:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
1475:SBD Dauntless Units of World War 2
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775:United States Marine Corps Reserve
449:interlude, the late Major General
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2152:History of Hispanics in the USMC
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1668:Organization of the Marine Corps
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1908:Criminal Investigation Division
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1560:Commandant of the Marine Corps
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1075:24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
1039:Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
981:26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
958:22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
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783:Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
2157:History of women in the USMC
2127:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
1918:Chaplain of the Marine Corps
1779:Marine Air-Ground Task Force
1763:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
1747:Marine Corps Systems Command
1695:I Marine Expeditionary Force
1207:. United States Marine Corps
1041:. They also participated in
883:The Gulf War & the 1990s
582:Marine Corps Air Station Ewa
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1441:Rottman, Gordon L. (2002).
1392:"2018 Marine Aviation Plan"
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1536:United States Marine Corps
1499:VMA-231's official website
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1096:(OEF). They were part of
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476:Distinguished Flying Cross
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348:United States Marine Corps
344:Marine Attack Squadron 231
222:Operation Enduring Freedom
93:United States Marine Corps
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1369:VMA-231 Squadron History
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1057:The Global War on Terror
1043:Operation Joint Guardian
913:Marine Aircraft Group 13
869:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
801:bombs on its right wing.
655:Marine Aircraft Group 23
401:1st Division, Squadron 1
376:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
372:Marine Aircraft Group 14
133:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
129:Marine Aircraft Group 14
83:United States of America
1913:Judge Advocate Division
1083:Operation Iraqi Freedom
1051:Operation Avid Response
1004:United States Air Force
947:amphibious assault ship
909:Operation Desert Shield
679:escort aircraft carrier
228:Operation Iraqi Freedom
1839:Marine Raider Regiment
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1707:Marine Forces Reserve
1690:Marine Forces Pacific
1678:Marine Forces Command
1635:Seapower subcommittee
1550:Secretary of the Navy
1477:. Osprey Publishing.
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2084:Silent Drill Platoon
2064:Drum and Bugle Corps
2006:Individual equipment
1959:Martial Arts Program
1081:again in support of
491:Vought SU-2 Corsairs
474:ever to receive the
409:San Pedro de MacorĂs
325:Vought O3U-6 Corsair
264:Stanley E. Ridderhof
256:Alfred A. Cunningham
1445:. Greenwood Press.
1002:in rescuing downed
833:Carrier Air Wing 19
493:from VO-8M c. 1934.
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2034:Acronyms and terms
1944:School of Infantry
1898:Historical Marines
1829:Special Operations
1712:Fleet Marine Force
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285:AV-8B Harrier II
206:Battle of Midway
195:Battle of Ocotal
160:First and Finest
115:Air interdiction
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698:Henderson Field
673:. Arriving at
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480:Hayne D. Boyden
472:Marine aviators
424:Hayne D. Boyden
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1399:Marines.mil
1280:Mersky 1983
1242:Mersky 1983
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983:aboard the
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779:Akron, Ohio
743:F4U Corsair
702:Guadalcanal
690:Long Island
684:Long Island
630:flying boat
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515:World War I
387:Early years
378:(2nd MAW).
333:F4U Corsair
190:Banana Wars
184:World War I
180:Engagements
149:Nickname(s)
139:Garrison/HQ
2531:Categories
2074:Marine One
1789:Battalions
1543:Leadership
1410:References
1265:16 January
1211:16 January
857:Suez Canal
765:Vella Gulf
707:Navy Cross
665:Kitty Hawk
509:, in 1941.
447:West Coast
252:commanders
235:Commanders
79:Allegiance
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1876:Personnel
1867:Personnel
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242:commander
165:Tail Code
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2496:2nd LAAD
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1799:Brigades
1717:Atlantic
1661:commands
1145:Citation
1128:See also
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1012:26th MEU
992:24th MEU
715:Furutaka
635:VMSB-241
555:Saratoga
521:for new
507:MCAS Ewa
157:Motto(s)
18:VMSB-231
2481:MWCS-28
2468:MACG-28
2428:MALS-31
2410:HMH-464
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2380:MALS-29
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2327:MALS-26
2290:VMA-231
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2275:MALS-14
2179:Gung ho
2029:Culture
2024:History
2015:History
1996:Weapons
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893:Iwakuni
859:aboard
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671:Pacific
659:VMF-224
539:Langley
399:as the
397:Florida
382:History
308:Fighter
250:Notable
240:Current
69:Country
2491:MACS-2
2486:MASS-1
2420:MAG-31
2372:MAG-29
2319:MAG-26
2280:VMUT-2
2267:MAG-14
1991:Badges
1986:Awards
1659:Major
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952:Saipan
932:Khafji
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781:, and
586:Hawaii
551:, and
547:Ranger
528:Flight
519:O2B-1s
503:SB2U-3
405:France
356:V/STOL
292:Bomber
276:Attack
89:Branch
51:Active
2145:march
2116:Oorah
1851:Force
1846:Recon
1784:Bases
1395:(PDF)
1344:(PDF)
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924:Iraqi
901:Luzon
853:Egypt
849:Kenya
841:Italy
837:Spain
831:with
814:VSTOL
675:Efate
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