VMP-354, the Glossary
Marine Photographic Squadron 354 (VMP-354) was a United States Marine Corps photographic reconnaissance squadron originally commissioned during World War II.[1]
Table of Contents
25 relations: Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Falalop, Grumman F7F Tigercat, Guam, Kyushu, Lineage and honors certificate, List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons, List of decommissioned United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Okinawa Prefecture, Operation Downfall, Pacific War, Peleliu, Pitt–Greenville Airport, Reconnaissance, Tail code, Ulithi Airport, United States Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps Aviation, World War II, World War II Victory Medal, Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield.
- Reconnaissance units of the United States
- Tactical reconnaissance squadrons of the United States Marine Corps
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, also known as Guam International Airport, is an international airport located in Tamuning and Barrigada, east of the capital city of Hagåtña (formerly Agana) in the United States territory of Guam.
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Consolidated B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.
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Consolidated PBY Catalina
The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Falalop
Falalop (Fl'aalop) is an island in the Ulithi Atoll in the western Pacific Ocean, approximately east of Yap.
Grumman F7F Tigercat
The Grumman F7F Tigercat is a heavy fighter aircraft that served with the United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) from late in World War II until 1954.
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Guam
Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.
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Kyushu
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).
Lineage and honors certificate
The lineage and honors certificate is a legal document, which contains certain words and phrases, that have a specific meaning.
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List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
This is a list of all of the active squadrons that exist in the United States Marine Corps, sorted by type.
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List of decommissioned United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
While other nations have Marines who are aviators, only the United States Marine Corps has its own dedicated aviation arm. VMP-354 and List of decommissioned United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons are Inactive units of the United States Marine Corps.
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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point (*) is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, United States, in the eastern part of the state.
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North Carolina
North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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Okinawa Prefecture
is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.
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Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
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Pacific War
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.
Peleliu
Peleliu (or Beliliou) is an island in the island nation of Palau.
Pitt–Greenville Airport
Pitt–Greenville Airport is a public airport located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Greenville, North Carolina, and East Carolina University.
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Reconnaissance
In military operations, military reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations.
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Tail code
Tail codes are markings usually on the vertical stabilizer of U.S. military aircraft that help identify the aircraft's unit and/or base assignment.
Ulithi Airport
Ulithi Civil Airfield is a public airport serving the island of Falalop, located in the Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia.
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.
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United States Marine Corps Aviation
The United States Marine Corps Aviation (USMCA) is the aircraft arm of the United States Marine Corps.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945.
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Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield
Yontan Airfield (also known as Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield) is a former military airfield located near Yomitan Village on the west coast of Okinawa.
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See also
Reconnaissance units of the United States
- VMP-354
Tactical reconnaissance squadrons of the United States Marine Corps
- VMFP-3
- VMP-354
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMP-354
Also known as Marine Photographic Squadron 354, VMD-354.