VC-9
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TBM-3E Avenger torpedo bomber of squadron VC-9 taking off from the escort carrier USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62), 7 June 1945
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Active | 1942–1945 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | United States Navy |
Role | Anti-submarine warfare |
Decorations | 3 Presidential Unit Citations[1] |
Aircraft flown | |
Bomber | TBF Avenger |
Fighter | F4F Wildcat |
VC-9 (Composite Squadron Nine) was an aircraft squadron of the United States Navy. It was stationed aboard USS Bogue (CVE-9), and USS Card (CVE-11), both of which served part of World War II in the North Atlantic. VC-9 also served aboard the USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) and took part in the battle of Okinawa. The squadron was decommissioned in 1945 at Arlington, Washington.[2]
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