VC-9
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|unit_name= VC-9
|image= TBM-3E VC-9 takeoff CVE-62 Jun1945.jpg
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|caption= Grumman TBM-3E Avenger torpedo bomber of squadron VC-9 taking off from the escort carrier {{USS|Natoma Bay|CVE-62}}, 7 June 1945
|dates=1942–1945
|country= {{USA}}
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|branch= United States Navy
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|role= Anti-submarine warfare
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|decorations=3 Presidential Unit Citations{{Cite web |url=http://www.navsource.net/archives/03/009.htm |title=Escort Carrier Photo Index: USS BOGUE (ACV-9) |website=NavSource |accessdate=2009-12-02 }}
|aircraft_bomber=Grumman TBF Avenger
|aircraft_fighter=Grumman F4F Wildcat
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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.{{Cite web |url=http://natomabaycve62.org/logbook/VC9.html |title=Natoma Bay VC 9 |publisher=natomabaycve62.org |accessdate=2009-12-02 }}
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External links
- [http://natomabaycve62.org/logbook/VC9.html History of VC-9]
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Category:Composite squadrons of the United States Navy
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