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| rdfs:comment | - Marine Fighter Squadron 123 (VMF-123) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and in the Marine Forces Reserve. Known as the “Flying Eight Balls”, they fought on Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and served as a training squadron for replacement pilots during the Korean War. They were deactivated in the late 1950s and remain in an inactive status today.
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| Nickname | - Eight Balls
- Flying Eight Balls
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| Unit Name | - Marine Fighter Squadron 123
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| Battles | - World War II
- * Battle of Guadalcanal
- * Battle of Okinawa
- * Battle of Iwo Jima
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| abstract | - Marine Fighter Squadron 123 (VMF-123) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and in the Marine Forces Reserve. Known as the “Flying Eight Balls”, they fought on Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and served as a training squadron for replacement pilots during the Korean War. They were deactivated in the late 1950s and remain in an inactive status today.
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