VMSB-343

{{Infobox military unit

{{Infobox military unit

|unit_name= Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 342

| unit_name = Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 342

|image= [[Image:VMSB-343 WWII Logo.jpg|225px]]

| image = [[Image:VMSB-343 WWII Logo.jpg|225px]]

|caption= VMSB-343 Insignia

| caption = VMSB-343 Insignia

|dates= – [[August 1]], [[1943]] - [[June 10]], [[1946]]

| dates = – [[August 1]], [[1943]] - [[June 10]], [[1946]]

|country= [[United States]]

| country = [[United States]]

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|branch= [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]

| branch = [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]

|type= Dive Bomber squadron

| type = Dive Bomber squadron

|role= [[Reconnaissance]]<br />[[Air Interdiction]]<br />[[Close air support]]

| role = [[Reconnaissance]]<br />[[Air Interdiction]]<br />[[Close air support]]

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|command_structure= Inactive

| command_structure = Inactive

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|nickname= Gregory's Gorilla's

| nickname = Gregory's Gorillas

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|aircraft_bomber=[[SBD Dauntless]]<br />[[SB2C Helldiver]]

| aircraft_bomber = [[SBD Dauntless]]<br />[[SB2C Helldiver]]

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'''Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 343''' (VMSB-343) was a [[dive bomber]] squadron of the [[United States Marine Corps]]. Nicknamed “Gregory's Gorilla's”, it saw limited action during [[World War II]] due to being assigned to fly anti-submarine patrols from [[Midway Atoll]] during its only deployed tour. After the war, the squadron later took part in the occupation of Northern China then returned to the United States to be decommissioned on [[June 10]], [[1946]]. To date, no other Marine Corps squadron has carried the lineage and honors of VMSB-343.

'''Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 343''' (VMSB-343) was a [[dive bomber]] squadron of the [[United States Marine Corps]]. Nicknamed "Gregory's Gorillas", it saw limited action during [[World War II]] due to being assigned to fly anti-submarine patrols from [[Midway Atoll]] during its only deployed tour. After the war, the squadron later took part in the occupation of Northern China then returned to the United States to be decommissioned on [[June 10]], [[1946]]. To date, no other Marine Corps squadron has carried the lineage and honors of VMSB-343.

==History==

==History==