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Unit/Organization Information
  • Patrol & Reconnaissance Wing 10
  • Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47)
Location
Coin Location: 16C13
Homebase: Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 2 June 2012
Donated by: Paul Nabors
Copies: 1 of 2
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Round shaped coin, antique brass in color, 1 47/64 inches in diameter.

Journal - Page 84 - Line 10

Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47), also known as "The Golden Swordsmen", is a maritime patrol squadron of the United States Navy based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, attached to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Two. The squadron currently flies the P-3C Orion, and is scheduled to transition to the P-8A Poseidon within the next few years.