Round shaped coin with banner under, brass in color, 1 37/32 inches high x 2 inches wide. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Patrol & Reconnaissance Wing 10
  • Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47)
Location
Coin Location: 11A7
Homebase: Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
Deployment: Italy, Africa
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 3 June 2012
Donated by: ADC Pinnock
Copies: 1 of 1

C003436

Location: 11A7

Coin: Unit

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Narrative

Round shaped coin with banner under, brass in color, 1 37/32 inches high x 2 inches wide.

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Journal - Page 84 - Line 12

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.