Squadron History

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Squadron History - Page 2

Jan 1945

F6F-5 Hellcat

Grumman

Sep 1945

Feb 1946

F4U Corsair

F4U-4 Corsair

Vought

30 Jun 1948

Feb 1950

F8F-2 Bearcat

F8F-1B Bearcat

Grumman

03 Aug 1950

F2H-2 Banshee

McDonnell

Oct 1955

F9F-8B Cougar

Grumman

04 Jun 1958

18 Dec 1962

Nov 1966

Feb 1969

Mar 1969

A4D-2 Skyhawk

A4C Skyhawk

A4E Skyhawk

A4B Skyhawk

A4C Skyhawk

Douglas

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11 Jan 45

20 Aug 45

14 May 45

01 JUL 47

1948

03 Jan 50

02 Jul 48

19 Oct 51

27 Feb 54

25 NOV 52

Jul 55

Feb 57

05 Dec 59

25 Apr 58

22 Jul 60

25 Jul 62

31 Jul 61

Jul 63

01 Aug 64

24 Jun 66

Jun

07 Aug 67

17 Nov 67

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LCDR Hush W. Nicholson

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR Edwin S. Connant

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LT Edwin S. Connant (acting)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR C. E. Houston

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LCDR Walter O. Zoecklein (acting)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LCDR Hugh A. Kelly

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LCDR James E. Shew

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR Douglas A. Clark

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR Lewis W. Jenkins

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LCDR William W. Kelly

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR Hollis H. Hills

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR O. L. Dauphin

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR S. O. Bach

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR Newton P. Foss

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR L. W. Baldwin, Jr.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR W. S. Nelson

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR L. E. Irvin

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR G. E. R. Kinnear II

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR C. B. Crockett

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR S. R. Foley, Jr.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR James H. Scott

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR S. E. Latimer, Jr.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR Walter L. Clarke, Jr.

10 Feb 45 To

15 May 51 To

27 Oct 49 To

19 Apr 52 To

26 Apr 53 To

13 Aug 56 To

07 Jul 54 To

07 Aug 59 To

02 Feb 61 To

06 Sep 60 To

07 Feb 62 To

01 Oct 63 To

11 Mar 66 To

15 Feb 65 To

06 Jun 67 To

09 Mar 69 To

04 Jun 68 To

13 Jun 45

04 Oct 51

23 Nov 49

12 Oct 52

04 Dec 53

11 Feb 57

20 Dec 54

26 Feb 60

15 May 61

20 Oct 60

28 Aug 62

23 May 64

26 Oct 66

20 Sep 65

15 Sep 67

09 Oct 69

08 Feb 69

CVG-17

CVG-4

CVG-6

CVG-4

CVG-10

CVW-10

CVW-3

CVW-10

CVW-17

CVW-7

CVW-10

CV 12

CV 34

CVB 42

CVB 43

CVA 39

CVA 43

CVA 9

CVA 38

CVA 60

CVA 38

CVA 59

CVA 62

CVS 11

USS Hornet

USS Oriskany

USS Franklin D Roosevelt

USS Coral Sea

USS Lake Champlain

USS Coral Sea

USS Essex

USS Shangri-La

USS Saratoga

USS Shangri-La

USS Forrestal

USS Independence

USS Intrepid

Pacific

Mediterranean

NorLant

Mediterranean

Korea / West Pac / Med

Mediterranean

Norlant

Mediterranean

WestPac / Vietnam

NorLant

WestPac / Vietnam

F6F-5

F2H-2

F8F-2

F2H-2

F9F-8B

F2H-2

A4D-2

A-4C

A-4E

A-4C

A-4E

Hellcat

Banshee

Bearcat

Banshee

Cougar

Banshee

Skyhawk

Date	Tail Code	Air Wing
02 Jan 1945	C	CVG-17 / CVBG-17 / CVBG-5 / CVG-6 (1)
Sep 1950	F	CVG-4
1954	P/PK (2)	CVG-10
12 Oct 1961		CVG-1 (3)
12 Nov 1961	AK	CVG-10/CVW-10 (4)
01 Jan 1966	AC	CVW-3
01 Feb 1967	AA	CVW-17
10 Jan 1968	AK	CVW-10
03 Mar 1969	AG	CVW-7

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Departure & Return Air Wing Carrier Aircraft Area of Operation

(1) CVG-17 was established on 01 Jan 1943 redesignated CVB-17 on 22 Jan 1946, then redesignated CVBG-5 on 15 Nov 1946. CVBG-5 was then redesignated CVG-6 on 27 Jul 1957.

(2) The tail code was changed from P to AK in 1957. The effective date for this change was most likely 01 Jul 1957.

(3) The squadron was temporarily assigned to Air Group 1 for operation BLOW TORCH, simulated nuclear strikes against North American targets, and for nuclear operational suitability tests onboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)

(4) CVG-10 was redesignated CVW-10 when Carrier Air Group (CVG) designations were redesignated to Carrier Air Wings (CVW) on 20 Dec 1963.

(VNSM) Vietnam Service Medal 15 Jul 67 - 17 Jul 67
23 Jul 67 - 31 Jul 67
12 Aug 67 - 13 Aug 67
05 Sep 68 - 27 Sep 68
14 Oct 68 - 14 Nov 68
03 Dec 68 - 27 Dec 68

(KPUC) Korean Presidential Unit Citation

09 Jun 53 - 27 Sep 53

(KSM) Korean Service Medal09 Jun 53 - 27 Sep 53

(NAVE) Navy "E" Ribbon

01 Jul 49 - 30 Jun 50
01 Jul 55 - 30 Jun 56
01 Jul 59 - 30 Jun 60
01 Jul 65 - 31 Dec 66

04 Jun 68 - 08 Feb 69

WW2 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Feb 45 - Jun 45

WW2 Victory Medal

Feb 45 - Jun 45

National Defense Service Medal

(NEM) Nave Expeditionary Medal

03 Jun 61 - 11 Jun 61