| Type | Carrier Fighter | 
|---|---|
| Commissioned | 01/07/1937 | 
| Formed at | |
| Decommissioned | 
| Squadron history | Re-designated VF-3 on 01/03/1943 | 
|---|
| Base | From | To | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise (CV-6) | 15/07/1937 | 10/10/1942 | 
| Name | From | Until | Role | 
|---|---|---|---|
| David R. Flynn | |||
| AOM1c Homer W. Carter | 28/03/1942 | ||
| Norman D. Hodson | |||
| Walter J. Hiebert | |||
| Ralph M. Rich | |||
| Herbert H. Menges | |||
| Thomas C. Provost | |||
| Harold N. Heisel | |||
| James G. Daniels | |||
| John C. Kelley |