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VC-8

Type	Composite
Commissioned	09/09/1943
Formed at	Seattle
Decommissioned	09/10/1945

Squadron history

Airbases and Ships

Base	From	To	Notes
Seattle	09/09/1943	27/09/1943
Astoria	27/09/1943	12/11/1943
Holtville	13/11/1943	30/11/1943
Ream Field	30/11/1943	15/01/1944
Solomons (CVE-67)	15/01/1944	23/01/1944	Qualifications
North Island	23/01/1944	30/01/1944
Solomons (CVE-67)	30/01/1944	16/02/1944
Norfolk	16/02/1944	28/02/1944
Quonset Point	28/02/1944	16/04/1944
Manteo	16/04/1944	05/05/1944
Norfolk	05/05/1944	12/05/1944
Guadalcanal (CVE-60)	12/05/1944	22/06/1944	ASW cruise
Norfolk	22/06/1944	13/07/1944
Creeds	13/07/1944	28/08/1944
Norfolk	28/08/1944	17/09/1944
Card (CVE-11)	17/09/1944	04/11/1944	ASW cruise
Norfolk	04/11/1944	05/11/1944
Pungo	05/11/1944	04/12/1944
Norfolk	04/12/1944	17/12/1944
Tripoli (CVE-64)	17/12/1944	10/11/1945	Transport
Ford Island	10/01/1945	11/01/1945
Hilo	11/01/1945