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VF-1

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Type Carrier Fighter
Commissioned 01/05/1943
Formed at Alameda
Decommissioned 25/10/1945
Squadron history Formed as VF-4 on 01/05/1943
Redesignated VF-1 on 15/07/1943

Airbases and Ships

Base From To Notes
Alameda 01/05/1943
Hilo 23/08/1943 29/08/1943
Barber's Point 29/08/1943 08/11/1943
Barnes (CVE-20) 08/11/1943 25/11/1943
Nassau (CVE-16) 08/11/1943 25/11/1943
Hawkins Field 25/11/1943 16/01/1944
White Plains (CVE-66) 16/01/1944 05/02/1944
Kaneohe 05/02/1944 29/05/1944
Yorktown (CV-10) 29/05/1944 02/08/1944
Alameda 01/10/1944 06/11/1944
Fallon 06/11/1944 18/01/1945
Alameda 18/01/1945 02/03/1945
Kahului 09/03/1945 17/05/1945
Bennington (CV-20) 17/06/1945 24/09/1945

Pilots

Name From Until Role
Cdr Bernard M. Strean CO
Lt Floyd D. Hunter
Lt Harry J. Mueller
Lt Richard H. Shireman
Lt Ralph K. Wines
Lt Robert R. Baysinger
Lt Richard T. Eastmond
Lt Franklin L. Clark
Lt Morris D. Wilmot
Lt Scott A. McKeown

Victories

Name Date and Time Location Aircraft Victim Destroyed Probable Damaged
Richard T. Eastmond 22/12/1943 02:00 Mille F6F A6M 1
Walker A. Settle 22/12/1943 02:00 Mille F6F A6M 1
George W. Staeheli 11/06/1944 12:20 F6F H8K 1
Edward H. Martin 11/06/1944 12:45 F6F Ki-48 1
Arthur M. Payton 11/06/1944 01:00 F6F H8K 1
Richard T. Eastmond 11/06/1944 02:45 Guam F6F A6M 1
Roy A. Bechtol 11/06/1944 02:45 Guam F6F A6M 1
John LeBoutillier 11/06/1944 02:45 Guam F6F A6M 1
William C. Mosely 12/06/1944 07:15 Guam F6F A6M 1
Robert R. Baysinger 12/06/1944 07:15 Guam F6F A6M 1
Paul M. Henderson 12/06/1944 09:00 Guam F6F Ki-21 1
Bernard M. Strean 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Roy A. Bechtol 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Jack F. Hankins 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
M M. Tomme 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Totals 14 1 0