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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
Lt(jg) George W. Staeheli
Lt(jg) William A. Schroeder
Lt(jg) Robert A. Frink
Lt(jg) Barrie W. Canfield
Lt(jg) Arthur Abramson
Lt(jg) Jack F. Hankins
Lt(jg) John R. Meharg
Lt(jg) N D. Duberstein
Lt(jg) Lawrence H. Kenyon
Lt(jg) Henry M. Galloway

Victories

Name Date and Time Location Aircraft Victim Destroyed Probable Damaged
John R. Meharg 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Alden P. Morner 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Alden P. Morner 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Alden P. Morner 15/06/1944 02:45 Iwo Jima F6F A6M 1
Franklin L. Clark 19/06/1944 06:55 283deg, 200m from TF F6F J2M 1
Franklin L. Clark 19/06/1944 07:50 233deg, 310m from TF F6F J2M 1
James R. Pfister 19/06/1944 08:35 312deg, 210m from TF F6F A6M 1
Harry J. Mueller 19/06/1944 08:50 Guam F6F A6M 1
James R. Pfister 19/06/1944 09:10 312deg, 110m from TF F6F B5N 1
Bernard M. Strean 19/06/1944 11:15 Guam F6F A6M 1
Bernard M. Strean 19/06/1944 11:15 Guam F6F Ki-61 1
Roy A. Bechtol 19/06/1944 11:15 Guam F6F A6M 1
Roy A. Bechtol 19/06/1944 11:15 Guam F6F Ki-61 1
Roy A. Bechtol 19/06/1944 11:15 Guam F6F Ki-61 1
Jack F. Hankins 19/06/1944 11:15 Guam F6F A6M 1
Totals 14 1 0