VF-93 | "Polecats"

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VF-93 | "Polecats"

Established 15 December 1944
Disestablished 30 Apr 1946

Aircraft: F6F-5 and F4U-4

 

Deployment: USS Boxer (CV-21)

The "Polecats" were the first iteration of VF-93. The unit deployed on the Boxer, which was commissioned on 16 April 1945 under the command of Captain D. F. Smith. She subsequently began sea trials and a shakedown cruise. Before these were complete, the Empire of Japan surrendered on V-J Day marking the end of World War II, before Boxer could participate. Below is the only example of this patch I have seen.

 

Embroidered on wool.

 

 

Source:

Tailhook Association. Hook Magazine.

Tillman, Barrett. U. S. Navy Fighter Squadrons in World War II. 1997.