walika Posted November 9, 2019 Share #1 Posted November 9, 2019 VMB-443 | Marine Bombing Squadron 443 Date Commissioned: 9.15.43, Cherry Point Overseas Date: 9.44 | EmirauDate Deactivated: 11.30.45, MiramarAircraft: PBJ-ID, PBJ- 1J Insignia Artist: Donald GraserDate of Insignia: 1944Authorization: HQMC Manufacturing Details: First issue -American embroidered on twill. Second issue - Australian embroidered on wool. Type 1 | American embroidered on twill PBJ-1D | The only surviving PBJ-1D still flying. Interior photos of the plane and other images can be seen in a 2012 post, here. Millstein, Jeff. U. S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia 1941-1946. p 88. Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle - Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945. p 444. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 10, 2019 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2019 Do you post these as you find them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walika Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted November 10, 2019 Do you post these as you find them? No, the patches in my posts are in my collection and I post them as I have time. Glad you enjoy them. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 10, 2019 Share #4 Posted November 10, 2019 Thanks Rick. I love them actually. I used to collect squadron patch groupings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skysoldier80 Posted November 10, 2019 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2019 My grandpa was in the squadron in WWII and I met a bunch of surviving members of the Squadron in 2005 at a reunion. One of the former Assistants Commandants of the USMC was the MAG61 and VMB443 commander who I got to meet before he died. Pretty awesome squadron. If I am not mistaken that PBJ is a representative of VMB 433 which was part of MAG61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walika Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted November 10, 2019 My grandpa was in the squadron in WWII and I met a bunch of surviving members of the Squadron in 2005 at a reunion. One of the former Assistants Commandants of the USMC was the MAG61 and VMB443 commander who I got to meet before he died. Pretty awesome squadron. If I am not mistaken that PBJ is a representative of VMB 433 which was part of MAG61 Yes, the plane is a restored PBJ from VMB-433. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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