walika Posted June 21, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 21, 2020 VT-23 | Torpedo Squadron TWENTY THREE | "The Blessed Bums" Established: VS-23 16 November 1942 at NAS Redesignated VC-23 1 March 1943 Redesignated VT-23 15 November 1943 Disestablished at NAS 19 September 1945 Assignment: Air Group 23 | CVLG-23 USS Princeton, Langley CVL-27 Aircraft: TBF-1C Deployments: VC-23 August 1943 - 8. August 1943 CVL-23 USS Princeton CVLG-23 TBF- - 25. August 1943 - September 1943 CVL-23 USS Princeton CVLG-23 TBF- - October 1943 - November 1943 CVL-23 USS Princeton CVLG-23 TBF- West Pacific (Bougainville, Rabaul) VT-23 3. January 1944 - January 1944 CVL-23 USS Princeton CVLG-23 TBF- -- 19. January 1944 - 11. May 1944 CVL-23 USS Princeton CVLG-23 TBF- West Pacific (Wojote, Kwajalein) 16. February 1945 - 17 April 1945 CVL-27 USS Langley CVLG-23 TBF-1C West Pacific Silkscreened on aircraft fabric. Stenciled on back VT-23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted June 22, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 22, 2020 Now that is one cool and creative squadron patch. Love it and can honestly say I have never seen this patch before. Thanks for the write up and sharing the patch with us here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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