Bill Scott Posted March 1, 2022 Share #1 Posted March 1, 2022 Does anyone know what Carrier VC-72 flew off of and what they did during WW2.Any and all info is greatly appreciated. Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stratasfan Posted March 1, 2022 Share #2 Posted March 1, 2022 Did you see this from Wikipedia? From January to March 1942 VF-72 was deployed on USS Ranger in the Atlantic Fleet.[3] In April 1942, VF-72 was based ashore at Naval Station Norfolk and then transferred to the USS Wasp.[4] In early June 1942, VF-72 had reequipped with the F4F-4 at NAS Alameda and from mid-June through July was shore-based at Naval Station Pearl Harbor.[5] In August VF-72 was deployed on USS Hornet.[6] Following the sinking of the USS Hornet on 26 October 1942, VF-72 was deployed on USS Nassau from January until March 1943 when it was disembarked at Pearl Harbour.[8][9] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted March 1, 2022 Elizabeth it is VC-72 a Composite Squadron not a Fighter Squadron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 1, 2022 Share #4 Posted March 1, 2022 Composite Squadron 72 (VC-72) CVE-61 USS MANILA BAY CVE-69 USS KASAAN BAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US82Bravo Posted March 1, 2022 Share #5 Posted March 1, 2022 Bill, Here are some excerpts from the squadron's history: Excerpts from documents on fold3.com Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted March 2, 2022 Thanks one and all for your help it is greatly appreciated.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocsfollowme Posted March 2, 2022 Share #7 Posted March 2, 2022 Late to the party, but specifically VC-72 Deployments 24.May 1945 - June 1945 CVE-61 USS Manila Bay - Aircraft: FM-2, TBM June 1945 - 14. August 1945 CVE-69 USS Kasaan Bay - Aircraft: FM-2, TBM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted March 3, 2022 Share #8 Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 3:41 PM, Bill Scott said: Does anyone know what Carrier VC-72 flew off of and what they did during WW2.Any and all info is greatly appreciated. Scotty Bill, Do I detect a VC-72 patch for sale soon? Jeffro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Scott Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted March 3, 2022 If you like them on the jacket with dog tags, pilots license, letters etc. a solid maybe.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted March 4, 2022 Share #10 Posted March 4, 2022 Photos or you’re just “tellin’ tales out of school”😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_k Posted March 4, 2022 Share #11 Posted March 4, 2022 On 3/3/2022 at 2:01 PM, Bill Scott said: If you like them on the jacket with dog tags, pilots license, letters etc. a solid maybe.Scotty Sounds very interesting, tell us more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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