walika Posted June 4, 2022 Share #1 Posted June 4, 2022 VF(N)-42 and VF(N)-53 | Night Fighting Squadron Forty-Two Lineage 10 March 1944 VF(N)-102 Established at NAS 25 August 1944 VF(N)-102 was redesignated VF(N)-42 02 January 1945 VF(N)-42 was redesignated VF(N)-53 11 June 1946 VF(N)-53 Disestablished at NAS Aircraft: F6F-5N, F6F-5, F6F-5P VF(N)-102, VF(N)-42, VF(N)-53 Deployments VF(N)-102 | F6F-5N 11 July 1944 - 25 July 1944 | CV-4 Ranger Trip to San Diego VF(N)-53 | F6F-5N, F6F-5, F6F-5P 29 January 1945 - 16 March 1945 | CV-3 Saratoga West Pacific (Tinian, Eniwetok) Silk embroidery on silk References Insignia and Decorations of the U. S. Armed Forces. revised Edition December 1, 1944. National Geographic Society. p 179. "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 Jun 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted February 15 Share #2 Posted February 15 I remember this patch on Ebay....I think it was in the Vietnam section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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