| 1. January 1943 CVG-5 established |
| CV-10 USS Yorktown | ||
| 21. May 1943 - 17. June 1943 | ||
| Caribbean Shakedown | ||
| VF-5 | F6F-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBD-5 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBF-1 | 5-T-0 |
| CV-10 USS Yorktown | ||
| 6. July 1943 - 24. July 1943 | ||
| Trip to Hawaii | ||
| VF-5 | F6F-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VB-5 | SBD-5 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBF-1 | 5-T-0 |
| CV-10 USS Yorktown | ||
| 22. August 1943 - 7. September 1943 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-5 | F6F-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VF(N)-76 Det. | F6F-3N | ... |
| VB-5 | SBD-5 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBF-1 | 5-T-0 |
| CV-10 USS Yorktown | ||
| 29. September 1943 - 11. October 1943 | ||
| West Pacific (Wake) | ||
| VF-5 | F6F-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VF(N)-76 Det. | F6F-3N | ... |
| VB-5 | SBD-5 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBF-1 | 5-T-0 |
| CV-10 USS Yorktown | ||
| 10. November 1943 - 9. December 1943 | ||
| West Pacific (Gilberts) | ||
| VF-5 | F6F-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VF(N)-76 Det. | F6F-3N | ... |
| VB-5 | SBD-5 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBF-1C | 5-T-0 |
| CV-10 USS Yorktown | ||
| 16. January 1944 - 11. May 1944 | ||
| West Pacific (Marshall, Majuro) | ||
| VF-5 | F6F-3 | 5-F-0 |
| VF(N)-76 Det. | F6F-3N | ... |
| VB-5 | SBD-5 | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBF-1C | 5-T-0 |
| CV-13 USS Franklin | ||
| 3. March 1945 - 19. March 1945 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-5 | F4U-1D, F6F-5N, F6F-5P | 5-F-0 |
| VMF-214 | F4U-1D | .. |
| VMF-452 | F4U-1D | ... |
| VB-5 | SB2C-4E | 5-B-0 |
| VT-5 | TBM-3 | 5-T-0 |
| 15. November 1946 CVG-17 redesignated CVAG-5 |
| CV-38 USS Shangria La | ||
| 31. March 1947 - 16. June 1947 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-5A | F8F-1 | S 100 |
| VF-6A | F8F-1 | S 200 |
| VA-5A | SB2C-5 | S 300 |
| VA-6A | TBM-3E / -Q | S 400 |
| 1. September 1948 CVAG-5 redesignated CVG-5 |
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For the History of the Carrier Air Group 5 after 1948 click here
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