Attack Squadron 23
"Black Knights"
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Linage |
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| December 1949 | VA-653 Established at NAS Akron |
| 1. February 1951 | Recalled to active duty |
| 4. February 1952 | VF-653 was redesignated VF-151 |
| 7. February 1956 | VF-151 was redesignated VA-151 |
| 23. February 1959 | VA-151 was redesignated VA-23 |
| 21. March 1970 | VA-23 Disestablished at NAS Seatle WA. |
| Planes: |
1949 - 1951
FG-1D
1951
- 1952
F4U-4
1952
- 1952
F9F-5
1952
- 1955
F9F-2
1955
- 1956
F7U-3M
1956
- 1957
F9F-8
1957
- 1960
FJ-4B
1960
- 1962
A4D-2
1962 - 1967
A-4E
1967 - 1970
A-4F
| VF-653, VF-151, VA-151, VA-23 Deployments | ||||
| 15. October 1951 - 3. July 1952 | CV-45 USS Valley Forge | ATG-1 | F4U-4 / -4B | H 300 |
| VF-151 | ||||
| 30. March 1953 - 28. November 1953 | CVA-21 USS Boxer | ATG-1 | F9F-2 | H 300 |
| 1. September 1954 - 11. April 1955 | CVA-18 USS Wasp | ATG-1 | F9F-2 | H 300 |
| 28. May 1956 - 20 December 1956 | CVA-16 USS Lexington | ATG-1 | F7U-3 | U 300 |
| 4. October 1958 - 16. February 1959 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | ATG-1 | FJ-4B | NA 300 |
| VA-23 | ||||
| 15. August 1959 - 25. March 1960 | CVA-41 USS Midway | CVG-2 | FJ-4B | NE 400 |
| 15. February 1961 - 28. September 1961 | CVA-41 USS Midway | CVG-2 | A4D-2 | NE 400 |
| 6. April 1962 - 20. October 1962 | CVA-41 USS Midway | CVG-2 | A4D-2 | NE 400 |
| 8. November 1963 - 26. May 1964 | CVA-41 USS Midway | CVW-2 | A-4E | NE 300 |
| 6. March 1965 - 23. November 1965 | CVA-41 USS Midway | CVW-2 | A-4E | NE 300 |
| 29. July 1966 - 23. February 1967 | CVA-43 USS Coral Sea | CVW-2 | A-4E | NE 300 |
| 28. December 1967 -17. August 1968 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVW-19 | A-4F | NM 300 |
| 14. April 1969 - 17. November 1969 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-19 | TA-4F, A-4F | NM 300 |
| VF-653, VF-151, VA-151, VA-23 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCdr. Cook Cleland | Dec. 1949 | 28. Aug. 1952 |
| LCdr. J. M. Rickabaugh | 28. Aug. 1952 | Nov. 1953 |
| LCdr. Benjamin Tappan, Jr. | Nov. 1953 | Jun. 1955 |
| Cdr. E. S. Parks | Jun. 1955 | 1956 |
| LCdr. Robert H. Moore, Jr. | 1956 | Jan. 1957 |
| LCdr. Bernard Sevilla | Jan. 1957 | 30. May.1958 |
| Cdr. E. W. Blackburn | 30. May.1958 | 6. Mar. 1959 |
| Cdr. L. M. Cauble | 6. Mar. 1959 | 8. Apr. 1960 |
| Cdr. S. G. Gorsline, Jr. | 8. Apr. 1960 | 28. Sep. 1961 |
| LCdr. Edward E. Riley (acting) | 28. Sep. 1961 | 6. Nov. 1961 |
| Cdr. G. M. Veling | 6. Nov. 1961 | 18. Sep. 1962 |
| Cdr. Edward E. Riley | 18. Sep. 1962 | 20. Aug. 1963 |
| Cdr. Robert P. Smith | 20. Aug. 1963 | 2. Jul. 1964 |
| Cdr. John R. Dewenter | 2. Jul. 1964 | 2. Jul. 1965 |
| Cdr. Robert R. King, Jr. | 2. Jul. 1965 | 1. Jul. 1966 |
| Cdr. Richard A. Mackell | 1. Jul. 1966 | 23. Jun. 1967 |
| Cdr. Charles L. Bush | 23. Jun. 1967 | 24. Jul. 1968 |
| Cdr. Morris A. Peelle | 24. Jul. 1968 | 9. Jul. 1969 |
| Cdr. Theodore L. Lloyd, Jr. | 9. Jul. 1969 | 21. Mar. 1970 |
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History |
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