Attack Squadron 54
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| 3. July 1928 | VS-2B Established at NAS Wildwood |
| 1. July 1937 | VS-2B was redesignated VS-3 |
| 1. March 1943 | VS-3 was redesignated VB-4 |
| 15. July 1943 | VB-4 was redesignated VB-5 |
| 15. November 1946 | VB-5 was redesignated VA-5A |
| 16. August 1948 | VA-5A was redesignated VA-54 |
| 1. December 1949 | VA-54 Disestablished at NAS Miramar CA. |
| Planes: |
1928 - 1932
O2U-1, O2U-2
1932 - 1936
SU-2, SU-3
1936 - 1939
SBU-1
1939 - 1941
SBC-3
1941 - 1943
SBD-3
1943 - 1944
SBD-4
1943 - 1944
SBD-4
1944
- 1946
SB2C-4
1946 - 1948
SB2C-5
1948
- 1949
F4U-4
1949
- 1949
AD-1 AD-4
| VS-2B, VS-3, VB-4, VB-5, VA-5A, VA-54 Deployments | ||||
| VS-2B | ||||
| 15. January 1929 - March 1929 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | O2U-2 | 2-S-0 |
| 15. February 1930 - 21. June 1930 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | O2U-2 | 2-S-0 |
| 5. February 1931 - 15. April 1931 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | O2U-2 | 2-S-0 |
| 31. January 1932 - 19. March 1932 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | O3U-2 | 2-S-0 |
| 23. January 1933 - 17. February 1933 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | SU-2, SU-3 | 2-S-0 |
| 9. April 1934 - 9. November 1934 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | SU-2, SU-3 | 2-S-0 |
| May 1935 - June 1935 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | SU-2, SU-3 | 2-S-0 |
| 27. April 1936 - 6. June 1936 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | SBU-1 | 2-S-0 |
| 16. April 1937 - 28. May 1937 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | - | SBU-1 | 2-S-0 |
| VS-3 | ||||
| 15. March 1938 - April 1938 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | -Saratoga Air Group | SBC-3 | 3-S-0 |
| 20 April 1939 - 1939 | CV-2 USS Lexington | Lexington Air Group | SBC-3 | 3-S-0 |
| 2. April 1940 - 21. June 1940 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | -Saratoga Air Group | SBC-3 | 3-S-0 |
| 8. December 1941 - 19. February 1942 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | -Saratoga Air Group | SBD-3 | 3-S-0 |
| 7. July 1942 - 21. September 1942 | CV-3 USS Saratoga | -Saratoga Air Group | SBD-3 | 3-S-0 |
| VB-5 | ||||
| 21. May 1943 - 17. June 1943 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-5 | SBD-5 | - |
| 6. July 1943 - 24. July 1943 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-5 | SBD-5 | - |
| 22. August 1943 - 7. September 1943 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-5 | SBD-5 | - |
| 29. September 1943 - 11. October 1943 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-5 | SBD-5 | - |
| 10. November 1943 - 9. December 1943 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-5 | SBD-5 | - |
| 16. January 1944 - 11. May 1944 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-5 | SBD-5 | - |
| 3. March 1945 - 19. March 1945 | CV-13 USS Franklin | CVG-5 | SB2C-4E | - |
| VA-5A | ||||
| 31. March 1947 - 16. June 1947 | CV-38 USS Shangria La | CVAG-5 | SB2C-5 | S 300 |
| VS-2B, VS-3, VB-4, VB-5, VA-5A, VA-54 Commanding Officers | ||
| Lt. Forrest P. Sherman (acting) | 3. Jul. 1928 | 3. Jul. 1928 |
| LCdr. Virgil C. Griffin | 3. Jul. 1928 | Apr. 1929 |
| LT Forrest P. Sherman (acting) | Apr. 1929 | 21. Jun. 1929 |
| LCdr. Dewitt C. Watson | 21. Jun. 1929 | 1. Jun. 1931 |
| LCdr. Adolph P. Schneider | 1. Jun. 1931 | 17. Aug. 1931 |
| LCdr. Oscar W. Erickson | 17. Aug. 1931 | 5. Nov. 1931 |
| Lt. Robert P. McConnell (acting) | 5. Nov. 1931 | Jun. 1932 |
| LCdr. Gordon Rowe | Jun. 1932 | Dec. 1932 |
| LCdr. Theodore C. Lonnquest | Dec. 1932 | Jul. 1932 |
| Lt. Harold M. Martin (acting) | Jul. 1932 | 13. Jul. 1934 |
| LCdr. Felix B. Stump | 13. Jul. 1934 | Jun. 1936 |
| LCdr. John F. Gillon | Jun. 1936 | Jun. 1937 |
| LCdr. Frederick W. McMahon | Jun. 1937 | Jun. 1938 |
| LCdr. Charles F. Greber | Jun. 1938 | 1940 |
| LCdr. Robert C. Sutliff | 1940 | 3. Apr. 1941 |
| LCdr. Sutlia | 3. Apr. 1941 | 1. Oct. 1941 |
| LCdr. Herbert L. Hoerner | 1. Oct. 1941 | May 1942 |
| LCdr. Louis J. Kirn | May 1942 | Mar. 1943 |
| LCdr. Robert M. Milner | Mar. 1943 | Sep. 1943 |
| LCdr. Edgar E. Stebbins | Sep. 1943 | 25. Jun. 1944 |
| Lt. Charles P. Mason | 25. Jun. 1944 | 2. Jul. 1944 |
| LCdr. John G. Sheridan | 2. Jul. 1944 | 15. May 1945 |
| Lt. Harold W. Calhoun (acting) | 15. May 1945 | 31. May 1945 |
| Lt.JG F. D. Brunner (acting) | 31. May 1945 | 25. Jun. 1945 |
| LCdr. Paul J. Knapp | 25. Jun. 1945 | 28. Aug. 1945 |
| Lt. Eugene M. Yoder (acting) | 28. Aug. 1945 | 7. Sep. 1945 |
| LTJG H. M. Ziskin (acting) | 7. Sep. 1945 | 8. Sep. 1945 |
| LCdr. Howard L. Grimmell (acting) | 8. Sep. 1945 | 7. Nov. 1945 |
| LCdr. Allen L. Lewis (acting) | 7. Nov. 1945 | 5. Dec. 1945 |
| LCdr. Allen L. Lewis | 5. Dec. 1945 | 4. Oct. 1947 |
| Cdr. Walter F. Madden | 4. Oct. 1947 | 21. Jun. 1948 |
| LCdr. Willard L. Nyburg (acting) | 21. Jun. 1948 | 27. Jul. 1948 |
| Cdr. Edgar S. Keats | 27. Jul. 1948 | 4. Feb. 1949 |
| LCdr. R. A. Newcomb | 4. Feb. 1949 | 8. Apr. 1949 |
| LCdr. D. K. English | 8. Apr. 1949 | 1. Dec. 1949 |
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