Attack Squadron 174 

"Battering Rams"

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Linage 

1. April 1944 VB-82 Established at NAS Wildwood
15. November 1946 VB-82 was redesignated VA-17A
1. September 1948 VA-17A was redesignated VA-174
25. January 1950 VA-174 Disestablished at NAAS Cecil Field FL
Planes:
 

 

 

1944 - 1945
SB2C-
3E

 
 

 

 

1945- 1948
SB2C-5

 
 

 

 

1948 - 1949
AM-1

   
 

 

 

1949 - 1950
AD-
3

 
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VB-82, VA-17A, VA-174 Deployments 
VB-82
September 1944 - September 1944 CV-20 USS Bennington CVG-82 SB2C-3 -
16. October 1944 - 17. November 1944 CV-20 USS Bennington CVG-82 SB2C-3 -
15. December 1944 - 7. January 1945 CV-20 USS Bennington CVG-82 SB2C-4E -
29. January 1945 - 17. June 1945 CV-20 USS Bennington CVG-82 SB2C-4E -
22. October 1946 - 21. December 1946 CV-15 USS Randolph CVG-82 SB2C-5 82-B-0
VA-18A
2. February 1947 - 19. March 1947 CV-15 USS Randolph CVAG-17 SB2C-5 R 300
20. May 1947 - 11. August 1947 CV-15 USS Randolph CVAG-17 SB2C-5 R 300
7. June 1948 - 6. August 1948 CVB-43 USS Coral Sea CVAG-17 SB2C-5 R 300
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VB-82, VA-17A, VA-174 Commanding Officers 
LCDR Samuel R. Brown, Jr. 1. Apr. 1944 31. Dec. 1944
LCDR Hugh Wood, Jr. (acting) 31. Dec. 1944 11. Jan. 1945
LCDR Hugh Wood, Jr. 11. Jan. 1945 11. Jul. 1945
LT J. A. Derby (acting) 11. Jul. 1945 4. Sep. 1945
LT Harry R. McRae, Jr. (acting) 4. Sep. 1945 13. Oct. 1945
LCDR Hugh Wood, Jr. 13. Oct. 1945 2. Apr. 1948
LCDR Robert E. Farkas 2. Apr. 1948 10. Jun. 1949
LCDR William R. Pittman 10. Jun. 1949 14. Dec. 1949
LCDR Harold E. Vita 14. Dec. 1949 25. Jan 1950
 

History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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