Attack Squadron 175
"Devil's Diplomats"
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| 1. April 1944 | VT-82 Established at NAS Quonset Point RI |
| 15. November 1946 | VT-82 was redesignated VA-18A |
| 1. September 1948 | VA-18A was redesignated VA-175 |
| 15. March 1958 | VA-175 Disestablished at NAS Jacksonville FL |
| Planes: |
1944
- 1945
TBF-1
1945
- 1949
TBM-3
1949
- 1954
AD-3, AD-4
1954
- 1958
AD-6
| VT-82, VA-18A, VA-175 Deployments | ||||
| VT-82 | ||||
| September 1944 - September 1944 | CV-20 USS Bennington | CVG-82 | TBM-3 | - |
| 16. October 1944 - 17. November 1944 | CV-20 USS Bennington | CVG-82 | TBM-3 | - |
| 15. December 1944 - 7. January 1945 | CV-20 USS Bennington | CVG-82 | TBM-3 | - |
| 29. January 1945 - 17. June 1945 | CV-20 USS Bennington | CVG-82 | TBM-3 | - |
| 22. October 1946 - 21. December 1946 | CV-15 USS Randolph | CVG-82 | TBM-3E, TBM-3Q | 82-T-0 |
| VA-18A | ||||
| 2. February 1947 - 19. March 1947 | CV-15 USS Randolph | CVAG-17 | TBM-3E, TBM-3Q | R 400 |
| 20. May 1947 - 11. August 1947 | CV-15 USS Randolph | CVAG-17 | TBM-3E, TBM-3Q | R 400 |
| 7. June 1948 - 6. August 1948 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVAG-17 | TBM-3E / 3Q | R 400 |
| VA-175 | ||||
| 9. September 1950 - 1. February 1951 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-17 | AD-4, AD-4Q | R 500 |
| 3. September 1951 - 4. February 1952 | CVB-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | CVG-17 | AD-4 / -4L | R 500 |
| 26. August 1952 - 19. December 1952 | CVB-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | CVG-17 | AD-4 / -4L | R 500 |
| 16. September 1953 - 1. May 1954 | CVA-18 USS Wasp | CVG-17 | AD-4 / -4B | R 500 |
| 5. April 1955 - 29. September 1955 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-17 | AD-6 | R 500 |
| 9. August 1956 - 25. October 1956 | CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | CVG-17 | AD-6 | R 500 |
| 7. November 1956 - 9. December 1956 | CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | CVG-17 | AD-6 | R 500 |
| 12. July 1957 - 5. March 1958 | CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | CVG-17 | AD-6 | AL 500 |
| VT-82, VA-18A, VA-175 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR William F. Eadie | 1. Apr. 1944 | 9. Jan. 1945 |
| LCDR Edward E. DeGarmo | 9. Jan. 1945 | 3. Jun. 1945 |
| LT Norman A. Wiese (acting) | 3. Jun. 1945 | Aug. 1945 |
| LCDR William I. McGowan | Aug. 1945 | 11. Feb. 1948 |
| LCDR Guiseppi Macri | 11. Feb. 1948 | 15. Jul. 1949 |
| LCDR John E. Kennedy | 15. Jul. 1949 | 19. Mar. 1951 |
| LCDR Malcolm E. Wolfe | 19. Mar. 1951 | 29. May 1952 |
| LCDR Ross A. Knight | 29. May 1952 | 1. Aug. 1953 |
| LCDR P. P. Hambsch (acting) | 1. Aug. 1953 | Aug. 1953 |
| CDR M. J. Hanley | Aug. 1953 | 10. Oct. 1953 |
| LCDR J. M. Nifong | 10. Oct. 1953 | Oct. 1954 |
| CDR W. L. Nyburg | Oct. 1954 | 28. Oct. 1955 |
| CDR E. F. Gallagher | 28. Oct. 1955 | Dec. 1955 |
| CDR E. H. Potter, Jr. | Dec. 1955 | 15. Mar. 1958 |
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History |
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