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Patrol Squadron 3

  

"Huskies"
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History 
2. January 1937 VP-16F established at FAB Seattle/Sand Point, WA.
1. October 1937 VP-16F redesignated VP-16
1. July 1939 VP-16 redesignated VP-41
1. March 1943 VP-41 redesignated VB-136
1. October 1944 VB-136 redesignated VPB-136
15. May 1946 VPB-136 redesignated VP-136
15. November 1946 VP-136 redesignated VP-ML-3
1. September 1948 VP-ML-3 redesignated VP-3
1. November 1955 VP-3 Disestablished at NAS Jacksonville, FL.
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Tailcodes 
1946 - 1950 CB
1950 - 1955 MB
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Planes:
  1937 - 1938
PM-1		      
  1938 - 1941
PBY-3		      
  1941 -1942
PBY-5		      
  1942 - 1943
PBY-5A		      
  1943 - 1945
PV-1		      
  1945 - 1946
PV-2		      
  1946 - 1949
P2V-1		      
  1949 - 1950
P2V-2		      
  1950 - 1951
P2V-3		      
1951 - 1955
P2V-5		  
 
VP-16F, VP-16, VP-41, VB-136, VPB-136, VP-136, VP-ML-3, VP-3  Deployments 
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VP-16F, VP-16, VP-41, VB-136, VPB-136, VP-136, VP-ML-3, VP-3  Home Port Assignments
FAB Seattle/Sand Point, WA. 2. Jan. 1937 23. Feb. 1943
NAS Whidbey Island, WA. 23. Feb. 1943 15. Nov. 1946
NAS Coco Solo, C.Z. 15. Nov. 1946  1. Sep. 1948
NAS Jacksonville, FL.  1. Sep. 1948 1. Nov. 1955
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VP-16F, VP-16, VP-41, VB-136, VPB-136, VP-136, VP-ML-3, VP-3  Commanding Officers 
LCDR Carleton C. Champion, Jr. 2. Jan 1937 1938
LCDR Delbert L. Conley 1938 Jul 1940
LCDR Francis B. Johnson Jul 1940 Apr 1942
LCDR P. Foley, Jr. Apr 1942 23 Feb 1943
LCDR Nathan S. Haines 23 Feb 1943  27 Dec 1943
LCDR Charles W. Wayne  27 Dec 1943 18 Sep 1944
LCDR Edward F. Hayes 18 Sep 1944 20 Aug 1945
LCDR Leo B. Riester 20 Aug 1945  24 Apr 1946
CDR C. A. Melvin  24 Apr 1946 1 Apr 1947
LCDR E. L. Harris, Jr. 1 Apr 1947 3 Aug 1948
LCDR A. J. Kinion 3 Aug 1948 13 Jun 1949
CDR G. J. Frauenheim 13 Jun 1949 31 Jan 1951
CDR L. E. Decamp 31 Jan 1951  11 Sep 1952
CDR George D. Ghesquiere  11 Sep 1952 May 1954
CDR Jack L. Grayson May 1954 Jul 1955
CDR Edward Johnson Jul 1955 1. Nov 1955
 

History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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