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Patrol Squadron 4

 

"Feather Merchants"  "Skinny Dragons"

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History 

1. July 1943 VB-144 established at NAS Alameda CA
1. October 1944 VB-144 redesignated VPB-144
15. May 1946 VPB-144 redesignated VP-144
15. November 1946 VP-144 redesignated VP-ML-4
1. September 1948 VP-ML-4 redesignated VP-4

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Tailcodes 

1946 - 1957 SC
1957 - today YD
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Planes:
  1943 - 1945
PV-1
     
  1945 - 1947
PV-2
     
  1947 - 1948
P2V-1
     
  1948 - 1953
P2V-2
     
  1953 - 1956
P2V-5
     
  1956 - 1962
P2V-5F
     
  1962 - 1965
P2V-7/SP-2H
     
  1965 - 1979
P-3A
     
  1979 - 1984
P-3B
     
1984 - 2016
P-3C
 
2016 - today
P
-8A
 
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VB-144, VPB-144, VP-144, VP-ML-4, VP-4 Deployments 
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VB-144, VPB-144, VP-144, VP-ML-4, VP-4  Home Port Assignments
NAS Alameda CA 1 Jul 1943 1 Nov 1944
NAS Whidbey Island WA 1 Nov 1944  27 Jun 1945
NAB Eniwetok  27 Jun 1945 1946
NAB Tinian 1946  Sep 1946
NAS North Island CA  Sep 1946 Nov 1947
NAS Miramar CA Nov 1947 Jan 1948
NAS Whidbey Island WA Jan 1948  13 Aug 1956
NAF Naha, Okinawa  13 Aug 1956 Nov 1963
NAS Barbers Point, Oahu, HI Nov 1963 1998
MCAS Kaneohe HI 1998 today
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VB-144, VPB-144, VP-144, VP-ML-4, VP-4 Commanding Officers 
LCDR Curtis L. Tetley 1 Jul 1943  1 Nov 1944
LCDR W. N. Thies  1 Nov 1944 Feb 1946
LCDR William J. Bowers Feb 1946 Sep 1946
inactivated for the period Sep. 1946 to Nov. 1947 Sep 1946 Nov 1947
CDR Thomas F. Pollock Nov 1947 Apr 1949
CDR Hart D. Hilton Apr 1949  31 Oct 1950
CDR Alfred L. Gurney  31 Oct 1950 Jan 1952
CDR A. L Dodson Jan 1952 Mar 1953

CDR J. C. Anderson

Mar 1953 Jul 1954
CDR Leslie D. Davis Jul 1954 Dec 1955
CDR J. E. Mishan Dec 1955 Apr 1957
CDR G. S. Clute Apr 1957 8 Apr 1958
CDR Peter A.M. Griber 8 Apr 1958 7 Apr 1959
CDR Grant L. Donnelly 7 Apr 1959 29 Apr 1960
CDR Walter E. Constance 29 Apr 1960  18 May 1961
CDR L. S. Edmonds  18 May 1961 23 Apr 1962
CDR Gordon R. Barnett 23 Apr 1962 26 Apr 1963
CDR C. W. Moses 26 Apr 1963  7 Apr 1964

CDR Arthur K. Bennett, Jr.

 7 Apr 1964 3 Nov 1964
CDR Edwin E. Bowen 3 Nov 1964  8 Oct 1965
CDR R. T. Duncan, Jr.  8 Oct 1965 16 Dec 1966
CDR C. M. Walker 16 Dec 1966 9 Nov 1967

CDR Warren P. Vosseler

9 Nov 1967 3 Dec 1968

CDR William R. Whorton

3 Dec 1968 28 Oct 1969
CDR John R. Emerson 28 Oct 1969 2 Oct 1970
CDR Evan J. Vaughan, Jr. 2 Oct 1970 10 Sep 1971
CDR James A. Barnes 10 Sep 1971  15 Sep 1972

 CDR Richard F. White

 15 Sep 1972 Sep 1973
CDR R. H. Parker Sep 1973 26 Jul 1974
CDR J. A. Messegee 26 Jul 1974 1 Jul 1975
CDR W. B. Powell 1 Jul 1975 1 Jul 1976
CDR W. R. Broadwell 1 Jul 1976 1 Jul 1977
CDR Theodore F. Rogers, Jr. 1 Jul 1977 30 Jun 1978
CDR John W. Stark 30 Jun 1978 15 Jun 1979
CDR Walter D. West III 15 Jun 1979 30 Jun 1980
CDR Paul A. Griffin 30 Jun 1980 26 Jun 1981
CDR Hilary J. Nickel 26 Jun 1981  7 Jul 1982
CDR Curtis G. Borchardt  7 Jul 1982 5 Oct 1983
CDR Andrew J. Button 5 Oct 1983  Jan 1985
CDR Donald C. Ahlstrand  Jan 1985 Apr 1986
CDR Ralph M. Alford Apr 1986 9 May 1987
CDR Timothy R. Bryan 9 May 1987 18 May 1988
CDR Charles R. Schmidt 18 May 1988  27 Apr 1989
CDR Daniel J. Brennock  27 Apr 1989 27 Apr 1990
CDR Robert L. Cunningham, Jr. 27 Apr 1990 10 Apr 1991
CDR Carlos S. Badger 10 Apr 1991 Apr 1992
CDR David M. Cashbaugh Apr 1992 16 Apr 1993
CDR Marshall A. Hall 16 Apr 1993  1 Apr 1994
CDR James M. Buyske  1 Apr 1994 7 Apr 1995
CDR Sean O’Brien 7 Apr 1995 4 Apr 1996
CDR Bruce Latta 4 Apr 1996 15 Apr 1997
CDR Dean M. Kiyohara 15 Apr 1997 3 Apr 1998
CDR Scott Jasper 3 Apr 1998  Mar 1999
CDR McWilliam V. Bollman Jr.  Mar 1999  31 Mar 2000
CDR James C. Whitaker  31 Mar 2000  6 Apr 2001
CDR M. Doug Yancey  6 Apr 2001 8 Apr 2002
CDR Tyrone Payton 8 Apr 2002 11 Apr 2003
CDR Robert W. Racoosin 11 Apr 2003 15 Apr 2004
CDR David G. Smith 15 Apr 2004 12 Apr 2005
CDR Steven G. Bethke 12 Apr 2005 12 May 2006
CDR Wade D. Turvold 12 May 2006  3 May 2007
CDR Leonard E. Reed  3 May 2007  16 May 2008
CDR Michael H. Johansson  16 May 2008 1 May 2009
CDR Jack S. Thomas 1 May 2009 13 May 2010
CDR Stephen L. Newlund 13 May 2010 6  May 2011
CDR Kevin D. Long 6  May 2011 10 May 2012
CDR Brent M. Strong 10 May 2012  22 Aug 2013
CDR Brett Thompson  22 Aug 2013 Present
 

History 

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last update 2. October 2013

written 1. February 2010

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