Patrol Squadron 6
"Blue Sharks"
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History |
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| 15. July 1943 | VB-146 established at NAS Whidbey Island WA |
| 1. October 1944 | VB-146 redesignated VPB-146 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-146 redesignated VP-146 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-146 redesignated VP-ML-6 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-ML-6 redesignated VP-6 |
| 31. May 1993 | VP-6 Disestablished at NAS Barbers Point HI |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1957 | BE |
| 1957 - 1993 | PC |
| Planes: |
PV-1
PV-2
P2V-2
P2V-5
P2V-5F
SP-2E
P-3A
P-3B
P-3C
| VB-144, VPB-144, VP-144, VP-ML-6, VP-6 Deployments | ||||
| - later more - | - | - | - | - |
| VB-144, VPB-144, VP-144, VP-ML-6, VP-6 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Whidbey Island WA | 15 Jul 1943 | 28 Dec 1943 |
| NAS Kaneohe HI | 28 Dec 1943 | 15 Apr 1945 |
| NAS Moffett Field CA | 15 Apr 1945 | 30 Jul 1945 |
| NAS Alameda CA | 30 Jul 1945 | 2 Oct 1946 |
| NAS Barbers Point HI | 2 Oct 1946 | 30 Jan 1948 |
| NAS Whidbey Island WA | 30 Jan 1948 | 1 May 1949 |
| NAS Barbers Point HI | 1 May 1949 | 31. May 1993 |
| VB-144, VPB-144, VP-144, VP-ML-6, VP-6 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR J. P. Robinson, Jr. | 5 Jul 1943 | 15 May 1945 |
| LCDR V. L. Schrager | 15 May 1945 | 1 Jul 1946 |
| LCDR U. B. Holloway | 1 Jul 1946 | 24 Oct 1946 |
| LCDR M. W. Nicholson | 24 Oct 1946 | 5 Sep 1947 |
| LCDR R. F. Stultz | 5 Sep 1947 | 18 Mar 1949 |
| CDR W. F. Dawson | 18 Mar 1949 | 6 Mar 1950 |
| CDR E. W. Bridewell | 6 Mar 1950 | 25 Jun 1950 |
| CDR A. F. Farwell | 25 Jun 1950 | 11 May 1951 |
| CDR G. Howard | 11 May 1951 | 9 Jun 1952 |
| CDR B. J. Moynahan | 9 Jun 1952 | Jun 1953 |
| CDR P. F. Bankhardt | Jun 1953 | Jun 1954 |
| CDR J. Lynn | Jun 1954 | 15 Dec 1955 |
| CDR C. C. Schumuck | 15 Dec 1955 | 15 Sep 1956 |
| CDR R. Rodriguez | 15 Sep 1956 | 24 Sep 1957 |
| CDR J. H. Todd | 24 Sep 1957 | 10 Oct 1958 |
| CDR R. G. Wissman | 10 Oct 1958 | 13 Oct 1959 |
| CDR W. L. Garrett | 13 Oct 1959 | 23 Nov 1960 |
| CDR W. T. Welles | 23 Nov 1960 | 18 Oct 1961 |
| CDR E. F. Leonard | 18 Oct 1961 | 26 Sep 1962 |
| CDR R. J. Davis | 26 Sep 1962 | 3 Sep 1963 |
| CDR D. J. Worrall | 3 Sep 1963 | 25 Aug 1964 |
| CDR H. S. Potter | 25 Aug 1964 | 15 Sep 1965 |
| CDR D. P. Riley | 15 Sep 1965 | 5 Jul 1966 |
| CDR J. C. Wold | 5 Jul 1966 | 3 Jul 1967 |
| CDR R. L. Miller | 3 Jul 1967 | 10 May 1968 |
| CDR J. G. Loberger | 10 May 1968 | 23 May 1969 |
| CDR T. G. Cooper | 23 May 1969 | 15 May 1970 |
| CDR R. H. Botts | 15 May 1970 | 28 May 1971 |
| CDR W. B. Castro | 28 May 1971 | 26 May 1972 |
| CDR G. W. Mackay | 26 May 1972 | 7 Jun 1973 |
| CDR E. K. Anderson | 7 Jun 1973 | 21 Jun 1974 |
| CDR P. O’Connor | 21 Jun 1974 | 28 May 1975 |
| CDR R. E. Sorna | 28 May 1975 | 28 May 1976 |
| CDR D. A. Meyer | 28 May 1976 | 24 Jun 1977 |
| CDR L. W. Wright | 24 Jun 1977 | 23 Jun 1978 |
| CDR A. R. Maness | 23 Jun 1978 | 1 Jun 1979 |
| CDR J. A. Mason | 1 Jun 1979 | 6 Jun 1980 |
| CDR J. M. Jarratt | 6 Jun 1980 | 12 Jun 1981 |
| CDR T. N. Danner | 12 Jun 1981 | 18 Jun 1982 |
| CDR T. A. Richardson | 18 Jun 1982 | 9 Jun 1983 |
| CDR R. J. Miles | 9 Jun 1983 | 19 Dec 1984 |
| CDR J. K. Sikes | 19 Dec 1984 | 7 Mar 1986 |
| CDR B. L. Tempel | 7 Mar 1986 | 12 Mar 1987 |
| CDR G. B. James | 12 Mar 1987 | 30 Mar 1988 |
| CDR W. B. Massenburg | 30 Mar 1988 | 30 Mar 1989 |
| CDR D. J. Nelson | 30 Mar 1989 | 30 Mar 1990 |
| CDR J. M. O’Brien | 30 Mar 1990 | 15 Mar 1991 |
| CDR J. S. Cooper | 15 Mar 1991 | 27 Mar 1992 |
| CDR S. R. White | 27 Mar 1992 | 31. May 1993 |
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History |
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