Patrol Squadron 8
"The Tigers"
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History |
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| 1. September 1942 | VP-201 established at NAS Norfolk |
| 1. October 1944 | VP-201redesignated VPB-201 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-201 redesignated VP-201 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-201 redesignated VP-MS-1 |
| 5. June 1947 | VP-MS-1 redesignated VP-ML-8 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-ML-8 redesignated VP-8 |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1948 | MA |
| 1948 - 1957 | HD |
| 1957 - today | LC |
| Planes: |
PBM-3 / 3C
PBM-3S
PBM-5E
P2V-2
P2V-3
P2V-5F
P-3A
P-3B
P-3C
P-3C
| VP-201, VPB-201, VP-MS-1, VP-ML-8, VP-8 Deployments | ||||
| - later more - | - | - | - | - |
| VP-201, VPB-201, VP-MS-1, VP-ML-8, VP-8 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Norfolk VA | 1 Sep 1942 | 6 Oct 1942 |
| NAS Banana River FL | 6 Oct 1942 | 6 Feb 1943 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 6 Feb 1943 | Aug 1943 |
| NAS Bermuda | Aug 1943 | 8 Jun 1944 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 8 Jun 1944 | 27 Jul 1944 |
| NAS Key West FL | 27 Jul 1944 | 29 May 1945 |
| NAS Coco Solo CZ | 29 May 1945 | 15 Mar 1946 |
| NS San Juan PR | 15 Mar 1946 | Dec 1947 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | Dec 1947 | Sep 1948 |
| NAS Quonset Point RI | Sep 1948 | Apr 1958 |
| NAS Chincoteague VA | Apr 1958 | Jul 1959 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | Jul 1959 | Jul 1961 |
| NAS Patuxent River MD | Jul 1961 | Jul 1971 |
| NAS Brunswick ME | Jul 1971 | today |
| VP-201, VPB-201, VP-MS-1, VP-ML-8, VP-8 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR Paul P. Blackburn | 1 Sep 1942 | 29 Dec 1942 |
| LCDR Magruder H. Tuttle | 29 Dec 1942 | 30 Jul 1943 |
| LCDR Clement V. Horrigan | 30 Jul 1943 | 9 Jul 1944 |
| LCDR Edward Sternlieb | 9 Jul 1944 | 25 Sep 1945 |
| LCDR R. M. J. Hallman | 25 Sep 1945 | 15 Jun 1946 |
| LCDR J. W. McCrocklin | 15 Jun 1946 | 1 Jul 1947 |
| LCDR W. R. Ford | 1 Jul 1947 | Dec1948 |
| CDR P. E. Hartman | Dec1948 | 5 Jul 1949 |
| CDR H. F. Lloyd | 5 Jul 1949 | 25 Sep 1950 |
| CDR D. C. Carmichael | 25 Sep 1950 | 30 Oct 1950 |
| CDR W. J. Wehmeyer | 30 Oct 1950 | 15 Aug 1952 |
| CDR S. E. Ellison | 15 Aug 1952 | 31 Oct 1952 |
| CDR T. H. Bookout | 31 Oct 1952 | 17 Jun 1954 |
| CDR L. R. Burnett | 17 Jun 1954 | 1 Dec 1955 |
| CDR T. G. Doyle | 1 Dec 1955 | 18 Apr 1957 |
| CDR W. E. Thomas | 18 Apr 1957 | 21 Jul 1958 |
| CDR G. F. Nasworthy | 21 Jul 1958 | 10 Jul 1959 |
| CDR M. A. Holsprichter | 10 Jul 1959 | 13 Jul 1960 |
| CDR J. B. Hansen | 13 Jul 1960 | 6 Jul 1961 |
| CDR J. R. Grieve | 6 Jul 1961 | 29 May 1962 |
| CDR Creighton W. Cook | 29 May 1962 | 29 May 1963 |
| CDR S. S. Bates | 29 May 1963 | 5 Jun 1964 |
| CDR. D. R. Johnson | 5 Jun 1964 | 9 Mar 1965 |
| CDR H. G. Rich | 9 Mar 1965 | 31 Mar 1966 |
| CDR Richard A. Hoffman | 31 Mar 1966 | 28 Feb 1967 |
| CDR H. F. Knudsen | 28 Feb 1967 | 12 Mar 1968 |
| CDR Troy E. Todd | 12 Mar 1968 | 8 Apr 1969 |
| CDR D. H. McVay | 8 Apr 1969 | 9 Feb 1970 |
| CDR J. W. Shoemyer | 9 Feb 1970 | Feb 1971 |
| CDR E. A. Wilkinson, Jr. | Feb 1971 | 30 Mar 1972 |
| CDR Edwin E. Hanson | 30 Mar 1972 | 30 Mar 1973 |
| CDR Donald G. Debode | 30 Mar 1973 | 18 Mar 1974 |
| CDR Edward E. Anderson | 18 Mar 1974 | 1 Mar 1975 |
| CDR R.V. Mowery | 1 Mar 1975 | 26 Mar 1976 |
| CDR Paul L. Lawrence | 26 Mar 1976 | 14 Mar 1977 |
| CDR William E. Jackson | 14 Mar 1977 | 1 Feb 1978 |
| CDR Earl R. Riffle | 1 Feb 1978 | 15 Mar 1979 |
| CDR Thomas F. Hall | 15 Mar 1979 | 10 Jul 1980 |
| CDR Melvin E. Thompson | 10 Jul 1980 | 17 Jul 1981 |
| CDR Richard L. Norwood | 17 Jul 1981 | 16 Jul 1982 |
| CDR Thomas B. Nesbit | 16 Jul 1982 | 15 Jul 1983 |
| CDR Raymond J. Figueras | 15 Jul 1983 | 21 Sep 1984 |
| CDR Charles A. Gabriel | 21 Sep 1984 | 24 Jan 1986 |
| CDR Wayne E. Foshay | 24 Jan 1986 | 20 Feb 1987 |
| CDR Denzil D. Thies | 20 Feb 1987 | 1 Mar 1988 |
| CDR Joseph S. Littleton III | 1 Mar 1988 | 7 Apr 1989 |
| CDR Robert J. Scott | 7 Apr 1989 | 25 May 1990 |
| CDR Bruce W. Crawford | 25 May 1990 | 27 Jun 1991 |
| CDR Hugh C. Dawson | 27 Jun 1991 | 1992 |
| CDR Stephen M. Wellock | 1992 | 1993 |
| CDR Richard D. High | 1993 | 24 Jun 1994 |
| CDR Timothy J. Cepak | 24 Jun 1994 | 21 Apr 1995 |
| CDR Glenn A. Fogg | 21 Apr 1995 | 19 Apr 1996 |
| CDR Michael Fralen | 19 Apr 1996 | 11 Apr 1997 |
| CDR William Harrison, Jr. | 11 Apr 1997 | 3 Apr 1998 |
| CDR Raymond Para | 3 Apr 1998 | ? |
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History |
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