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Patrol Squadron 21

 

"Black Jacks"

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History 

30. July 1943 VB-111 established at NAS Norfolk VA
1. October 1944 VB-111 redesignated VPB-111
15. May 1946 VPB-111 redesignated VP-111
15. November 1946 VP-111 redesignated VP-HL-11
1. September 1948 VP-HL-11 redesignated VP-21
21. November 1969 VP-21 Disestablished at NAS Brunswick ME
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Tailcodes 

1946 - 1957 HC
1957 - 1969 LH
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Planes:
1943 - 1945
PB4Y-1
 
1945 - 1950
PB4Y-2
 
1950 - 1953
P
4M-1
 
1953 - 1957
P6V-5F
 
1957 - 1969
P2V-7S / SP-2H
 
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VB-111, VPB-111, VP-111, VP-HL-10, VP-21 Deployments 
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VB-111, VPB-111, VP-111, VP-HL-10, VP-21 Home Port Assignments
NAS Norfolk VA 30 Jul 1943  1 Aug 1943
NAAS Oceana VA  1 Aug 1943  4 Nov 1943
NAF Port Lyautey, French Moroco  4 Nov 1943 23 Jul 1944
NAS Quonset Point RI 23 Jul 1944 5 Oct 1944
NAS Kaneohe HI 5 Oct 1944  1 Dec 1944
NAB Tinian  1 Dec 1944 15 Jan 1945
NAB Morotai 15 Jan 1945  1 Feb 1945
NAB Tacloban, Philippines  1 Feb 1945  11 Apr 1945
AAF Palawan  11 Apr 1945 24 Nov 1945
NAS New York NY 24 Nov 1945  23 May 1946
NAS Atlantic City NJ  23 May 1946 11 May 1948
NAS Patuxent River 11 May 1948 26 May 1954
NAS Brunswick ME 26 May 1954 21. Nov 1969
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VB-111, VPB-111, VP-111, VP-HL-10, VP-21  Commanding Officers 
LCDR M. H. Tuttle  1 Aug 1943 20 Jan 1944
LCDR J. V. Barry 20 Jan 1944 19 Apr 1945
LCDR Gordon R. Egbert 19 Apr 1945 10 Oct 1945
LCDR J. L. Hall 10 Oct 1945 31 May 1946
LCDR B. C. Wheatley 31 May 1946 20 Jun 1947
CDR R. H. Rice 20 Jun 1947  25 Jun 1948
CDR C. D. Mott  25 Jun 1948  21 Oct 1949
CDR R. Semmes  21 Oct 1949 10 May 1951
CDR R. G. Albright 10 May 1951 25 Jun 1952
CDR A. A. Barthes 25 Jun 1952  31 Dec 1953
CDR Ralph D. Ettinger  31 Dec 1953  Jun 1954
CDR James D. Ifft  Jun 1954  Mar 1956
CDR Gerald E. Minor  Mar 1956 25 May 1957
CDR John T. Griffith 25 May 1957 26 Sep 1958
CDR W. H. Patterson 26 Sep 1958 2 Nov 1959
CDR H. S. Ainsworth 2 Nov 1959 10 Nov1960
CDR J. J. Cryan 10 Nov1960  7 Nov 1961
CDR C. E. Mackey  7 Nov 1961 2 Nov 1962
CDR C. R. Robertson 2 Nov 1962 16 Oct 1963
CDR John G. Boniface 16 Oct 1963  15 Oct 1964
CDR W. W. McCue  15 Oct 1964 25 Sep 1965
CDR John W. Orrill 25 Sep 1965 1 Aug 1966
CDR Ian J. Johnson 1 Aug 1966  4 Aug 1967
CDR Edward L. Wilkinson  4 Aug 1967  9 Jul 1968
CDR John Goodfellow  9 Jul 1968 8 Jul 1969
CDR R. L. Latta 8 Jul 1969 21. Nov 1969
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History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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