Patrol Squadron 23
"Seahawks"
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History |
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| 17. May 1946 | VPW-3 established at NAAS Camp Kearney CA |
| 15. November 1946 | VPW-3 redesignated VPM-3 |
| 8. December 1947 | VPM-3 redesignated VP-HL-3 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-HL-3 redesignated VP-23 |
| 28. February 1995 | VP-23 disestablished at NAS Brunswick ME |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1950 | EH |
| 1950 - 1957 | MA |
| 1957 - 1995 | LJ |
| Planes: |
PB4Y-2M
PB4Y-2S
P2V-5
P2V-7
P2V-7S (SP-2H)
P-3B
P-3C
| VPW-3, VPM-3, VP-HL-3, VP-23 Deployments | ||||
| - later more - | - | - | - | - |
| VPW-3, VPM-3, VP-HL-3, VP-23 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAAS Camp Kearney CA | 17 May 1946 | 21 May 1946 |
| NAS Miami FL | 21 May 1946 | 15 Jan 1948 |
| NAS Atlantic City NJ | 15 Jan 1948 | 1 Jan 1949 |
| NAS Miami FL | 1 Jan 1949 | 9 May 1952 |
| NAS Brunswick ME | 9 May 1952 | 28. Feb 1995 |
| VPW-3, VPM-3, VP-HL-3, VP-23 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR W. D. Baird | 17 May 1946 | 16 Jun 1947 |
| LCDR W. Janeshek | 16 Jun 1947 | 19 Oct 1948 |
| CDR R. D. Knowles | 19 Oct 1948 | 15 Nov 1949 |
| CDR L. D. Tamny | 15 Nov 1949 | 24 Mar 1951 |
| CDR W. R. Meyer | 24 Mar 1951 | 12 Apr 1952 |
| CDR V. A. Blandin | 12 Apr 1952 | 8 Oct 1953 |
| CDR H. N. Hop | 8 Oct 1953 | 29 Oct 1954 |
| CDR E. B. Rogers | 29 Oct 1954 | 1 Sep 1956 |
| CDR H. M. Cocowitch | 1 Sep 1956 | 27 Nov 1957 |
| CDR Floyd F. Reck | 27 Nov 1957 | 7 Nov 1958 |
| CDR J. G. Fifield | 7 Nov 1958 | 9 Dec 1959 |
| CDR T. H. Brown | 9 Dec 1959 | 19 Dec 1960 |
| CDR W. V. Collins | 19 Dec 1960 | 1 Dec 1961 |
| CDR H. A. Willyard | 1 Dec 1961 | 5 Dec 1962 |
| CDR Fred C. Watson | 5 Dec 1962 | 5 Nov 1963 |
| CDR Kenneth R. Karr | 5 Nov 1963 | 15 Dec 1964 |
| CDR Charles L. Wyman | 15 Dec 1964 | 15 Nov 1965 |
| CDR T. F. Wentworth | 15 Nov 1965 | 23 Sep 1966 |
| CDR Harold R. Lockwood |
23 Sep 1966 |
23 Oct 1967 |
| CDR William H. Bowling | 23 Oct 1967 | 27 Nov 1968 |
| CDR H. T. Smith | 27 Nov 1968 | 11 Dec 1969 |
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CDR Raymond L. Christensen |
11 Dec 1969 | 17 Nov 1970 |
| CDR Robert J. Campbell |
17 Nov 1970 |
29 Oct 1971 |
| CDR C. G. Gilchrist | 29 Oct 1971 | 30 Nov 1972 |
| CDR W. R. Westlake | 30 Nov 1972 | 28 Sep 1973 |
| CDR Richard F. Green | 28 Sep 1973 | 27 Nov 1974 |
| CDR J. E. Sheehan | 27 Nov 1974 | 12 Nov 1975 |
| CDR George R. Allender | 12 Nov 1975 | 16 Nov 1976 |
| CDR Peter R. Catalano | 16 Nov 1976 | 18 Nov 1977 |
| CDR Don W. Medara | 18 Nov 1977 | 20 Oct 1978 |
| CDR Henry H. Davis, Jr. | 20 Oct 1978 | 8 Nov 1979 |
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CDR Peter C. Baxter |
8 Nov 1979 | 14 Oct 1980 |
| CDR Edward L. Naro | 14 Oct 1980 | 4 Nov 1981 |
| CDR Michael T. Korbet | 4 Nov 1981 | 8 Oct 1982 |
| CDR Harold J. Tickle |
8 Oct 1982 |
9 Dec 1983 |
| CDR Gregory R. Moore | 9 Dec 1983 | 3 Apr 1985 |
| CDR R. Kelly Gray | 3 Apr 1985 | 28 Jul 1986 |
| CDR Benjamin P. Riley III | 28 Jul 1986 | 16 Sep 1987 |
| CDR Paul M. Griffin | 16 Sep 1987 | 9 Sep 1988 |
| CDR William S. Boniface | 9 Sep 1988 | 22 Sep 1989 |
| CDR Frank B. Word | 22 Sep 1989 | 5 Oct 1990 |
| CDR Larry W. Crane | 5 Oct 1990 | Oct 1991 |
| CDR James L. Campbell | Oct 1991 | 6 Nov 1992 |
| CDR Keith T. Weaver | 6 Nov 1992 | 19 Nov 1993 |
| CDR Ronald C. Schuller | 19 Nov 1993 | 28. Feb 1995 |
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History |
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