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Patrol Squadron 24

 

"Buccaneers", "Batmen"

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History 

10. April 1943 VB-104 established at NAS Kanaohe Bay HI
1. October 1944 VB-104 redesignated VPB-104
15. May 1946 VPB-104 redesignated VP-104
15. November 1946 VP-104 redesignated VP-HL-4
1. September 1948 VP-HL-4 redesignated VP-24
1. July 1956 VP-24 redesignated VA-HM-13
1. July 1959 VA-HM-13 redesignated VP-24
30. April 1995 VP-24 Disestablished at NAS Jacksonville FL
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Tailcodes 

1946 - 1957 HA
1957 - 1995 LR
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Planes:
 

 

 

1943 - 1946
PB4Y-1
   
 

 

 

1946 - 1947
PB4Y-2
   
 

 

 

1947 - 1954
P4Y-2B
   
 

 

 

1954 - 1956
P2V-5
   
 

 

 

1956 - 1957
P2V-6M
   
 

 

 

1957 - 1959
P2V-5F
   
 

 

 

1959 - 1967
P2V-7S/SP-2H
   
 

 

 

1967 - 1969
P-3B
   
 

 

 

1969 - 1995
P-3C
   
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VP- Deployments 
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VP-  Home Port Assignments
NAS Kaneohe Bay HI 10 Apr 1943 15 May 1944
NAAS Kearney Field CA 15 May 1944 28 Jul 1944
NAS Kaneohe HI 28 Jul 1944 26 Dec 1945
NAS Floyd Bennett Field NY 26 Dec 1945 22 May 1946
NAS Atlantic City NJ 22 May 1946  21 Apr 1948
NAS Patuxent River MD  21 Apr 1948 1954
NAAS Chincoteague MD 1954 15 Feb 1959
NAS Norfolk VA 15 Feb 1959 5 Jul 1967
NAS Patuxent River MD 5 Jul 1967 30 Oct 1972
NAS Jacksonville FL 30 Oct 1972 30 Apr 1995
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VP-  Commanding Officers 
CDR Harry E. Sears  10 Apr 1943 15 May 1944
LT Henry S. Noon, Jr. 15 May 1944  21 Jun 1944
LCDR Whitney Wright  21 Jun 1944 9 Jun 1945
LCDR William Cole 9 Jun 1945 22 Jun 1946
LCDR R. B. Buchan 22 Jun 1946 16 Jun 1947
CDR J. F. Bundy 16 Jun 1947 27 Aug 1948
LCDR J. A. O’Neil 27 Aug 1948 15 Oct 1948
CDR W. E. Calder III 15 Oct 1948 27 Jan 1950
CDR J. W. Lenney 27 Jan 1950 10 May 1951
CDR J. A. McKeon 10 May 1951 22 Sep 1952
LCDR S. W. Shelton 22 Sep 1952 Feb 1953
CDR Norman L. Paxton Feb 1953  1954
CDR Arthur E. Simmons  1954 Mar 1954
CDR Herman P. Kooy Mar 1954 Jun 1955
CDR Joseph A. Tvedt Jun 1955  1 Jul 1956
CDR Robert E. Rau  1 Jul 1956  Dec 1957
CDR C. F. Rief  Dec 1957 10 Dec 1958
CDR Robert J. Wooten 10 Dec 1958  18 Dec 1959
CDR James B. Barnette  18 Dec 1959 20 Jan 1961
CDR W. W. Warlick 20 Jan 1961 3 Oct 1961
CDR Michael T. Lulu 3 Oct 1961  12 Oct 1962
CDR Sidney Edelman  12 Oct 1962 Oct 1963
CDR J. J. DeMayo, Jr. Oct 1963 16 Oct 1964
CDR Richard D. Amme 16 Oct 1964  7 Sep 1965
CDR Frank C. Kolda  7 Sep 1965 2 Dec 1966
CDR Alvin S. Hibbs 2 Dec 1966 1 Dec 1967
CDR Kenneth L. Geitz 1 Dec 1967 26 Nov 1968
CDR Clarence L. Priddy 26 Nov 1968 10 Dec 1969
CDR Richard A. Martini 10 Dec 1969 24 Nov 1970
CDR R. L Sewell 24 Nov 1970 Sep 1971
CDR Gordon L. Petri Sep 1971 19 Oct 1972
CDR Edward F. Doherty 19 Oct 1972 18 Oct 1973
CDR Daniel H. Demand 18 Oct 1973 22 Nov 1974
CDR Benjamin T. Hacker 22 Nov 1974  24 Nov 1975
CDR S. Frank Gallo  24 Nov 1975 9 Dec 1976
CDR Lynn H. Grafel 9 Dec 1976 8 Dec 1977
CDR Donald G. Gentry 8 Dec 1977  6 Dec 1978
CDR Gene K. Graham  6 Dec 1978 30 Nov 1979
CDR Thomas P. Hinson 30 Nov 1979  5 Dec 1980
CDR Joseph C. Sullivan  5 Dec 1980  4 Dec 1981
CDR Philip C. Perine  4 Dec 1981 6 Jan 1983
CDR Wayne M. Vickery 6 Jan 1983 Jan 1984
CDR Laurence E. Johnson Jan 1984 20 Jun 1985
CDR Michael G. Bruner 20 Jun 1985 25 Jul 1986
CDR Martin M. Spolarich, Jr. 25 Jul 1986 17 Jul 1987
CDR Richard L. Rodgers 17 Jul 1987 May 1988
CDR Patrick J. Fletcher May 1988 5 May 1989
CDR George J. Murphy 5 May 1989 25 May 1990
CDR Michael L. Holmes 25 May 1990 3 May 1991
CDR Stephen J. Burich III 3 May 1991  1 May 1992
CDR Stanley Bozin  1 May 1992 21 May 1993
CDR Perth F. Pearson, Jr. 21 May 1993 20 May 1994
CDR Steve A. Seal 20 May 1994 30 Apr 1995
 

History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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