Patrol Squadron 40
"Fighting Marlins"
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History |
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| 1. August 1940 | VP-55 established at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 1. July 1941 | VP-55 redesignated VP-74 |
| 1. October 1944 | VP-74 redesignated VPB-74 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-74 redesignated VP-74 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-74 redesignated VP-MS-10 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-MS-10 redesignated VP-40 |
| 25 January 1950 | VP-40 disestablished at NAS Norfolk VA |
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20. January 1951 |
VP-40 reestablished at NAS San Diego CA |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1950 | CA |
| 1951 - 1957 | CA |
| 1957 - today | QE |
| Planes: |
PBM-1
PBM-3
PBM-3C / -3S
PBM-5E
PBM-5S
P5M-1
P5M-2
SP-5B
P-3B
P-3C
P-8A
| VP-55, VP-74, VPB-74, VP-MS-10, VP-40 Deployments | ||||
| - later more - | - | - | - | - |
| VP-55, VP-74, VPB-74, VP-MS-10, VP-40 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Norfolk VA | 1 Aug 1940 | 22 Sep 1942 |
| NAS Trinidad | 22 Sep 1942 | 18 Dec 1942 |
| NAF Natal, Brazil | 18 Dec 1942 | Nov 1943 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | Nov 1943 | 14 Dec 1943 |
| NAS Elizabeth City NC | 14 Dec 1943 | 24 Jan 1945 |
| NAS Coco Solo CZ | 24 Jan 1945 | 1 Feb 1945 |
| NAF Seymour Island, Galapagos | 1 Feb 1945 | 4 Apr 1945 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 4 Apr 1945 | 15 Sep 1945 |
| NAS Coco Solo CZ | 15 Sep 1945 | 9 Jan 1950 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 9 Jan 1950 | 25 Jan 1950 |
| NAS San Diego CA | 20 Jan 1951 | 1 Aug 1959 |
| NS Sangley Point, Philippines | 1 Aug 1959 | 15 Nov 1963 |
| NAS North Island CA | 15 Nov 1963 | 15 Nov 1967 |
| NAS Moffett Field CA | 15 Nov 1967 | 1993 |
| NAS Whidbey Island WA | 1993 | today |
| VP-55, VP-74, VPB-74, VP-MS-10, VP-40 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR A. B. Vosseller | 1 Aug 1940 | 19 Feb 1942 |
| LCDR W. F. Cleaves | 19 Feb 1942 | 21 Jul 1942 |
| LCDR W. A. Thorn | 21 Jul 1942 | 26 Dec 1942 |
| LCDR J. C. Toth | 26 Dec 1942 | 21 Sep 1943 |
| LCDR G. C. Merrick | 21 Sep 1943 | 23 Apr 1944 |
| LCDR F. W. Brown | 23 Apr 1944 | 16 Aug 1945 |
| LCDR J. C. Lafferty | 16 Aug 1945 | 18 Jul 1946 |
| LCDR J. H. Graves | 18 Jul 1946 | 21 Jun 1947 |
| CDR H. G. Perronet | 21 Jun 1947 | 4 Dec 1948 |
| CDR T. R. L. McCabe | 4 Dec 1948 | 5 Oct 1949 |
| LCDR W. D. Harrington | 5 Oct 1949 | 25 Jan 1950 |
| CDR V. V. Utgoff | 20 Jan 1951 | Jan 1952 |
| CDR Miles S. Whitener | Jan 1952 | Dec 1952 |
| CDR Joseph M. Kellam | Dec 1952 | Jul 1954 |
| CDR Winton C. Sharpe | Jul 1954 | Oct 1955 |
| CDR Donald C. Coy | Oct 1955 | Dec 1956 |
| CDR Jack W. Clinton | Dec 1956 | 23 Jul 1958 |
| CDR C. B. Curtis, Jr. | 23 Jul 1958 | 2 Jul 1959 |
| CDR I. G. Cockroft | 2 Jul 1959 | 30 Jul 1960 |
| CDR E. W. Meyers | 30 Jul 1960 | 1961 |
| CDR J. S. Laney | 1961 | 20 Jun 1962 |
| CDR N. P. Vegelahn | 20 Jun 1962 | 3 Aug 1962 |
| CDR H. K. Cooley, Jr. (actg.) | 3 Aug 1962 | 14 Sep 1962 |
| CDR J. R. Johnson | 14 Sep 1962 | 23 Aug 1963 |
| CDR H. K. Cooley, Jr. | 23 Aug 1963 | 26 Jun 1964 |
| CDR Frank J. Schneider | 26 Jun 1964 | 15 Jun 1965 |
| CDR Harry J. Hinden | 15 Jun 1965 | 10 Jun 1966 |
| CDR Hugh E. Longino | 10 Jun 1966 | 10 Jun 1967 |
| CDR J. P. Smolinsky, Jr. | 10 Jun 1967 | 28 Jun 1968 |
| CDR George A. Surovik | 28 Jun 1968 | 8 May 1969 |
| CDR G. F. Murphy, Jr. | 8 May 1969 | 26 Mar 1970 |
| CDR J. W. Newsome | 26 Mar 1970 | 16 Mar 1971 |
| CDR J. T. Weir | 16 Mar 1971 | 23 Feb 1972 |
| CDR R. E. Narmi | 23 Feb 1972 | 28 Feb 1973 |
| CDR Oakley E. Osborn | 28 Feb 1973 | 15 Jan 1974 |
| CDR B. C. Farrar | 15 Jan 1974 | 31 Jan 1975 |
| CDR Eric A. McVadon | 31 Jan 1975 | 20 Jan 1976 |
| CDR Ernest V. Haag | 20 Jan 1976 | 14 Jan 1977 |
| CDR Thomas J. Leshko | 14 Jan 1977 | 20 Jan 1978 |
| CDR Michael W. Gavlak | 20 Jan 1978 | Jan 1979 |
| CDR A. W. Hadley | Jan 1979 | 11 Jan 1980 |
| CDR A. D. Branch | 11 Jan 1980 | 6 Feb 1981 |
| CDR D. S. Axtman | 6 Feb 1981 | 23 Feb 1982 |
| CDR E. S. Wilson | 23 Feb 1982 | 18 Feb 1983 |
| CDR G. W. Dye | 18 Feb 1983 | 4 May 1984 |
| CDR A. L. Ross | 4 May 1984 | 18 Jul 1985 |
| CDR James I. Munsterman | 18 Jul 1985 | 20 Oct 1986 |
| CDR Jesse A. Prescott III | 20 Oct 1986 | 2 Oct 1987 |
| CDR Keith D. Hahn | 2 Oct 1987 | 15 Jul 1988 |
| CDR Lawrence D. Getzfred | 15 Jul 1988 | 1989 |
| CDR Raymond R. Yeats | 1989 | 1990 |
| CDR George C. Hill Jun | 1990 | 10 May 1991 |
| CDR Steven K. Shegrud | 10 May 1991 | 29 May 1992 |
| CDR Timothy S. Norgart | 29 May 1992 | 1993 |
| CDR James W. Gibson | 1993 | 6 May 1994 |
| CDR James P. Toscano | 6 May 1994 | 1995 |
| CDR James D. Scola | 1995 | 29 Feb 1996 |
| CDR William M. Dunkin | 29 Feb 1996 | 27 Feb 1997 |
| CDR Crawford A. Easterling III | 27 Feb 1997 | ? |
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History |
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