Patrol Squadron 44
"Golden Pelican"
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History |
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| 15. October 1942 | VP-204 established at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 1. October 1944 | VP-204 redesignated VPB-204 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-204 redesignated VP-204 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-204 redesignated VP-MS-4 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-MS-4 redesignated VP-44 |
| 20. January 1950 | VP-44 Disestablished at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 29. January 1951 | VP-44 established at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 28. June 1991 | VP-44 Disestablished at NAS Brunswick ME |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1950 | CC |
| 1951 - 1957 | CC |
| 1957 - 1991 | LM |
| Planes: |
PBM-3C
PBM-3S
PBM-5E
PBM-5
P5M-1
P5M-2
P2V-3
P-3A
P-3C
| VP-204, VPB-204, VP-MS-4, VP-44 Deployments | ||||
| - later more - | - | - | - | - |
| VP-204, VPB-204, VP-MS-4, VP-44 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Norfolk VA | 15 Oct 1942 | 27 Dec 1942 |
| NS San Juan PR | 27 Dec 1942 | 27 Nov 1944 |
| NAS Key West FL | 27 Nov 1944 | 24 May 1945 |
| NAS Coco Solo CZ | 24 May 1945 | 1 Jan 1950 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 1 Jan 1950 | 20 Jan 1950 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 29 Jan 1951 | 1 Apr 1962 |
| NAS Patuxent River MD | 1 Apr 1962 | 10 Jul 1970 |
| NAS Brunswick ME | 10 Jul 1970 | 28 Jun 1991 |
| VP-204, VPB-204, VP-MS-4, VP-44 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR Warren G. Corliss | 15 Oct 1942 | 6 Jun 1943 |
| LCDR William M. McCormick | 6 Jun 1943 | 8 Oct 1943 |
| LCDR Edward M. Morgan | 8 Oct 1943 | 16 Jun 1944 |
| LCDR Wilbur Y. Morton | 16 Jun 1944 | 2 Feb 1946 |
| LCDR J. P. Seifert | 2 Feb 1946 | 12 Jul 1947 |
| CDR L. T. McQuiston | 12 Jul 1947 | 8 Jul 1949 |
| CDR A. M. Ellingson | 8 Jul 1949 | 2 Aug 1949 |
| CDR C. J. Dobson | 2 Aug 1949 | 17 Oct 1949 |
| CDR A. M. Ellingson | 17 Oct 1949 | 20 Jan 1950 |
| CDR F. H. Rand | 29 Jan 1951 | Feb 1952 |
| CDR F. J. Grisko | Feb 1952 | Jun 1953 |
| CDR R. K. Etnire | Jun 1953 | Jun 1954 |
| CDR W. F. Laffey | Jun 1954 | Jul 1955 |
| CDR M. J. Burns | Jul 1955 | Jul 1956 |
| CDR H. E. Sorenson | Jul 1956 | Aug 1956 |
| CDR R. D. Macklin | Aug 1956 | 26 Aug 1957 |
| CDR M. E. Haller | 26 Aug 1957 | 3 Jul 1958 |
| CDR C. Thompson | 3 Jul 1958 | 8 Jul 1959 |
| CDR L. W. Frawley | 8 Jul 1959 | 1 Jun 1960 |
| CDR E. E. Wilson | 1 Jun 1960 | 5 Jul 1961 |
| CDR R. L. Pierce | 5 Jul 1961 | 6 Jul 1962 |
| CDR A. Serrell | 6 Jul 1962 | 19 Jul 1963 |
| CDR J. L. Ball | 19 Jul 1963 | 24 Jun 1964 |
| CDR P. F. Hunter | 24 Jun 1964 | 1 Jul 1965 |
| CDR Jack H. McDonald | 1 Jul 1965 | 29 Jun 1966 |
| CDR Edward C. Waller III | 29 Jun 1966 | 7 Apr 1967 |
| CDR R. D. Synder, Jr. | 7 Apr 1967 | 12 Mar 1968 |
| CDR T. H. Warren, Jr. | 12 Mar 1968 | 4 Apr 1969 |
| CDR R. B. Olds | 4 Apr 1969 | 12 Mar 1970 |
| CDR Thomas E. Curry | 12 Mar 1970 | 21 Dec 1970 |
| CDR Felix P. Gigliotti | 21 Dec 1970 | 22 Oct 1971 |
| CDR R. J. Smith | 22 Oct 1971 | 27 Oct 1972 |
| CDR J. R. Wyly, Jr. | 27 Oct 1972 | 28 Sep 1973 |
| CDR P. D. Smith | 28 Sep 1973 | 20 Sep 1974 |
| CDR William P. Culhane | 20 Sep 1974 | 8 Aug 1975 |
| CDR John Siembieda | 8 Aug 1975 | 13 Aug 1976 |
| CDR Floyd W. Carter, Jr. | 13 Aug 1976 | 15 Jul 1977 |
| CDR Michael C. Roth | 15 Jul 1977 | 12 Jul 1978 |
| CDR W. L. Vincent | 12 Jul 1978 | 26 Jun 1979 |
| CDR Donald W. Avery, Jr. | 26 Jun 1979 | 3 Jul 1980 |
| CDR Richard Goolsby | 3 Jul 1980 | 10 Jul 1981 |
| CDR Benjamin F. Folsom, Jr. | 10 Jul 1981 | Jul 1982 |
| CDR R. T. Fuller | Jul 1982 | 29 Jul 1983 |
| CDR Van L. McCullough | 29 Jul 1983 | 5 Oct 1984 |
| CDR James L. Arnold | 5 Oct 1984 | 4 Feb 1986 |
| CDR Richard Corn III | 4 Feb 1986 | 18 Feb 1987 |
| CDR D. Scott Thompson | 18 Feb 1987 | 4 Mar 1988 |
| CDR Stanley J. Lichwalla | 4 Mar 1988 | 5 May1989 |
| CDR W. C. Spearman | 5 May1989 | Jun 1990 |
| CDR Alan M. Harms | Jun 1990 | 28 Jun 1991 |
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History |
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