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Patrol Squadron 48

 

"Boomerangers",  "Boomers"

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History 

May 1946 VP-905 established at NAS Grosse Ile MI
15. November 1946 VP-905 redesignated VP-HL-55
February 1950 VP-HL-55 redesignated VP-731
29. September 1950 Called to active duty
4. February 1953 VP-731 redesignated VP-48
23. May 1991 VP-48 Disestablished at NAS Moffett Field CA
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Tailcodes 

1950 - 1991 SF
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Planes:
 

 

 

1946 - 1950
PBY-5A / PV-2
   
 

 

 

1950 - 1954
PBM-5S2
 
 

 

 

1954 - 1960
P5M-1
   
 

 

 

1960 - 1967
SP-5B
   
 

 

 

1967 - 1968
P-3A
   
 

 

 

1968 - 1971
P-3B
   
 

 

 

1971 - 1991
P-3
C
   
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VP-905, VP-ML-55, VP-731, VP-48 Deployments 
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VP-905, VP-ML-55, VP-731, VP-48  Home Port Assignments
NAS Grosse Ile MI May 1946  29 Sep 1950
NAS San Diego  29 Sep 1950 15 Feb 1967
NAS Moffett Field CA 15 Feb 1967 23 May 1991
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VP-905, VP-ML-55, VP-731, VP-48 Commanding Officers 
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LCDR H. S. Wilson  1950 1951
LCDR W. T. O’Dowd, Jr. 1951  1953
CDR F. G. Vessell  1953 1954
CDR J. C. Young 1954 1955
CDR J. F. Davis 1955 1956
CDR Robert C. Payne 1956 20 May 1958
CDR Harry A. Haszard 20 May 1958 10 Jun 1959
CDR K. M. E. Miller 10 Jun 1959 30 Jun 1960
CDR A. D. Ronimus 30 Jun 1960  30 Jun 1961
CDR Rae P. Madson  30 Jun 1961  6 Jul 1962
CDR Warren E. Zaiser  6 Jul 1962 10 Jun 1963
CDR K. E. Bailey 10 Jun 1963 1964
CDR C. J. McGrath 1964 7 Apr 1965
CDR William M. Shaver 7 Apr 1965 26 Apr 1966
CDR Clarence O. Robins 26 Apr 1966 25 Apr 1967
CDR Donald J. Childers 25 Apr 1967  22 Mar 1968
CDR Paul J. Tetreault  22 Mar 1968  30 Apr 1969
CDR Eugene G. Anderson  30 Apr 1969 23 Apr 1970
CDR David B. Pitts 23 Apr 1970 8 Apr 1971
CDR George S. Phillips 8 Apr 1971 15 Apr 1972
CDR Myles E. Fladager 15 Apr 1972 1973
CDR Daniel T. O’Donnell 1973 1974
CDR Thadeus W. Mills 1974 25 Mar 1975
CDR Michael A Pearce 25 Mar 1975 30 Apr 1976
CDR John G. Burton 30 Apr 1976 22 Apr 1977
CDR John W. Ciboci 22 Apr 1977 21 Apr 1978
CDR William T. Boyd III 21 Apr 1978 9 Mar 1979
CDR Duval S. Woodford 9 Mar 1979 25 Apr 1980
CDR Edward J. Crowley 25 Apr 1980 10 Aug 1981
CDR L. J. LeDoux 10 Aug 1981  1982
CDR R. S. Parodi  1982  8 Jul 1983
CDR J. S. Falls  8 Jul 1983 15 Oct 1984
CDR D. L. Speed 15 Oct 1984 8 Nov 1985
CDR Gregory A. Bushnell 8 Nov 1985 1986
CDR Charles P. Isele 1986  2 Oct 1987
CDR Robert M. Lunning  2 Oct 1987 30 Sep 1988
CDR Richard Fleming, Jr. 30 Sep 1988 17 Jul 1989
CDR R. H. Fisher 17 Jul 1989 25 May 1990
CDR Chalker W. Brown III 25 May 1990 23 May 1991
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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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