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Patrol Squadron 49

 

"Woodpeckers"

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History 

1. February 1944 VP-19 established at NAS Alameda CA.
1. October 1944 VP-19 redesignated VPB-19
15. May 1946 VPB-19 redesignated VP-19
15. November 1946 VP-19 redesignated VP-MS-9
1. September 1948 VP-MS-9 redesignated VP-49
1. March 1994 VP-49 Disestablished at NAS Jacksonville FL
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Tailcodes 

1946 - 1957 EA
1957 - 1994 LP
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Planes:
 

 

 

1944 - 1952
PBM-3D
 
 

 

 

1952 - 1960
P5M-1
   
 

 

 

1960 - 1962
P5M-2
   
 

 

 

1962 - 1963
SP-5B
   
 

 

 

1963 - 1969
P-3A
   
 

 

 

1969 - 1994
P-3
C
   
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VP-19, VPB-19, VP-MS-19, VP-49 Deployments 
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VP-19, VPB-19, VP-MS-19, VP-49  Home Port Assignments
NAS Alameda CA 1 Feb 1944 10 Jul 1944
NAS Kaneohe HI 10 Jul 1944  2 Nov 1944
NAAF Eniwetok  2 Nov 1944 Feb 1946
NAS Alameda CA Feb 1946 9 Apr 1946
NAS Norfolk VA 9 Apr 1946 1 Jun 1949
NAS Pensacola CA 1 Jun 1949  25 Aug 1949
NAS Norfolk VA  25 Aug 1949  5 Jul 1951
NAS Bermuda  5 Jul 1951 1 Sep 1963
NAS Patuxent River MD 1 Sep 1963 31 Jan 1972
NAS Jacksonville FL 31 Jan 1972 1 Mar 1994
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VP-19, VPB-19, VP-MS-19, VP-49 Commanding Officers 
LT W. B. Brinkmann (actg.) 1 Feb 1944 9 Feb 1944
LCDR J. A. Masterson 9 Feb 1944 11 Aug 1945
LCDR J. M. Richards 11 Aug 1945 21 Nov 1945
LCDR L. E. DeCamp 21 Nov 1945 29 Jul 1946
LCDR O. P. Johnstone 29 Jul 1946 16 Jun 1947
LCDR W. R. Dunne 16 Jun 1947 11 Jun 1948
CDR R. Y. McElroy 11 Jun 1948 Jun 1949
CDR James B. Wallace Jun 1949 Oct 1950
CDR Ellis J. Fisher Oct 1950 Jul 1952
CDR James P. Lynch Jul 1952 Sep 1953
CDR Edward A. Taber, Jr. Sep 1953  Aug 1954
CDR John M. Arbuckle  Aug 1954  Sep 1955
CDR William H. Sours  Sep 1955  Jan 1957
CDR John S. Reef  Jan 1957  1 Mar 1958
CDR Elmer D. Anderson  1 Mar 1958  3 Mar 1959
CDR H. J. Woodward  3 Mar 1959 9 Mar 1960
CDR T. R. McClellan 9 Mar 1960 30 Mar 1961
CDR P. E. Hill 30 Mar 1961 Nov 1961
CDR Howard C. Hansen Nov 1961  Nov 1962
CDR Robert E. Gayle, Jr.  Nov 1962 31 Mar 1964
CDR K. Carter 31 Mar 1964  28 Jan 1965

CDR R. D. Campbell

 28 Jan 1965 17 Jan 1966
CDR James A. McCaig 17 Jan 1966 28 Feb 1967
CDR R. T. Lemon 28 Feb 1967 22 Jan 1968
CDR R. S. Zeisel 22 Jan 1968  20 Jan 1969
CDR R. E. Blandine  20 Jan 1969 24 Nov 1969
CDR Robert Wisdom 24 Nov 1969  10 Dec 1970
CDR Eugene A. Tansey  10 Dec 1970 17 Dec 1971
CDR Robert A. Hall 17 Dec 1971 15 Dec 1972

CDR Jerry Funderbark

15 Dec 1972 14 Dec 1973
CDR Victor S. Gulliver 14 Dec 1973 9 Dec 1974
CDR Gerald W. McDonald 9 Dec 1974 22 Aug 1975
CDR Craig S. Campbell 22 Aug 1975 16 Jul 1976
CDR William C. Bloh 16 Jul 1976 22 Jul 1977
CDR Robert M. Howard 22 Jul 1977  Jul 1978
CDR Bryon E. Tobin  Jul 1978  16 Jul 1979
CDR Joseph C. Payne  16 Jul 1979 11 Jun 1980
CDR Michael A. Nash 11 Jun 1980 Jul 1981
CDR Jon S. Coleman Jul 1981 25 Jun 1982
CDR James L. Minderlein 25 Jun 1982  1 Jul 1983
CDR James A. Dvorak  1 Jul 1983 19 Oct 1984
CDR Michael D. Glerum 19 Oct 1984 21 Feb 1986
CDR Larry D. Newsome 21 Feb 1986  27 Mar 1987
CDR Larry L. Sakre  27 Mar 1987  25 Mar 1988
CDR Michael A. Trudell  25 Mar 1988  17 Mar 1989
CDR Charles R. Sipe, Jr.  17 Mar 1989 1990
CDR Robert P. Coonan 1990  1991

CDR Edward Waller

 1991  1992
CDR James Droddy  1992 26 Mar 1993
CDR Mark Anthony 26 Mar 1993 1 Mar 1994
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History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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