Amphibian Patrol Squadron 1
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History |
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| 1. May 1942 | VP-53 established at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 1. October 1944 | VP-53 redesignated VPB-53 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-53 redesignated VP-53 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-53 redesignated VP-AM-1 |
| 5. May 1948 | VP-AM-1 Disestablished at NAS Whidbey Island WA |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1948 | DA |
| Planes: |
PBY-5
PBY-6A
| VP-53, VPB-53, VP-AM-1 Deployments | ||||
| - later more - | - | - | - | - |
| VP-53, VPB-53, VP-AM-1 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Norfolk VA | 1 May 1942 | 26 Jul 1942 |
| NAS Key West FL | 26 Jul 1942 | 1 Oct 1942 |
| NAS Trinidad, B.W.I. | 1 Oct 1942 | Jul 1943 |
| NAS San Diego CA | Jul 1943 | Oct 1943 |
| NAS Kaneohe HI | Oct 1943 | Aug 1944 |
| NAS Whidbey Island WA | Aug 1944 | Feb 1945 |
| NAS Kaneohe HI | Feb 1945 | Sep 1946 |
| NAS Whidbey Island WA | Sep 1946 | 5 May 1948 |
| VP-53, VPB-53, VP-AM-1 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR F. M. Nichols | 1 May 1942 | Oct 1942 |
| LCDR David Perry, Jr. | Oct 1942 | 15 Aug 1944 |
| LCDR G. H. Duffy | 15 Aug 1944 | Jun 1946 |
| LCDR T. Shelly, Jr. | Jun 1946 | Mar 1947 |
| LCDR J. W. Henderson | Mar 1947 | 19 Jun 1947 |
| LCDR M. R. Clard | 19 Jun 1947 | 29 Feb 1948 |
| LT Charles R. Hines | 29 Feb 1948 | 5 May 1948 |
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History |
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