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Patrol Bombing Squadron 125

  
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History 
1. September 1938 VP-20 established at NAS Seattle WA
1. July 1940 VP-20 redesignated VP-44
6. January 1941 VP-44 redesignated VP-61
1. July 1941 VP-61 redesignated VP-82
1. March 1943 VP-82 redesignated VB-125
1. October 1944 VB-125 redesignated VPB-125
8. June 1945 VPB-125 Disestablished at NAS Elizabeth City NC

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Planes:
 

 

 

 1938 - 1941
P2Y-3		    
 

 

 

 1941 - 1941
PBY-3, -4, -5		      
 

 

 

 1941 - 1942
PBO-1		      
 

 

 

 1942 - 1942
PBY-5A		      
 

 

 

 1942 - 1945
PV-1
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VP-20, VP-44, VP-61, VP-82, VB-125, VPB-125 Deployments 
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VP-20, VP-44, VP-61, VP-82, VB-125, VPB-125  Home Port Assignments
NAF Seattle WA 1 Sep 1938 6 Jan 1941
NAS Alameda CA 6 Jan 1941 1 Jun 1941
NAS Norfolk VA 1 Jun 1941 15 Aug 1941
NAS Floyd Bennett Field NY 15 Aug 1941 15 Oct 1941
NAS Norfolk VA 15 Oct 1941 28 Oct 1941
NAS Quonset Point RI 28 Oct 1941  4 Jul 1943
NAS Boca Chica FL  4 Jul 1943 1 May 1944
NAF San Julian, Cuba 1 May 1944 11 Feb 1945
NAF Natal, Brazil 11 Feb 1945 30 Apr 1945
NAS Elizabeth City NC 30 Apr 1945 8 Jun 1945
 
VP-20, VP-44, VP-61, VP-82, VB-125, VPB-125  Commanding Officers 
LCDR William D. Johnson, Jr. 1 Sep 1938 3 Jan 1940
LCDR William L. Erdmann 3 Jan 1940 19 Jun 1942
LCDR J. D. Greer 19 Jun 1942 26 Oct 1942
LCDR W. W. Hollister 26 Oct 1942 23 Mar 1943
LCDR F. M. Slater 23 Mar 1943 31 Aug 1943
LCDR W. A. Smyth 31 Aug 1943 26 Aug 1944
LCDR Robert J. Slagle 26 Aug 1944 6 Feb 1945
LCDR Julius E. Gibbs 6 Feb 1945 8 Jun 1945
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History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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