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Patrol Bombing Squadron 197

 
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History 

1. September 1938 VP-21 established at FAB Pearl Harbor HI
1. July 1939 VP-21 redesignated VP-45
1. December 1939 VP-45 redesignated VP-14
15. April 1941 VP-14 redesignated VP-26
1. July 1941 VP-26 redesignated VP-14
1. October 1944 VP-14 redesignated VPB-14
2. December 1944 VPB-14 redesignated VPB-197
1. April 1946 VPB-197 Disestablished at NAAS Camp Kearney CA
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Planes:
1938 - 1939
P2Y-3
 
1939 - 1941
PBY-4
 
1941 - 1942
PBY-5
 
1942 - 1944
PBY-5A
 
1944 - 1946
PB4Y-1
 
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VP-21, VP-45, VP-14, VP-26, VPB-14, VPB-197 Deployments 
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VP-21, VP-45, VP-14, VP-26, VPB-14, VPB-197 Home Port Assignments
FAB Pearl Harbor HI 1 Sep 1938 1 Dec 1940
NAS San Diego CA 1 Dec 1940 15 Apr 1941
NAS Kaneohe HI 15 Apr 1941 Oct 1944
NAS San Diego CA Oct 1944 2 Dec 1944
NAAS Camp Kearney CA 2 Dec 1944 1 Apr 1946
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VP-21, VP-45, VP-14, VP-26, VPB-14, VPB-197 Commanding Officers 
LCDR Frederick M. Trapnell  1 Sep 1938 25 May 1940
LCDR William T. Rassieur 25 May 1940  25 Nov 1941
LCDR Thurston B. Clark  25 Nov 1941 Dec 1942
LCDR Bruce A. VanVoorhis Dec 1942 12 May 1943
LCDR Earnest L. Simpson, Jr. 12 May 1943 15 Aug 1944
LCDR James D. Wright 15 Aug 1944  2 Dec 1944
LCDR Joseph L. Hall  2 Dec 1944 5 Mar 1945
CDR Carl H. Amme, Jr. 5 Mar 1945  23 Aug 1945
LCDR Whitney Wright  23 Aug 1945 1 Apr 1946
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History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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