Marine Attack Squadron 231
"Ace of Spades"
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History |
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| 1. July 1922 | VO-1M Established at Santo Domingo |
| 1. July 1927 | VO-1M was redesignated VO-8M |
| 1. July 1933 | VO-8M Disestablished |
| 15. November 1934 | VO-9M Reestablished |
| 1. July 1937 | VO-9M was redesignated VMS-2 |
| 7. July 1941 | VMS-2 was redesignated VMSB-231 |
| 14. October 1944 | VMSB-231 was redesignated VMBF-231 |
| 30. December 1944 | VMBF-231 was redesignated VMSB-231 |
| 1. August 1945 | VMBF-231 was redesignated VMSB-231 |
| 20. March 1946 | VMSB-231 Disestablished |
| 1947 | VMF-231 Reestablished as a Reserve Sqn at NAS Grosse Ile MI. |
| 31 August 1962 | VMF-231 Disestablished at NAS Grosse Ile MI. |
| 15 May 1973 | VMA-231 Reestablished at MCAS Cherry Point NC |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1947 - 1957 | I |
| 1957 - 1962 | 7Y |
| 1973 - today | CG |
| Planes: |
OD-1
OC-1
SOC-3
SB2U-3
SBD-3
F4U-1D
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AV-8A
AV-8B
| VMS-2, VMSB-231, VMA-231 Deployments | ||||
| December 1941 - 18. December 1941 | CV-2 USS Lexington | Lexington Air Group | SB2U-3 | 231-S-0 |
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| 4. Oktober 1976 - 21. April 1977 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-19 | AV-8A | NM 600 |
| VMS-2, VMSB-231, VMA-231 Commanding Officers | ||
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