Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234

  

"Bears","Thundering Herd", "Rangers"
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History 
1. May 1942 VMSB-234 established at MCAS Ewa HI
14. October 1944 VMSB-234 was redesignated VMTB-234
20. March 1946 VMTB-234 disestablished at MCAS El Toro CA.
1. July 1947 VMF-234 reestablished as a Reserve Squadron at NAS San Diego
May 1958 VMF-234 was redesignated VMA-234
1. January 1962 VMA-234 was redesignated VMR-234
23. October 1983 VMR-234 was redesignated VMGR-234

Tailcodes 
1947 - 1957 E
1957 - 1962 7E
1962 - 1969 7V
1969 - 1971 5E
1971 - today QH
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 1944
 SBD-5		    
 

 

 

 1944 - 1946
TBM-3		  
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 1949 - 1954
FG-1D		  
 

 

 

 1954 - 1956
F4U-4		  
 

 

 

 1954 - 1958
F9F-5		  
 

 

 

 1958 - 1962
AD-5 (A-1E)		    
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 1962 - 1975
C-119F
 

 

 

 1975 - 1998
 KC-130F		    
 

 

 

 1998 - present
KC-130T		    
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VMSB-234, VMTB-234, VMA-234, VMGR-234  Deployments 
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VMSB-234, VMTB-234, VMA-234, VMGR-234  Commanding Officers 
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last update 1. July 2013

written  19. April 2009

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