Marine Photographic Squadron 1
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History |
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| 21. March 1944 | VMTD-1 Established at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii |
| 1. May 1945 | VMTD-1 was redesignated VMJ-1 |
| October 1945 | VMJ-1 Disestablished Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii |
| 15. September 1952 | VMJ-1 Reestablished at |
| 1958 | VMJ-1 Disestablished |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1952 - 1957 | MW |
| 1957 - 1958 | YW |
| Planes: |
F4U-5P
F2H-2P
| VMJ-1 Deployments | ||||
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| VMJ-1 Commanding Officers | ||
| Maj. Robert R. Reed | 15. Sep. 1952 | ? |
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History |
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The unit was commissioned at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii on 21st March 1945 as Marine Towing Detachment-1 (VMTD-1). Was re-designated VMJ-1 on 1st May 1945 and assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing for towing targets for Marine AA batteries over the Hawaiian Islands. The squadron was deactivated in October 1945 at Kauai. |