Marine Photographic Squadron 2
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History |
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| 10. October 1944 | VMTD-2 Established at MCAS Ewa, Hawaii |
| 1. May 1945 | VMTD-2 was redesignated VMJ-2 |
| 6. March 1946 | VMJ-2 disestablished |
| 15. September 1952 | VMJ-2 restablished at MCAS Cherry Point NC |
| 1. December 1955 | VMJ-2 disestablished at MCAS Cherry Point NC |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1952 - 1955 | MT |
| Planes: |
F2H-2P
F9F-6P
| VMJ-2 Deployments | ||||
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| VMJ-2 Commanding Officers | ||
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History |
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The unit was commissioned at MCAS Ewa, Hawaii on 10th October 1944 as VMTD-2 to train in towing Aerial targets for Marine AA batteries. After two months at Maui in Hawaii towing targets for the 5th Marine Division, the unit and it’s six JM-1 aircraft moved to Agana, Guam on 24th November 1944. Here the unit carried out tow target flights and radar tracking duties for Army AA units on Guam, Saipan, and Tinian. Was re-designated VMJ-2 on 1st May 1945. After the war the squadron moved back to the West Coast of the USA, and was deactivated on 6th March 1946. |