Marine Transport Squadron 216
"Bulldogs"
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History |
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| 1. January 1943 | VMF-216 Originated at MCAS El Centro CA. ? |
| 16. September 1943 | VMF-216 Established at MCAS El Centro CA. |
| 10. March 1945 ?? | VMR-216 Disestablished at |
| ca. 1958 | VMR-216 Reestablished as Res. Sqn. at MCAS Whidbey Island WA |
| 31. Dezember 1972 | VMR-216 Disestablished at MCAS Whidbey Island WA |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1958 - 1967 | 7T |
| 1967 - 1971 | 5T |
| 1971 - 1972 | MV |
| Planes: |
FM-1
F4U-1D
F6F-5
R4Q-2 (C-119F)
| VMF-216, VMR-216 Deployments | ||||
| 10. November 1944 - 13. March 1945 | CV-18 USS Wasp | CVG-81 | F4U-1D | 0 |
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| VMF-216, VMR-216 Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt William P Addington | 1. January 1943 | 26. January 1943 |
| Capt Max R. Read Jr. | 26. January 1943 | 23. June 1943 |
| Maj. Rivers J. Morrell, Jr. | 23. June 1943 | 22. January 1944 |
| Maj Benjamin S. Hargrave, Jr. | 22. January 1944 | 5. May 1944 |
| Major John Fitting, Jr. | 5. May 1944 | 31. October 1944 |
| Maj. Richard L. Blume, Jr. | 31. October 1944 | 8. December 1944 |
| Maj. George E. Dooley | 8. December 1944 | 19.April 1945 |
| Lt. George F. Kelley | 19.April 1945 | 21. May 1945 |
| Maj Robert L. Anderson | 21. May 1945 | 1945 |
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