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| 3. August 1943 Ranger Air Group redesignated CVG-4 |
| CV-4 USS Ranger | ||
| 5. August 1943 - 3. December 1943 | ||
| North Atlantic | ||
| VF-4 | F4F-4 | 4-F-0 |
| VB-4 | SBD-5 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBF-1 | 4-T-0 |
| CVE-20 USS Barnes | ||
| 13. July 1944 - 21. July 1944 | ||
| Transfer San Diego to Hawaii | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3 | 4-F-0 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-3 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-1C | 4-T-0 |
| CVE-1 USS Long Island | ||
| 13. July 1944 - 21. July 1944 | ||
| Transfer Hawaii to Saipan | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3 | 4-F-0 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-3 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-1C | 4-T-0 |
| CV-17 USS Bunker Hill | ||
| 5. November 1944 - 19. November 1944 | ||
| West Pacific / Philippinen | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3, F6F-5 | 4-F-0 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-3 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-1C | 4-T-0 |
| Strikes against Philippines | ||
| CV-9 USS Essex | ||
| 22. November 1944 - 2 December 1944 | ||
| West Pacific / Philippinen | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3, F6F-5 | 4-F-0 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-3 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-1C | 4-T-0 |
| CV-9 USS Essex | ||
| 11. December 1944 - 24 December 1944 | ||
| West Pacific / Philippinen | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3, F6F-5 | 4-F-0 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-3 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-1C | 4-T-0 |
| CV-9 USS Essex | ||
| 30. December 1944 - 26 January 1945 | ||
| West Pacific / South China Sea / Philippinen | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3, F6F-5 | 4-F-0 |
| VMF-124 | F4U-1D | -- |
| VMF-213 | F4U-1D | -- |
| VB-4 | SB2C-3 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-1C | 4-T-0 |
| CV-9 USS Essex | ||
| 10. February 1945 - 4. March 1945 | ||
| West Pacific / Japan / Iwo Jima | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3, F6F-5 | 4-F-0 |
| VMF-124 | F4U-1D | -- |
| VMF-213 | F4U-1D | -- |
| VB-4 | SB2C-4 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-3 | 4-T-0 |
| CVE-1 USS Long Island | ||
| 15. March 1945 - 1. June 1945 | ||
| Transit from Saipan to San Diego | ||
| VF-4 | F6F-3, F6F-5 | 4-F-0 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-4 | 4-B-0 |
| VT-4 | TBM-3 | 4-T-0 |
| CV-40 USS Tarawa | ||
| 15. February 1946 - 16. April 1946 | ||
| Carribbean Shakedown | ||
| VF-4 | F4U-4, F6F-5P | J 00 |
| VBF-4 | F4U-4 | J 00 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-5 | J 00 |
| VT-4 | TBM-3E, TBM-3Q | J 00 |
| CV-40 USS Tarawa | ||
| 28. June 1946 - 15. July 1946 | ||
| Transit to San Diego via Panama Canal | ||
| VF-4 | F4U-4 | T 00 |
| VBF-4 | F4U-4 | T 20 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-5 | T 50 |
| VT-4 | TBM-3E, TBM-3Q | T 70 |
| CV-40 USS Tarawa | ||
| 1. August 1946 - 24. Januray 1947 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-4 | F4U-4 | T 00 |
| VBF-4 | F4U-4 | T 20 |
| VB-4 | SB2C-5 | T 50 |
| VT-4 | TBM-3E, TBM-3Q | T 70 |
| Port visits in: Pearl Harbor HI, Yokosuky Japan, Sasebo Japan, Tsingtao China, Okinawa Japan, Guam, Pearl Harbor HI | ||
| 15. November 1946 CVG-4 redesignated CVAG-1 |
| CV-40 USS Tarawa | ||
| 18. February 1947 - 29. April 1947 | ||
| West Pacific | ||
| VF-1A | F4U-4 | T 100 |
| VF-2A | F4U-4 | T 200 |
| VA-1A | SB2C-5 | T 300 |
| VA-2A | TBM-3E, TBM-3Q | T 400 |
| Pearl Harbor HI, Kwajalein , Pearl Harbor HI. | ||
| 1. September 1948 CVAG-1 redesignated CVG-1 |
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