Attack Squadron 155 

"Silver Foxes"

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Linage 

1946 VA-71E Established at NAS Glenview IL
1. October 1948 VA-71E was redesignated VA-58A
1. November 1949 VA-58A was redesignated VC-722
1. April 1950 VC-722 was redesignated VA-728
1. February 1951 Called to active duty
4. February 1953 VA-728 was redesignated VA-155
3. September 1977 VA-155 Disestablished at NAS Lemoore CA.
4. September 1987 VA-155 Established at NAS NAS Whidbey Island WA
30. April 1993 VA-155 Disestablished at NAS Whidbey Island WA
Planes:
 

 

 

1951 - 1953
AD-4

 

 

 

1953 - 1958
AD-
6

 
 

 

 

1958- 1963
A4D-2 (A-4B)

 

 

 

1963 - 1968
A-4E

 

 

 

1968 - 1969
A-4F

 

 

 

 

1969 - 1977
A-
7B

 
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1987 - 1993
A-6E

   
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VC-722, VA-728, VA-155 Deployments 
8. September 1951 - 2. May 1952 CVA-36 USS Antietam CVG-15 AD-4L H 500
24. January 1953 - 21. September 1953 CVA-37 USS Princeton CVG-15 AD-4NA H 500
1. July 1954 - 28. February 1955 CVA-10 USS Yorktown CVG-15 AD-6 H 500
23. April 1956 - 15. October 1956 CVA-18 USS Wasp CVG-15 AD-6 H 500
15. February 1958 - 2. Oktober 1958 CVA-19 USS Hancock CVG-15 AD-7 NL 500
1. August 1959 - 18, Januray 1960 CVA-19 USS Hancock CVG-15 A4D-2 NL 500
19. September 1960 - 27. May 1961 CVA-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-15 A4D-2 NL 500
12. December 1961 - 17. July 1962 CVA-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-15 A4D-2 NL 500
3. April 1963 - 25. November 1963 CVA-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-15 A-4B NL 500
7. December 1964 - 1. November 1964 CVA-43 USS Coral Sea CVW-15 A-4E NL 500
12. May 1966 - 3. December 1966 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-15 A-4E NL 500
26. July 1967 - 6. April 1968 CVA-43 USS Coral Sea CVW-15 A-4E NL 500
26. October 1968 - 17. May 1969 CV-61 USS Ranger CVW-2 A-4F NE 400
14. May 1970 - 10. December 1970 CVA-34 USS Oriskany CVW-19 A-7B NM 500
14. May 1971 - 18. December 1971 CVA-34 USS Oriskany CVW-19 A-7B NM 500
5. June 1972 - 30. March 1973 CVA-34 USS Oriskany CVW-19 A-7B NM 500
18. October 1973 - 5. June 1974 CVA-34 USS Oriskany CVW-19 A-7B NM 500
16. September 1975 - 3. March 1976 CVA-34 USS Oriskany CVW-19 A-7B NM 500
4. Oktober 1976 - 21. April 1977 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVW-19 A-7B NM 500
15. August 1988 - 8. October 1988 CV-62 USS Independence CVW-17 A-6E AA 500
8. December 1990 - 8. June 1991 CV-61 USS Ranger CVW-2 A-6E NE 400
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VC-722, VA-728, VA-155  Commanding Officers 
LCDR Soule T. Bitting  29. Aug. 1946 May 1952
LCDR B. K. Harrison (acting) May 1952 8. Aug. 1952
LCDR Raymond S. Osterhoudt 8. Aug. 1952 Oct. 1953
LCDR Frank R. West Oct. 1953 21. Mar. 1955
LCDR Jack B. Jones 21. Mar. 1955  10. Dec. 1956
CDR Henry E. Clark  10. Dec. 1956 29. Oct. 1958
CDR Deforest Q. Joralmon 29. Oct. 1958 Feb. 1960
CDR Robert E. McElwee Feb. 1960 4. Aug. 1961
CDR Ira K. Kruger 4. Aug. 1961 31. Jul. 1962
CDR Patrick F. Cunningham 31. Jul. 1962 27. Jun. 1963
CDR T. B. Russell, Jr. 27. Jun. 1963 17. Jul. 1964
CDR J. H. Harris 17. Jul. 1964 1965
CDR J. B. Morin 1965 1966
CDR Charles H. Peters 1966 11. Jul. 1966
CDR E. W. Ingley 11. Jul. 1966 Jun. 1967
CDR William H. Searfus Jun. 1967 Dec. 1967
CDR David J. Sperling Dec. 1967 7. Dec. 1968
CDR Robert F. Reynolds, Jr. 7. Dec. 1968 4. Oct. 1969
CDR Edwin C. Adamson, Jr. 2 4. Oct. 1969 28. Aug. 1970
CDR James H. Mauldin 28. Aug. 1970  1971
CDR Markley R. Seibert  1971 2. Jun. 1972
CDR Dean E. Cramer 2. Jun. 1972 7. Jun. 1973
CDR Robert L. Leuschner, Jr. 7. Jun. 1973 17. Jul. 1974
CDR Larry E. Kaufman 17. Jul. 1974 24. Oct. 1975
CDR Robert D. Miller 24. Oct. 1975 5. Jan. 1977
CDR Robert C. Kaup 5. Jan. 1977 3. Sep. 1977
CDR Jack J. Samar 0 1. Sep. 1987 12. Jan. 1989
CDR Kenneth R. Zimmerman 12. Jan. 1989 29. Jun. 1990
CDR Frank Sweigart 29. Jun. 1990 12. Sep. 1991
CDR Larry J. Munns 12. Sep. 1991 30. Apr. 1993
 

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