Patrol Squadron 34
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History |
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| 1. September 1936 | VP-15F established at NAF Annapolis MD |
| 1. October 1937 | VP-15F redesignated VP-15 |
| 1. July 1939 | VP-15 redesignated VP-53 |
| 1. July 1941 | VP-53 redesignated VP-73 |
| 1. October 1944 | VP-73 redesignated VPB-73 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-73 redesignated VP-73 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-73 redesignated VP-AM-4 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-AM-4 redesignated VP-34 |
| 30. June 1956 | VP-34 Disestablished at NAS Norfolk VA |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1956 | EC |
| Planes: |
P3M-2
P2Y-2 / -3
PBY-3
PBY-5
PBY-5A
PBY-6A
PB4Y-2M
PBM-5A
PBM-5S
| VP-15F, VP-15, VP-53, VP-73 VPB-73, VP-AM-4, VP-34 Deployments | ||||
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| VP-15F, VP-15, VP-53, VP-73 VPB-73, VP-AM-4, VP-34 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAF Annapolis MD | 1 Sep 1936 | Oct 1936 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | Oct 1936 | Feb 1940 |
| NAS Key West FL | Feb 1940 | Apr 1941 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | Apr 1941 | 24 May 1941 |
| NAS Quonset Point RI | 24 May 1941 | 25 Oct 1942 |
| NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco | 25 Oct 1942 | 16 Aug 1943 |
| Ben Sergao Field, Agadir, French Morocco | 16 Aug 1943 | 25 Dec 1943 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | 25 Dec 1943 | 16 Jan 1944 |
| NAS Floyd Bennett Field NY | 16 Jan 1944 | 30 May 1945 |
| NS San Juan PR | 30 May 1945 | Nov 1946 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | Nov 1946 | Oct 1950 |
| NAS Trinidad, B.W.I. | Oct 1950 | Jun 1955 |
| NAS Coco Solo, CZ | Jun 1955 | Jun 1956 |
| NAS Norfolk VA | Jun 1956 | 30. Jun 1956 |
| VP-15F, VP-15, VP-53, VP-73 VPB-73, VP-AM-4, VP-34 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR George T. Owen | 1 Sep 1936 | 12 Oct 1937 |
| LCDR Lester T. Hundt | 12 Oct 1937 | May 1938 |
| LCDR Steven W. Callaway | May 1938 | 23 Sep 1939 |
| LCDR Arron P. Storrs III | 23 Sep 1939 | 1 Jul 1941 |
| LCDR James E. Leeper | 1 Jul 1941 | 13 Aug 1942 |
| LCDR Alexander S. Heyward | 13 Aug 1942 | 5 Sep 1943 |
| LCDR J. E. Odell, Jr. | 5 Sep 1943 | 29 Jul 1944 |
| LCDR W. H. McRee | 29 Jul 1944 | 11 Jul 1945 |
| LCDR Dryden W. Hundley | 11 Jul 1945 | 23 May 1946 |
| LCDR H. C. Miller | 23 May 1946 | 30 Sep 1947 |
| LCDR C. F. Vossler | 30 Sep 1947 | 19 Jun 1948 |
| CDR J. Sinkankas | 19 Jun 1948 | 31 Dec 1949 |
| LCDR J. F. Schrefer | 31 Dec 1949 | 30 Jun 1950 |
| CDR J. A. Gage, Jr. | 30 Jun 1950 | 30 Jun 1951 |
| CDR C. S. Walline | 30 Jun 1951 | 8 Mar 1952 |
| CDR C. A. Lenz | 8 Mar 1952 | Apr 1953 |
| CDR Frank L. DeLorenzo | Apr 1953 | Jun 1954 |
| CDR Randall T. Boyd | Jun 1954 | Aug 1955 |
| CDR Charles J. Alley | Aug 1955 | 30. Jun 1956 |
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History |
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20 Aug 1942: While on convoy escort in Skerja Fjord, near Reykjavik, Iceland, Lieutenant (jg) Robert B. Hopgood and crew attacked and sank U-464, Korvettenkapitän Otto Harms commanding. Hopgood and his crew pressed home the attack even though the crew of the submarine elected to remain on the surface and fight it out with the lightly armed Catalina. HMS Castleton rescued 53 survivors. Returning to base, Hopgood sent the following message: “Sank Sub Open Club.” Lieutenant (jg) Hopgood was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic action. |
