Marine Strike Fighting Squadron - 122
"Werewolfes", "Candystrippers", "Crusaders", "Flying Leaternecks"
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History |
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| 1. March 1942 | VMF-122 Established at MCAS Camp Kearny CA |
| July 1946 | VMF-122 Disestablished |
| October 1946 | VMF-122 Reestablished at MCAS Beaufort SC |
| 1. October 1962 | VMF-122 was redesignated VMF(AW)-122 |
| 1. July 1965 | VMF(AW)-122 was redesignated VMFA-122 |
| 14. August 1974 | VMFA-122 Disestablished MCAS Kanaohe Bay HI |
| 4. August 1975 | VMFA-122 Reestablished at MCAS Beaufort SC |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1948 | BC |
| 1948 - 1957 | LC |
| 1957 - present | DC |
| Planes: |
F4F-4
F4U-1
F4U-4
FH-1
F2H-2
F6F-5
F9F-4 / F9F-5
FJ-2
FJ-3 / FJ-3M
F8U-1
F-8C
F-8E
F-4B
F-4J
F-4S
F/A-18A
F-35B
| VMF-122 Deployments | ||||
| 15. May 1951 - 4. October 1951 | CV-34 USS Oriskany | CVG-4 | F2H-2 | LC 00 |
| 26. April 1953 - 21. October 1953 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-8 | F9F-5 | LC 200 |
| 5. April 1955 - 29. September 1955 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-17 | FJ-2 | LC 300 |
| - unknown - | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| VMF-122 Commanding Officers | ||
| Capt. Elmer Brackett | Mar. 1942 | Apr. 1943 |
| Maj. Gregory Boyington | Apr. 1943 | Jun. 1943 |
| Maj. Herman Hansen | Jun. 1943 | Jul. 1943 |
| Maj.. Robert B. Fraser, | Jul. 1943 | Aug. 1943 |
| Maj. Joseph Hunter Reinburg | Aug. 1943 | Jan. 1945 |
| Maj. Francis E. Pierce | Jan. 1945 | Mar. 1945 |
| ? | Mar. 1945 | ? |
| LtCol. Marion E. Carl | ? | ? |
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History |
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