Marine Strike Fighting Squadron 235
"Death Angels"
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History |
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| 1. January 1943 | VMSB-235 Established at MCAAS El Centro CA |
| 10. November 1944 | VMSB-235 Disestablished at NAS Miramar CA |
| 15. November 1946 | VMF-235 Reestablished as a Res. Squadron at NAS Squantum MA |
| 1950 | VMF-235 Activated |
| 1. February 1962 | VMF-235 was redesignated VMF(AW)-235 |
| 24. January 1963 | VMF(AW)-235 Disestablished at MCAS Beaufort SC |
| 1. February 1963 | VMF(AW)-235 Reestablished at NAS Atsugi Japan |
| 30. September 1968 | VMF(AW)-235 was redesignated VMFA-235 |
| 18. June 1996 | VMFA-235 Disestablished at MCAS El Toro CA |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1950 | ? |
| 1950 - 1957 | WU |
| 1957 - 1996 | DB |
| Planes: |
SBD-5
F4U-
F4U-4, F4U-4B
F9F-2
FJ-2
FJ-4
FJ-3M
F8U-1
F-8D
F-8E
F-4J
F-4S
F/A-18C
| VMF-323, VMA-323, VMFA-323 Deployments | ||||
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| VMF-323, VMA-323, VMFA-323 Commanding Officers | ||
| Col Everett D. Munn | Jan 1943 | Feb 1944 |
| Col Glenn L. Todd | Feb 1944 | May 1944 |
| Col Edward G. Willard | May 1944 | Aug 1944 |
| BGen James A. Freeley | Aug 1944 | Sep 1944 |
| LtCol Lawrence A. Morgan | Sep 1944 | Sep 1944 |
| LtCol William C. Tassos | Sep 1944 | Oct 1944 |
| LtCol Ralph Dorius | Oct 1944 | Nov 1944 |
| LtCol Reginald S. Ward | Nov 1944 | Nov 1944 |
| LtCol Alvin J. Clark | Nov 1944 | Dec 1948 |
| Maj. Edward J. Cameron | Dec 1948 | Jun 1949 |
| Capt. Albert E. Hacking, Jr. | Jun 1949 | Sep 1950 |
| Maj. E.J. McGee | Sep 1950 | Oct 1950 |
| LtCol E.V. Mendenhall | Oct 1950 | Nov 1951 |
| Col Arthur M. Moran | Nov 1951 | Jan 1952 |
| Col Joe L. Warren | Jan 1952 | Nov 1952 |
| Col Cruger L. Bright | Nov 1952 | Sep 1953 |
| LtCol Donald H. Sap | Sep 1953 | May 1955 |
| Col Robert W. Teller | May 1955 | Mar 1956 |
| BGen Jay W. Hubbard | Mar 1956 | Oct 1956 |
| Maj. A. A. Lund | Oct 1956 | Jan 1957 |
| Col Arvid W. Blackmun | Jan 1957 | Aug 1957 |
| Maj. John J. Tooley | Aug 1957 | Mar 1958 |
| Col Jack C. Scott | Mar 1958 | Feb 1959 |
| BGen Robert F. Conley | Feb 1959 | Aug 1960 |
| Col Robert L. Lamar | Aug 1960 | Jul 1961 |
| LtCol Harry B. Hanson | Jul 1961 | Nov 1961 |
| BGen Robert W. Taylor | Nov 1961 | Apr 1962 |
| Col Jesse V. Booker | Apr 1962 | Feb 1964 |
| Col Edward Rogal | Feb 1964 | Dec 1964 |
| Col George A. Gibson | Dec 1964 | Jun 1966 |
| Col Don Mickle | Jun 1966 | Nov 1966 |
| Col Edward Rogal | Nov 1966 | May 1967 |
| Col Wallace Wessel | May 1967 | Oct 1967 |
| LtCol Lee E. Blanchard | Oct 1967 | Jan 1968 |
| LtCol Carl Lundquist | Jan 1968 | Apr 1968 |
| LtCol Tony Blair | Apr 1968 | Sep 1968 |
| LtColWilliam A. Tyksinski | Sep 1968 | Oct 1969 |
| Col Leroy A. Madera | Oct 1969 | Oct 1970 |
| LtCol Fredrick L. Farrell, Jr. | Oct 1970 | Jun 1971 |
| BGen George H. Leach | Jun 1971 | May 1973 |
| LtCol Larry Whipple | May 1973 | Aug 1974 |
| Col Darwin D. Lundberg | Aug 1974 | Apr 1976 |
| LtCol Robert Hoffman | Apr 1976 | Jun 1978 |
| MGen Jeremiah W. Pearson | Jun 1978 | Jul 1981 |
| LGen Duane A. Wills | Jul 1981 | Oct 1982 |
| LtCol David J. Watson | Oct 1982 | Jun1984 |
| Col Kenneth W. Dewey | Jun1984 | Oct 1985 |
| LtCol P. Skelton | Oct 1985 | Dec 1987 |
| LtCol Craig E. Sooy | Dec 1987 | May 1989 |
| Col William C. McMullen, III | May 1989 | May 1991 |
| LtCol Lynn M. Champagne | May 1991 | Mar 1993 |
| LtCol Terrence P. Dugan | Mar 1993 | Jul 1994 |
| Col John P. Cushing, Jr. | Jul 1994 | Jun 1996 |
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