Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 531
"Grey Ghosts"
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History |
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| 16. November 1942 | VMF(N)-531 established at MCAS Cherry Point NC |
| 3. Sepember 1944 | VMF(N)-531 disestablished at MCAS Cherry Point NC |
| 13. October 1944 | VMF(N)-531 reestablished at MCAAF Kinston NC |
| 14. October 1948 | VMF(N)-531 was redesignated VMF(AW)-531 |
| 1. August 1963 | VMF(AW)-531 was redesignated VMFA-531 |
| 31. December 1992 | VMFA.-531 disestablished at NAS Key West FL |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1948 | LT |
| 1946 - 1957 | LT |
| 1957 - 1992 | EC |
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F7F-2N
F7F-3N
F3D-2
F4D-1
F-4B
F-4J
F-4N
F/A-18A
| VMF-531, VMFA-531 Deployments | ||||
| Jul. 1964 - Apr. 1965 | NAS Astugi, Japan | MAG-11 | F-4B | EC 00 |
| 22. Sep.1972 - 6. Jul. 1973 | CV-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-17 | F-4B | AA 200 |
| 13. Nov. 1979 - 11. Jun. 1980 | CV-43 USS Coral Sea | CVW-14 | F-4N | NK 200 |
| Apr. 1988 - Oct. 1988 | MCAS Iwakuni, Japan | MAG-15 | F/A-18A | EC 00 |
| Oct. 1989 - 8. Apr.1990 | MCAS Iwakuni, Japan | MAG-12 | F/A-18A | EC 00 |
| Feb. 1991 - Aug.1991 | MCAS Iwakuni, Japan | MAG-12 | F/A-18A | EC 00 |
| VMF-531, VMFA-531 Commanding Officers | ||
| Maj. Frank Schwable | 16. Nov. 1942 | 1. Apr. 1943 |
| Maj. John D. Harshberger | 1. Apr. 1943 | 17. Jun. 1943 |
| Lt.Col. Frank H. Sehwable | 17. Jun. 1943 | 18. Feb. 1944 |
| Lt.Col. John D. Harshberger | 18. Feb. 1944 | 13. May 1944 |
| Capt. James H. Wehmer | 13. May 1944 | 1. Sep. 1944 |
| Capt. Ralph J. Garza | 1. Sep. 1944 | 10. Oct.1944 |
| Lt.Col. Radford C. West | 10. Oct.1944 | 11. Nov. 1944 |
| Maj. Edward V. Mendenhall, Ir. | 11. Nov. 1944 | 17. Nov. 1944 |
| Capt. Robert R. Fineh | 17. Nov. 1944 | 16. Mar. 1945 |
| Maj. Alfred N. Gordon | 16. Mar. 1945 | 11. Jun. 1945 |
| Capt. James H. Wehmer | 11. Jun. 1945 | 2 Sep. 1945 |
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