Attack Squadron 15

"Valions"
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Linage 
10. January 1942 VT-4 Established at CV-4 USS Ranger
15. November 1946 VT-4 redesignated as VA-2A
15. July 1948 VA-2A redesignated as VA-15
1. June 1969 VA-15 Disestablished at NAS Cecil Field FL.

Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 1943
TBD-1		    
 

 

 

 1943 - 1943
TBF-1		    
 

 

 

 1943 - 1943
TBM-1C		    
 

 

 

 1943 - 1950
TBM-3E		  
 

 

 

 1949 - 1954
AD-4		  
 

 

 

 1954- 1964
AD-6		  
 

 

 

 1964 - 1967
A-4B		  
 

 

 

 1967 - 1969
A-4C		  
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VT-4, VA-2A, VA-15 Deployments 
VT-4
10. January 1942 - 19. March 1942 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group TBD-1 4-T-0
2. June 1942 - 22. June 1942 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group TBD-1 4-T-0
8. January 1943 - 30. January 1943 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group TBF-1 4-T-0
14. February 1943 - 6 March 1943 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group TBF-1 4-T-0
23. March 1943 - 27. July 1943 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group TBF-1 4-T-0
5. August 1943 - 3. December 1943 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group TBF-1 4-T-0
13. July 1944 - 21. July 1944 CVE-20 USS Barnes CVG-4 TBM-1C -
13. July 1944 - 21. July 1944 CVE-1 USS Long Island CVG-4 TBM-1C -
5. November 1944 - 19. November 1944 CV-17 USS Bunker Hill CVG-4 TBM-1C -
22. November 1944 - 2 December 1944 CV-9 USS Essex CVG-4 TBM-1C -
11. December 1944 - 24 December 1944 CV-9 USS Essex CVG-4 TBM-1C -
30. December 1944 - 26 January 1945 CV-9 USS Essex CVG-4 TBM-1C -
10. February 1945 - 4. March 1945 CV-9 USS Essex CVG-4 TBM-3 -
15. March 1945 - 1. June 1945 CVE-1 USS Long Island CVG-4 TBM-3 -
15. February 1946 - 16. April 1946 CV-40 USS Tarawa CVG-4 TBM-3E, TBM-3Q J 70
28. June 1946 - 15. July 1946 CV-40 USS Tarawa CVG-4 TBM-3E, TBM-3Q T 70
1. August 1946 - 24. Januray 1947 CV-40 USS Tarawa CVG-4 TBM-3E, TBM-3Q T 70
VA-2A
18. February 1947 - 29. April 1947 CV-40 USS Tarawa CVAG-1 TBM-3E, TBM-3Q T 400
VA-15
1. October 1948 - 23. December 1948 CVA-37 USS Princeton CVG-13 TBM-3E T 500
12. September 1949 - 22. November 1949 CV-47 USS Philippine Sea CVG-1 AD-4 / 4L T 500
6. December 1950 - 11. January 1951 CVA-34 USS Oriskany CVG-1 AD-4 / 4L T 500
11. January 1951 - 24. February 1951 CVB-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-1 AD-4 / 4L T 500
20. March 1951 - 6. October 1951 CVB-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-1 AD-4 / 4L T 500
6. January 1952 - 28. February 1952 CV-18 USS Wasp CVG-1 AD-4 / 4L T 500
24. May 1952 - 11. October 1952 CV-18 USS Wasp CVG-1 AD-4 / 4L T 500
11. June 1953 - 3. December 1953 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt. CVG-1 AD-4 / 4L T 500
27. December 1954 - 14. July 1955 CVA-41 USS Midway CVG-1 AD-6 T 500
7. November 1956 - 12. December 1956 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVG-1 AD-6 T 400
15. January 1957 - 22. July 1957 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVG-1 AD-6 T 400
16. August 1957 - 21. October 1957 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVG-1 AD-6 AB 400
13. February 1959 - 1. September 1959 CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-1 AD-6 AB 500
28. January 1960 - 24. August 1960 CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-1 AD-6 AB 500
14. November 1960 - 27. November 1960 CVA-38 USS Shangri La CVG-10 AD-6 AB 500
15. February 1961 - 28. August 1961 CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-1 AD-6 AB 500
19. November 1961 - 30. November 1961 CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-1 AD-6 AB 500
5. February 1962 - 8 April 1962 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVG-1 AD-6 AB 500
14. September 1962 - 22. April 1963 CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-1 A-1H AB 500
28. April 1964 - 22. December 1964 CVA-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-1 A-1H AB 500
4. April 1966 - 21. November 1966 CVS-11 USS Intrepid CVW-10 A-4B AK 300
11. May 1967 - 30. December 1967 CVS-11 USS Intrepid CVW-10 A-4C AK 200
22. July 1968 - 29. April 1969 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVW-17 A-4C AA 400
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VT-4, VA-2A, VA-15 Commanding Officers 
Lt. Wallace A. Sherrill 10 Jan 1942 Dec 1942
LCdr. David W. Taylor, Jr. Dec 1942 Dec 1943
LCdr. Homer H. Hutcheson Dec 1943 Sep 1944
Lt. P. J. Davis, Jr. Sep 1944 12 May 1945
Lt. John Warren (acting) 12 May 1945 23 May 1945
Lt. Frederic Viewig, Jr. (acting) 23 May 1945 26 Sep 1945
LCdr. J. P. Barron 26 Sep 1945 Jul 1946
LCdr. John A. Camera Jul 1946 7 Jul 1947
Cdr. Charles E. Roemer 7 Jul 1947 29 May 1948
LCdr. Robert A. Newcomb (acting) 29 May 1948 30 Aug 1948
Cdr. Paul C. Lovelace 30 Aug 1948 3 Jun 1950
LCdr. Clay A. Mitchell (acting) 3 Jun 1950 12 Jul 1950
LCdr. John E. Lacouture 12 Jul 1950 21 Dec 1951
LCdr. Roy M. Isaman 21 Dec 1951 5 Jan 1953
LCdr. W. R. Prescott 5 Jan 1953 Jan 1954
Cdr. John B. Bain Jan 1954 24 Aug 1955
Cdr. L. B. Jennings 24 Aug 1955 10 Dec 1957
LCdr. William J. Gray 10 Dec 1957 18 Sep 1959
Cdr. J. Patterson, Jr. 18 Sep 1959 30 Nov 1960
Cdr. Ted L. Farrell 30 Nov 1960 6 Nov 1961
Cdr. David L. Munns 6 Nov 1961 26 Nov 1962
Cdr. Joseph L. Coleman 26 Nov 1962 4 Oct 1963
Cdr. R. G. Bowerman 4 Oct 1963 1 Apr 1964
Cdr. Steven D. Marvin 1 Apr 1964 12 Aug 1965
Cdr. Jack L. Gracey 12 Aug 1965 27 Sep 1966
Cdr. Isaac F. Jones, Jr. 27 Sep 1966 29 Jan 1967
Cdr. William K. Carr (acting) 29 Jan 1967 10 Feb 1967
Cdr. William K. Carr 10 Feb 1967 14 Feb 1968
Cdr. James M. Snyder 14 Feb 1968 15 Feb 1969
Cdr. Richard G. Daly 15 Feb 1969 1 Jun 1969
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