MARINE & NAVAL LAND BASED AIR UNITS August 1945
The main sources of this table are (1) the July 1945 Schedule of the Naval Aeronautical Organization, including the Marine Corps, (2) the September 7, 1945 Location of Naval Aircraft, (3) JCS 1455, and (4) unit war diaries.
Patrol Bomber Heavy Landplane
VPB 101 PB FAW 5 WILLOW GROVE, PA
Airborne Early Warning Radar—B-17s with an AN/APS-20 radar in a ventral radome.
VPB 102 PB4Y FAW 18 IWO JIMA
VPB 103 PB4Y FAW 8 ALAMEDA Reformed at Crows Landing 4 Aug 45.
VPB 104 PB4Y FAW 17 CLARK FIELD
VPB 106 PB4Y FAW 10 PALAWAN
VPB 107 PB4Y FAW 8 CROWS LANDING Reformed at Crows Landing 29 Jul 45.
VPB 108 PB4Y FAW 18 IWO JIMA
VPB 109 PB4Y FAW 1 YONTAN
VPB 110 PB4Y FAW 6 WHIDBY IS
VPB 111 PB4Y FAW 10 PALAWAN
VPB 112 PB4Y FAW 6 WHIDBY IS
VPB 114 PB4Y FAW 11 AZORES Dets at Boca Chica and Port Lyautey, French Morocco.
VPB 115 PB4Y FAW 8 CROWS LANDING Transferred to Kaneohe, TH 11 Aug 45
VPB 116 PB4Y FAW 18 IWO JIMA
VPB 117 PB4Y FAW 10 MINDORO Transferred to Tinian 11 Aug 45
VPB 118 PB4Y FAW 1 YONTAN
VPB 119 PB4Y FAW 17 CLARK FIELD
VPB 120 PB4Y FAW 4 SHEMYA
VPB 121 PB4Y FAW 18 IWO JIMA
VPB 122 PB4Y FAW 4 SHEMYA
VPB 123 PB4Y FAW 1 YONTAN
VPB 124 PB4Y FAW 18 TINIAN
VPB 143 PB4Y FAW 14 CAMP KEARNY Transferred to Kaneohe, TH 21 Aug 45
Patrol Bomber Medium Landplane
VPB 128 PV FAW 18 TINIAN
VPB 130 PV FAW 6 WHIDBY IS
VPB 131 PV FAW 6 ATTU/SEATTLE Transferred to Seattle, 2 Aug 45
VPB 133 PV FAW 18 TINIAN
VPB 135 PV FAW 4 WHIDBY IS/ATTU Relieving VBP 139
VPB 136 PV FAW 6 WHIDBY IS
VPB 139 PV FAW 6 ATTU/WHIDBY IS
VPB 142 PV FAW 18 TINIAN
VPB 144 PV FAW 2 ENIWETOK
VPB 146 PV FAW 8 ALAMEDA
VPB 148 PV FAW 2 KANEOHE
VPB 149 PV FAW 10 SAMAR Transferring to USA during Aug 45.
VPB 152 PV FAW 18 PELELIU
VPB 153 PV FAW 18 GUAM
VPB PV Unit would need to be formed to meet the requirements of JCS 1455 .
VPB PV Unit would need to be formed to meet the requirements of JCS 1455.
Patrol Bomber Heavy-Medium Seaplane, PBY and PB2Y units are converting to PBM
VPB 23 PBY 5A FAW 18 PELELIU Detachments at Ulithi and Guam.
VPB 43 PBY 5A FAW 6 SEATTLE Relieved by VPB 62, 1 Aug 45.
VPB 53 PBY 5A FAW 10 SAMAR
VPB 61 PBY 5A FAW 6 WHIDBEY IS
VPB 62 PBY 5A FAW 4 ADAK, VARIOUS
VPB 71 PBY 5A FAW 10 SAMAR
VPB 73 PBY 5A FAW 11 SAN JUAN, PR
VPB 13 PB2Y FAW 1 OKINAWA, on KENNETH WHITING
VPB 15 PB2Y FAW 18 SAIPAN
VPB 17 PBM FAW 17 TAWI TAWI, on POCOMOKE
VPB 18 PBM FAW 18 SAIPAN
VPB 19 PBM FAW 2 PARRY IS (ENIWETOK)
VPB 20 PBM FAW 10 SNAGLEY PT (MANILA), Detachment at Lingayen on SAN PABLO
VPB 21 PBM FAW 1 OKINAWA, Replaced by VPB 22
VPB 22 PBM FAW 2 ENIWETOK, on CUMBERLAND SOUND, Transferred 10 Aug 45 to FAW 1
VPB 25 PBM FAW 10 LINGAYEN GULF, on CURRITUCK
VPB 26 PBM FAW 1 OKINAWA, on NORTON SOUND
VPB 27 PBM FAW 1 OKINAWA, on YAKUTAT, ONSLOW, & SHELIKOF
VPB 28 PBM FAW 17 JINAMOC Detachment at Snagley Point
VPB 32 PBM FAW 5 NORFOLK
VPB 74 PBM FAW 3 GALAPAGOS
VPB 201 PBM FAW 3 COCO SOLO
VPB 204 PBM FAW 3 COCO SOLO
VPB 205 PBM FAW 18 SAIPAN
VPB 208 PBM FAW 1 OKINAWA
VPB 212 PBM FAW 5 NORFOLK
Patrol Bomber Light Landplane
VS 46 SB2C FAW 2 BARBERS POINT
VS 47 SBD FAW 2 PALMYRA
VS 48 SB2C FAW 4 KODIAK, VARIOUS
VS 53 SB2C FAW 2 BARBERS POINT
VS 66 SB2C FAW 2 MAJURO
VS 69 SB2C FAW 2 BARBERS POINT
Photographic - Navy and Marine
VD 1 PB4Y FAW 18 GUAM
VD 2 F6F P FAW 5 HARRISBURG
VD 3 PB4Y FAW 1 YONTAN
VD 4 PB4Y FAW 2 KANEOHE
VD 5 PB4Y FAW 14 CAMP KEARNY Reformed 20 Jul 45
VMD 254 F7F P MAW 4 GREENVILLE, NC
VMD 354 F6F P MAG 21 GUAM
Rescue
VH 1 PBM FAW 18 SAIPAN
VH 2 PBM FAW 18 SAIPAN
VH 3 PBM FAW 1 OKINAWA on PINE ISLAND
VH 4 PBM FAW 1 OKINAWA on PINE ISLAND
VH 5 PBM FAW 2 EBEYE (KWAJALEIN) Detachments at Majuro, Eniwetok
VH 6 PBM FAW 1 OKINAWA on AVPs SUISUN, GARDNER’S BAY, MAKINAK, & FLOYD’S BAY
Marine Transport
VMR 152 R4D MAG 25 BOUGAINVILLE
VMR 153 R4D MAG 25 BOUGAINVILLE
VMR 252 R5C MAG 21 GUAM
VMR 253 R5C MAG 21 GUAM
VMR 352 R5C MAG 15 EWA
VMR 353 R5C MAG 21 SAIPAN
VMR 952 R5C MAG 21 GUAM
VMR 953 R4D MAG 15 EWA
Marine Medium Bomber
VMB 413 PBJ MAG 61 EMIRAU
VMB 423 PBJ MAG 61 EMIRAU
VMB 433 PBJ MAG 61 EMIRAU
VMB 443 PBJ MAG 61 EMIRAU
VMB 611 PBJ MAG 32 ZAMBOANGA
VMB 612 PBJ FAW 1 CHIMU
VMB 613 PBJ MAG 94 KWAJALEIN
VMB 614 PBJ MAG 23 MIDWAY
Marine Torpedo Bomber, Marine VMTB, VMSB, and Four VMF are to convert to VMBF
VMTB 131 TBM FAW 1 AWASE Four VMF in 1Q 1946
VMTB 134 TBM MAG 11 PELELIU Two VMSB/TB in 2 Q 1946
VMTB 232 TBM FAW 1 AWASE Three VMSB/TB in 3 Q 1946
VMTB 242 TBM MAG 21 TINIAN Three VMSB/TB in 4 Q 1946
Marine Dive, Fighter Bomber VMBF Equipment
VMSB 244 SB2C MAG 24 COTOBATO 1 Q 1946, 4 F4U Squadrons
VMSB 245 SB2C MAG 45 ULITHI 2 Q 1946, 4 F4U Squadrons and 2 F7F Squadrons
VMSB 331 SB2C MAG 94 ENIWETOK 3 Q 1946, 5 F4U Squadrons and 4 F7F Squadrons
VMSB 343 SB2C 3 MAW EWA 4 Q 1946, 6 F4U Squadrons and 6 F7F Squadrons
Marine Fighter, Three additional VMFs convert to VMBF in 1Q 1946 with F4U
VMF 111 F4U MAG 94 ENGEBI
VMF 113 F4U MAG 22 CHIMU
VMF 115 F4U MAG 12 ZAMBOANGA
VMF 122 F4U MAG 11 PELELIU Converting to VMBF in Jan 46
VMF 155 F4U MAG 94 KWAJALEIN
VMF 211 F4U MAG 12 ZAMBOANGA
VMF 212 F4U MAG 14 AWASE
VMF 218 F4U MAG 12 ZAMBOANGA
VMF 222 F4U MAG 14 AWASE VMF Equipment conversion F4U to F7F
VMF 223 F4U MAG 14 AWASE 3/4 Q 1945, VMF 312
VMF 224 F4U MAG 31 CHIMU 1 Q 1946, 1 Additional Squadron
VMF 311 F4U MAG 31 CHIMU 2 Q 1946, 2 Additional Squadrons
VMF 312 F7F MAG 33 AWASE 3 Q 1946, 2 Additional Squadrons for a total of six.
VMF 314 F4U MAG 22 CHIMU
VMF 322 F4U MAG 33 AWASE
VMF 323 F4U MAG 33 AWASE
VMF 324 F4U MAG 23 MIDWAY
VMF 422 F4U MAG 22 CHIMU
VMF 441 F4U MAG 31 CHIMU
Marine Night Fighter, Converting to F7F, 2 Squadrons per Quarter in early 1946.
VMFN 533 F7F N MAG 22 CHIMU
VMFN 534 F6F N MAG 21 GUAM
VMFN 541 F6F N MAG 11 ULITHI
VMFN 542 F6F N MAG 31 CHIMU
VMFN 543 F6F N MAG 33 AWASE
VMFN 544 F7F N MAG 53 EAGLE MT. LAKE