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Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 (VMSB-244) Established as Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 242 (VMSB-242) on 1 Mar 1942. Redesignated Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 (VMSB-244) “Bombing Banshees” on 14 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 10 Jun 1946. Douglas SBD Dauntless, 1942 Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver, 1942-1946 Insignia Australian embroidered on wool, 1943.

Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 (VMSB-244)

Established as Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 242 (VMSB-242) on 1 Mar 1942. Redesignated Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 244 (VMSB-244) “Bombing Banshees” on 14 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 10 Jun 1946.

Douglas SBD Dauntless, 1942
Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver, 1942-1946

Insignia Australian embroidered on wool, 1943.
File information
Filename:244-VMSB-10001-A.jpg
Album name:AFushi / USMC 200-299
Inscription:BOMBING BANSHEES
Base:Midway Atoll; NAS Barbers Point, HI; MCAS Santa Barbara, CA; Midway Atoll; Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu; Mindanao, Philippines
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Date added:Mar 01, 2022
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