BOMBING SQUADRON 80 (VB-80)

Established as Bombing Squadron EIGHTY (VB-80) on 1 Feb 1944 at NAS Wildwood, NJ. Disestablished on 16 Sep 1946.

Insignia approved by CNO on 8 Aug 1944. US made, chenille embroidery

Deployments.
26 Jun 1944 - 23 Jul 1944, CV-14 USS Ticonderoga, CVG-80, Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver
30 Aug 1944 - 4 Sep 1944, CV-14 USS Ticonderoga, CVG-80, Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver
18 Oct 1944 - 26 Jan 1945, CV-14 USS Ticonderoga, CVG-80, Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver
26 Jan 1945 - 3 Mar 1945, CV-19 USS Hancock, CVG-80, Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver
5 Mar 1945 – 1945, CVE-12 USS Copahee, CVG-80, Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver
Sep 1945 - 10 Sep 1945, CV-21 USS Boxer, CVG-80, Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver