Bombing Squadron 17 (VB-17)

Established as Bombing Squadron SEVENTEEN (VB-17) on 1 Jan 1943. Redesignated to Attack Squadron Five B (VA-5B) on 15 Nov 1946; Attack Squadron SIXTY FOUR (VA-64) on 27 Jul 1948; Composite Squadron TWENTY FOUR (VC-24) on 8 Apr 1949 Air Anti- Submarine Squadron TWENTY FOUR (VS-24) on 20 Apr 1950. Disestablished on 1 Jun 1956.

Deployments:
15 Jul-10 Aug 1943, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), CVG-17, Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver
10 Sep-2 Oct 1943, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), CVG-17, Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver
11 Nov 1943-6 Mar 1944, USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), CVG-17, Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver
2 Feb-8 Jul 1945, USS Hornet (CV-12), CVG-17, Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver