Escort-Fighting Squadron TWENTY SIX (VGF-26)

Established as Escort-Fighting Squadron TWENTY SIX (VGF-26) 4 May 1942. Redesignated Fighting Squadron TWENTY SIX (VF-26) on 1 Mar 1943. Disestablished on 13 Nov 1945.

Insignia approval date unknown. US made, embossed on leather.

Deployments.
3 Oct 1942-24 Nov 1942, CVE-26 USS Sangamon, CVEG-26, Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
5 Dec 1942-18 Jan 1943, CVE-26 USS Sangamon, CVEG-26, Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat
18 Jan 1943-10 Mar 1943, CVE-26 USS Sangamon, CVEG-26, Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat