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Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8) (2nd)
Established as Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8) on 1 Sep 1941. Disestablished on 7 Jan 1943. Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8) (2nd) reestablished on 1 Jun 1943. Disestablished on23 Nov 1945.

Insignia approval date unknown. Second insignia designed by Walt Disney Studios. US made, schiffli embroidery on twill.

Deployments.
30 Mar 1944-Jun 1944, CV-17 USS Bunker Hill, CVG-8, Curtiss SB2C-1C Helldiver, WestPac
Jul 1944-4 Nov 1944, CV-17 USS Bunker Hill, CVG-8, Curtiss SB2C-1C Helldiver, WestPac

Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8) (2nd)

Established as Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8) on 1 Sep 1941. Disestablished on 7 Jan 1943. Bombing Squadron EIGHT (VB-8) (2nd) reestablished on 1 Jun 1943. Disestablished on23 Nov 1945.

Insignia approval date unknown. Second insignia designed by Walt Disney Studios. US made, schiffli embroidery on twill.

Deployments.
30 Mar 1944-Jun 1944, CV-17 USS Bunker Hill, CVG-8, Curtiss SB2C-1C Helldiver, WestPac
Jul 1944-4 Nov 1944, CV-17 USS Bunker Hill, CVG-8, Curtiss SB2C-1C Helldiver, WestPac

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