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Re: Gregg Mueller USN (1919-81)
Interestingly this was probably his first flying assignment. Fighter Squadron 153 (VF-153) was originally established on March 26, 1945 at NAS Atlantic City flying the F6F-3 Hellcat. The squadron received F6F-5s in April and relocated to NAAS Oceana in June. The squadron moved to NAS Alameda in August 1946, and was redesignated to Fighter Squadron 15A on 15 November 1946. The squadron’s first deployment was aboard USS Antietam from March-October 1947. Immediately following their return, the squadron transitioned to the F8F-1 Bearcat in November 1947. The squadron was redesignated Fighter Squadron 151 (VF-151) on 15 July 1948. VF-153 is a squadron that appears repeatedly for flyers of CVG5.
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