VMF-132

VMF-132
Marine Fighting Squadron 132
Vmsb132.jpg
VMTB-132 Insignia
Active 1932–1933
January 1935 - November 9, 1945
Country United States
Branch USMC
Type Dive Bomber squadron
Role Reconnaissance
Air Interdiction
Close air support
Part of Inactive
Nickname Crying Red Asses
Engagements World War II
* Battle of Guadalcanal
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Louis Robertshaw

Marine Fighting Squadron 132 (VMF-132) was a fighter squadron in the United States Marine Corps. The squadron, also known as “The Crying Red Asses”, fought in World War II as a dive bomber unit during the Battle of Guadalcanal as part of the Cactus Air Force and later fought in the Central Solomon Islands. They were deactivated shortly after the end of the war but were reactivated in the Marine Air Reserve flying out of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York. They were again deactivated sometime after 1958.

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History

Marine Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6M) was formed in San Diego, California in 1932. They were deactivated shortly thereafter in 1933, only to reactivate again in January 1935. The squadron was redesignated as Marine Bombing Squadron 1 (VMB-1) on July 1, 1937.[1] The squadron was again redesignated as Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 132 (VMSB-132) on July 1, 1942.[2] At the outbreak of World War II, the squadron and its 19 SBD Dauntless dive bombers were stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia as part of Marine Aircraft Group 11.

VMSB-132 left the United States on October 13, 1942 from San Diego aboard the USS Mumu. At the time of their departure the squadron consisted of 27 officers, 245 enlisted men and a few attached Navy personnel.[3] They landed landed in Noumea, New Caledonia on October 28. On October 30, 1942, VMSB-132, under the command of Major Louis Robertshaw, landed at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Upon arrival, they became part of the Cactus Air Force and fought during the Battle of Guadalcanal until December 1942 when they were relieved by VMSB-233. The squadron’s pilots and gunners left the island on December 24, 1942 and arrived in Sydney, Australia for leave on New Year’s Eve.[4] After resting, reorganizing, and retraining, they then moved to Espiritu Santo where they were met by their ground echelon in January 1943. During this time, they became part of the Strike Command of the 13th Air Force, responsible for attacking nearby enemy bases and shipping and giving what was then considered close support to front-line units. The squadron returned to Guadalcanal in June 1943 and flew missions from there until their return to the States on October 26, 1943.

Early in the summer of 1944, the squadron was reorganized and in training at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro as part of Marine Base Defense Air Group 41. On October 14, 1944, the squadron was once again redesignated, this time as VMTB-132. They received their first TBF Avengers in November of that year. The squadron traing at Marine Corps Air Station Mojave, California from December 15, 1944 until January 16, 1945.[5] They remained in training until they embarked on board the USS Cape Gloucester on May 21, 1945.[6] They arrived in Leyte on June 29, 1945 and operated in the East China Sea during July and August 1945.

Following the war, the squadron moved to Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Hawaii where they were deactivated on November 9, 1945.[1]

Reserve years

Awards

Unit

Individuals

  • Major Joseph Sailer Jr. - awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal from 10–15 November 1942[7]

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Rottman(2002): 440.
  2. ^ Sherrod(1952): 458.
  3. ^ White(1996): 75.
  4. ^ Sherrod(1952): 121.
  5. ^ Shettle(2001): 112.
  6. ^ Sherrod(2002): 458.
  7. ^ White(1996): 139.
Bibliography
  • Crowder, Michael J. (2000). United States Marine Corps Aviation Squadron Lineage, Insignia & History - Volume One - The Fighter Squadrons. Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 1-56311-926-9. 
  • Condon, John Pomeroy (1998). Corsairs and Flattops - Marine Carrier Air Warfare, 1944-45. Annapolis Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-127-0. 
  • Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle - Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939 - 1945.’’. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31906-5. 
  • Sherrod, Robert (1952). History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Combat Forces Press. 
  • Shettle Jr., M. L. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-964-33882-3. 
  • White, Alexander (1996). Joseph Sailer Jr., Dive-Bombing Ace of Guadalcanal. Pacifica, California: Pacifica Press. ISBN 0-93555-321-5. 
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