U.S. Marine Corps
Fighting Squadron 224
"Squadron Scrap Book"
Welcome to 224's Squadron Scrap Book
This web-site offers insight into the dedication and service of those individuals who served with Marine Fighting Squadron 224 beginning with the squadrons formation as VMF-224 in 1942. The initial focus of this site was VMF-224's WWII activities, however, the focus has now expanded to document the squadron's history over the past 70 plus years of service. This is not a detailed history, but rather a collection of documents, recollections and images that depict the everyday life of one Marine squadron. Not all of the images are of the highest quality but they do help to document the history of one of the Marine Corps oldest aviation units. There is also some information on this site relating to other units associated with 224 linked to the "Misc. Info & Links" page.
If you served with Marine Fighting Squadron 224, or if you are a family member, we would like to hear from you.
Please check back often since this site will be
up-dated as new information is received.
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In addition to visitors from throughout the United States, this site has been visited by individuals from the following countries:
Anguilla, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Surinam, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and the Wallis & Futuna Islands.
MCAS Barbers Point, Hawaii
Designated VMF 224
1942
Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
1942
Tutuila, American Samoa
1943
Funafuti, Ellice Islands
1943
Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands
1944-45
Yontan Airfield, Okinawa
1945
Chimu Airfield, Okinawa
1945
Yokosuka, Japan
1945-46
USS Roosevelt Cruise
1952
Re-Designated VMA 224
1952
MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
1964
Chu Lai, South Vietnam
1965
Re-Designated VMA(AW) 224
1966
USS Coral Sea Deployment
1971
Shaikh-Isa Air Base, Bahrain
1990
Cherry Point, NC
224's 50th Anniversary
1992
MCAS Beaufort, SC
1993
Re-Designated VMFA(AW) 224
1993
Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
2005
MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
2007
MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
2009
MCAS Beaufort, SC
2011
Basic Timeline
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Celebrating Over 78 Years of Dedicated Service
