Original Squadron
May 1943 to Sep 1944
Squadron photo (original squadron) possibly taken at Kaneohe Hawaii in May of 1944 shortly before deploying aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Not in photo: Richard Stewart, Charles Hackett, Robert Carlson, Roy Gibson, Fred Kelly, Derril Wollert, Robert Garlock, Karl Stolzer, *Edward Donahue, *Albert Sabol, Owen Smith, William Patterson, *Leland Grisham, Marshall McRoy, Wilbert Hubbard, John Coche, David Courtman, Henry Zalewski, *Leo Casper, *Herman Tiritilli, Leslie Farrow, *Raymond Finn, James Brien, *Maris Alexander, Clifford Barr, Thomas Gammage, *Harold Coty, *Richard Keiser, *James Kidd, *Richard McConeghy, *Douglas Vickery, *Wallace Rhodes, *Hans Nielsen, *Martin Fritz, Charles Gordon, Peter Lapczynski
*Joined squadron late and/or were aircrew replacements
Squadron history (original)
May 1 - July 27, 1943 Alameda NAS, Ca Squadron is formed & training begins
July 27 - Aug 18 San Diego NAS, Ca Training
Aug 18 – 25 USS Barnes CVE-20 Transport (San Diego to Hilo Hawaii)
Aug 25 - Jan 1 Hilo NAS, Hawaii Training
Jan 1 - May 29, 1944 Kaneohe NAS, Hawaii Training with the Air Group One
May 29 - Aug 17 USS Yorktown CV-10 Deployed War Time
Aug 17 - Sept Stateside Squadron stands down
USS Yorktown at anchor in Majuro lagoon on June 5th 1944. Torpedo Squadron One would see their first action June 12th 1944 at Guam.
Deployed aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10)
May 29, 1944 Depart Pearl Harbor
June 3-6 TF-58 ships (including 15 aircraft carriers) assemble in Majuro lagoon
June 11-13 Attack on Guam
June 15-16 Attack on Bonin Islands (Chichi Jima, Iwo Jima)
June 19-20 Battle of the Philippine Sea (Turkey Shoot & strike on Jap fleet)
June 24 & July 3-4 Attack on Bonin Islands
June 30 - July 21 Attack on Marianas islands (mostly Guam, in support of invasion forces)
July 25-28 Attack on Yap, Ngulu & Ulithi Atolls
Aug 17 Arrive at Bremerton Wa
SB2C photo possibly taken by Owen Smith
Casualties
Sept 19, 1943 Ens Derril Charles Wollert
March 28, 1944 Ens Henry V. J. Zalewski
June 12, 1944 Lt Norman Kellogg Merrell, Jr
June 15, 1944 Ltjg John Haworth Keeler
June 20 1944 Lt Charles Woodward Nelson
June 20 1944 Ltjg Robert Louis Carlson, Jr
July 9 1944 Ltjg Carl Herbert Sanborn, Jr
July 20 1944 Lt Leonard Earl Wood
PhoM1c Owen LeRoy Smith (temporarily assigned to VT-1)
Aircraft losses
Mar 7 1942 *Ens Merrell OS2U-3 #5332 Calif, USS Tennessee *(before VT-1)*
Aug 4 1943 Ltjg Wood TBM-1 #24570 Calif, landing practice USS Copahee
Aug 4 1943 Ens Crenshaw ? Calif, landing practice USS Copahee
Aug 9 1943 Ltjg Wood TBF-1 #24237 Ditched 80 miles south of San Diego (near Ensenada Mexico)
Aug 24 1943 Ltjg Merrell TBF-1 #24174 Ditched near Hawaii
Aug 25 1943(?) (?) TBF-1C #24274(?) Hilo Hawaii(?)
Sep 19 1943 Ens Wollert TBF-1 #24356 Hilo Hawaii, midair
Sep 25 1943 Ens Mays TBF-1C #24354 Niihau Hawaii (Horowitz, Farrow)
Dec 16 1943 McRoy TBM-1 #24917 Hilo Hawaii landing practice Yorktown
Jan 16 1944(?) (?) TBF-1C #24267(?) Hilo Hawaii(?)
Jun 12 1944 Lt Merrell TBM-1C #25424 #90 Guam
Jun 13 1944 Ens Wilmanns TBM-1C #17019 #82 Guam, Flak damage
Jun 15 1944 Ltjg Keeler TBM-1C #25671 #85 Chichi Jima
Jun 20 1944 Luedeman TBM-1C #16905 Battle of Philippine Sea
Jun 20 1944 Lt Nelson TBM-1C #25277 #82 Battle of Philippine Sea
Jun 20 1944 Mahoney TBM-1C #25322 Battle of Philippine Sea
Jun 20 1944 Mayock TBM-1C #25328 Battle of Philippine Sea
Jun 20 1944 Ltjg Carlson TBM-1C #45539 #95 Battle of Philippine Sea
Jun 20 1944(?) (?) TBF-1C #47756(?) Battle of Philippine Sea(?)
Jul 9 1944 Ltjg Sanborn TBM1-C #45549 #85 Guam
Jul 20 1944 Lt Wood TBM-1C #45940 #96 Guam