| VF-19 "Satan's Kittens" |
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| Established: | 15th August, 1943 | |
| Deployed from:: | U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16) July - November '44 | |
| Claims against aircraft in Air: | Destroyed | Probable | Damaged | |||
| 155 | 16 | 28 | ||||
| Action:: | July 18 - Aug 5, 1944 | Guam | ||
| Palau Islands | ||||
| Volcano Islands | ||||
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Bonin Islands |
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| Sept 6 -24, 1944 | Palau Islands | |||
| Philippines | ||||
| Oct 10 - Nov 6, 1944 | Okinawa | |||
| Formosa | ||||
| Philippines | ||||
| Battle Leyte Gulf | ||||
| Manilla | ||||
Aces were:
(scores in the group only- some scored victories while flying in other groups or
squadrons)
| W. Masoner (10) | |
| L. Prater (8.5) | |
| E. Lindsay (8) | |
| T. Winters (8) | |
| P. O'Mara (7) | |
| B. Williams (7) | |
| W. Copeland (6) | |
| J. Paskoski (6) | |
| H. Rossi (6) | |
| A. Seckel (6) | |
| R. Farnsworth (5) | |
| Planes Flown: | F6F-5 | |
| F6F-3N/5N | ||
| F6F-3P/5P |
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