VMA-217


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The Squadron Duty Officer is the squadron contact point, who communicates with former squadron members about squadron information, sea stories, squadron pictures, scuttlebutt, and gathers information about squadron buddies.
Please contact the Squadron SDO as listed here.

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Aircraft:
Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft:
Heritage:
  • 19xx VMF-x was an established unit during WWII.
  • 19xx VMF-217 reestablished after WWII as a reserve unit
  • 1958 VMF-217 redisignated VMA-217
  • 1964 VMA-217 disestablished.

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Commanders:
Home Ports:
  • Date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Location:
  • DEC 1953 - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAS South Weymouth

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Air Wings:
Date - - - - - - - - - - - - Tail code - - - - - - - Air Wing
  • 1962 - - - - - - - - - 7Z (NAS code - shared a/c)
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Deployments:
Departure & Return - - - - - - - - Air Wing - Carrier - Aircraft - - Area of Operations:
  • None
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Photograph Albums:
Squadron Photograph Album (empty)
Squadron Off-Duty Album (empty)
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Events:
  • VMF-217 & VMF-322 were WWII Corsair squadrons reestablished after the war as reserve squadrons.
  • 1955:
    VMF-217 & VMF-322 redisignated VMA squadrons.

  • VMF-217 was disestablished and assets were transferred to VMA-322 in 1964.

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Awards:
Sources of information:
  • David A. Weber

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