Marine Transport Squadron 152

  July 1941 to unknown date

  United States of America

TYPE: US Navy unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: MCAS Quantico, VA (1941), NAS San Diego, CA (1941-1942), Bougainville (1943-1945), China (1945-1947), MCAS El Toro, CA (1947-1950), Itami, Japan (1950-1953)

FORMER NAME: VMJ-1, VJ-6M

SUBSEQUENT NAME: VMR-152

The squadron was originally formed as VMJ-1, and had origins in the earlier VJ-6M. On 7 July 1941 it was redesignated VMJ-152 at MCAS Quantico, VA. It moved to San Diego a few months later and shipped out to the South Pacific on 10 October 1942. There, it joined MAG-25 on 25 October 1942 and immediately began flying missions in support of Marines engaged in the Battle of Guadalcanal. In November 1942, the squadron became part of the joint-service SCAT (South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command). Following this, it made numerous supply drops during the New Georgia Campaign in 1943. The squadron was redesignated to VMR-152 on 3 June 1944. That year, the squadron was flying in support of the Battle of Bougainville and was later based on Bougainville for the remainder of the war. From there, the squadron also supported Allied forces during the Philippines Campaign (1944-1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (1945).

Following the surrender of Japan, the squadron flew in support of the 1^st Marine Division during their occupation of Northern China from 1945 to 1947. Following their China duty, the squadron returned to the USA where they were based at MCAS El Toro, CA.

In 1950, VMR-152 was assigned to newly reactivated MAG-25 as a result of the war starting in Korean. It provided an advance detachment that supported 1^st Marine Division operations in Korea. During the war the squadron was based at Itami, Japan.

November 1946 to January 1947

VMJ-152 was a mixed R5C & R4D squadron.

• Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: 39517, 39520, 39523, 39528, 39532, 39535, 39550, 39566, 39567, 50698