VMO-1 G1 FLIGHT JACKET W/ SQUADRON PATCH NAMED
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Named G1 Flight Jacket with Squadron patch of VMO-1 and was issued to Major Ed Clark USMCR. Liner shows tears with loss but still displays well. Zipper does not function. Very Good.  HistoryWorld War IIMarine Observation Squadron 155 (VMO-155) was formed at Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia on 27 July 1943. In November of that year they moved out to San Diego, California and on 1 January 1944, they were redesignated Marine Observation Squadron 1 (VMO-1) and deployed to Espiritu Santo. In February 1944, they moved to Guadalcanal and in July they joined the III Amphibious Corps and participated in the Battle of Guam. In February and March 1945, the squadron also participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Post War: In January 1946, the squadron moved to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. During the Korean War, they trained replacement pilots for the war and supported operations of the 2nd Marine Division. In 1950, the squadron received eight Cessna OE-1 for light fixed wing operations. In 1952, they moved to Marine Corps Air Station New River and received their first helicopters. The tail code during this time was changed from LR to ER. In 1953 the squadron received the Cessna OE-2. In 1958, the squadron was part of the U.S. 6th Fleet task force that intervened in Lebanon and in 1965 they participated in the U.S. intervention into the Dominican Republic. From 1964 to 1968 the squadron operated without any fixed wing aircraft. In July 1968, VMO-1 became conversion to the OV-10 Bronco and by 1971 they were an all fixed-wing squadron. During the 1970s and 1980s, the squadron rotated through deployments to Japan and supported exercises throughout Asia, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and Northern Europe.
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VMO-1 G1 FLIGHT JACKET W/ SQUADRON PATCH NAMED
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