Marine Aircraft Group 32

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Marine Aircraft Group 32
Active
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Role	Fighter/Attack Aircraft Group
Battles/wars	Phillipenes Campaign

Marine Aircraft Group 32 (MAG-32) was s United States Marine Corps aviation unit established during World War II.

Contents 1 Subordinate units 2 History 2.1 World War II 3 Korean War 4 Vietnam War thru the 1990s 5 Unit awards 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Subordinate units

• VMSB-142 - "Wild Horses"
• VMSB-243 - "Flying Goldbricks"
• VMSB-244 - "Bombing Banshees"

[edit] History

[edit] World War II

During the recapture of the Phillipenes beginning in January 1945, MAG-32 and Marine Aircraft Group 24 would fly a total of 8,842 combat sorties and drop more than 19,000 bombs as part of the Fifth Air Force in support of the Sixth Army [1].

Following the end of World War II, MAG-32 participated in the occupation of Northern China .

[edit] Korean War

[edit] Vietnam War thru the 1990s

The last two Marine Corps A-4 Skyhawks, which were from MAG-32, flew their last flight from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point to NAS Patuxent River on July 6, 1990.

[edit] Unit awards

• Navy Unit Commendation

[edit] See also

• List of United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons
• List of United States Marine Corps aircraft groups

[edit] References

• A Collection of Articles on Naval Aviation in World War II, (URL accessed June 7, 2006)
• Memorial page for Capt. Doit L. Fish . (URL accessed June 7, 2006).
• United States Marine Corps History and Meuseums Division (URL accessed June 7, 2006)