Officially Licensed USMC VMSB-234 WWII Squadron Patch

This is a 5" patch, without hook & loop.  VMSB/VMTB-234 Date Commissioned: April 1, 1942, changed to VMTB October 14, 1944Date Deactivated: March 20, 1946Nickname of Unit: n/a Type of Aircraft Employed: SBD-1, F4F-3, SBD-3P, SBD-4, SBMP, SBD-5, TBM-3E  Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 234 (VMSB-234) was activated at Marine Corps Air Station Ewa on May 1, 1942. While there, the squadron began operations and trained for duty in the South Pacific. In December, 1942 the squadron departed for Espiritu Santo in New Hebrides and continued combat training on the fighter strip at Turtle Bay. In January 1943, the squadron ferried their SBD-4's to Guadalcanal and started combat operations at Henderson Field as part of the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal on January 28, 1943. During the next 11 months, the unit flew three tours at Guadalcanal with additional duty at Fuji Island at Munda Field, New Georgia. Their second stint on Guadalcanal began on April 15, 1943. During this time they did patrol