▁were ▁called ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁to ▁augment ▁the ▁regular ▁Navy ▁pat rol ▁squad rons . ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 1 : ▁V P - 7 3 1 ▁deployed ▁to ▁Buck ner ▁Bay , ▁Ok ina wa , ▁supported ▁by ▁. ▁A ▁det achment ▁was ▁maintained ▁at ▁Naval ▁Station ▁Sang ley ▁Point , ▁Philippines , ▁supported ▁by ▁. ▁Both ▁sections ▁conducted ▁pat rol s ▁over ▁the ▁Form osa ▁Stra it ▁and ▁China ▁coast . ▁A ▁single ▁aircraft ▁was ▁det ached ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁to ▁provide ▁cou rier ▁service ▁between ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 : ▁V P - 7 3 1 ▁began ▁its ▁second ▁West P ac ▁deployment ▁based ▁at ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Air ▁Station ▁I w ak uni , ▁Japan , ▁supported ▁by ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁squad ron ▁began ▁combat ▁operations ▁over ▁the ▁Korean ▁coast line ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁During ▁the ▁deployment ▁the ▁squad ron ▁altern ated ▁between ▁Korea ▁and ▁the ▁Form osa ▁pat rol ▁area . ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 2 : ▁A ▁P B M - 5 S 2 ▁Mar iner ▁flow n ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁E . ▁E . ▁Bart lett , ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁two ▁Chinese ▁Mi G - 1 5 ▁f igh ters ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁pat rol ▁over ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Sea ▁off ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Korea . ▁Two ▁crew men ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attack , ▁tail ▁gun