▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁red es ign ated ▁Pat rol ▁Bomb ing ▁Squadron ▁ 1 3 1 ▁( VP B - 1 3 1 ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁red es ign ated ▁Pat rol ▁Squadron ▁ 1 3 1 ▁( VP - 1 3 1 ) ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁dis est ab lished ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁VB - 1 3 1 ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁NAS ▁De Land , ▁Florida ▁as ▁a ▁medium ▁bomb ing ▁squad ron ▁flying ▁the ▁P V - 1 ▁Vent ura . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁pil ots ▁were ▁from ▁P BY ▁Catal ina ▁and ▁OS 2 U ▁King fish er ▁in sh ore ▁pat rol ▁squad rons ▁and ▁were ▁un famil iar ▁with ▁the ▁Vent ura . ▁During ▁the ▁training ▁phase ▁at ▁NAS ▁Del and , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁oper ational ▁control ▁of ▁FA W - 1 2 . ▁The ▁primary ▁mission ▁and ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁Anti - sub marine ▁war fare ▁( AS W ). ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 : ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁NA AF ▁B oca ▁Ch ica , ▁Florida ▁for ▁int ensive ▁AS W ▁training ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁oper ational ▁deployment , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁had ▁still ▁received ▁only ▁four ▁of ▁its ▁aircraft ▁out