Insignia of the U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron 21 (VF-21), in 1944. VF-21 was commssioned (as VGS-11) from 5 August 1942 to 5 November 1945. It was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the light aircraft carrier USS <i>Belleau Wood</i> (CVL-24) from June to December 1944.
U.S. Navy
1944
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/176.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/index_017.htm">USS <i>Belleau Wood</i> (CVL-24) 1943-1945 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>