Insignia of the U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron 24 (VF-24). VF-24 was commssioned from 31 December 1942 to 23 September 1945. It was assigned to Carrier Air Group 24 (CVG-24) aboard the light aircraft carrier USS <i>Belleau Wood</i> (CVL-24) from May 1943 to June 1944.<br>
Seaman Tarfu was a brother of the 1943-1945 cartoon character Private Snafu.
U.S. Navy
1943
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/174.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>