File:Fighting Squadron 24 (United States Navy) insignia, 1943.png

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English: 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 Belleau Wood (CVL-24) from May 1943 to June 1944.
Seaman Tarfu was a brother of the 1943-1945 cartoon character Private Snafu.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) 1943-1945 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current16:22, 2 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 16:22, 2 February 2019244 × 245 (85 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=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 Belleau Wood (CVL-24) from May 1943 to June 1944.<br> Seaman Tarfu was a brother of the 1943-1945 cartoon character Private Snafu.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvl24-45/174.htm] from the [https://w...

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