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This website is dedicated to the men who proudly served in the United States Marine Corps, Squadron VMD-154. During World War II, this squadron was under the command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. VMD-154, an aerial reconnaissance squadron, was stationed at Camp Elrod on Espiritu Santo Island, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in the South Pacific. Their Commanding Officer was Colonel Elliott E. Bard. Squadron reconnaissance missions included the locations of: Guadalcanal, Munda, Kolombangara, Bougainville, Shortland, Nauru, Ocean, Truk, Tarawa, and Makin.
Our original website was created April 16, 2003, and can no longer be edited; however, it can be viewed at the following link: VMD-154 Website Our current website was initiated on June 26, 2008, and is a long-range project which will be under construction for several months.
2008 VMD-154 Reunion
Date: September 19 - 21, 2008
Place: MCM Grande Hotel Fundome, 6201 E. Business Hwy. (old Hwy. 80), Odessa, TX
Phone: (866) 362-2311
Contact: Dallas L. Willis at (432) 682-2700
The 2008 VMD-154 reunion celebrated the 66th anniversary of the squadron. The FINA-CAF AIRSHO took place during the same weekend as our reunion.
View a satellite map of : Camp Elrod
Disclaimer: This website, webmaster S. Monaghan, and the officers and members of VMD-154 Reunion Association are not official representatives of the United States Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, or the United States Marine Corps. This website was created to preserve the history of VMD-154, a
World War II Marine photographic squadron. All rights reserved. |