VMF-124 was formed on 2 September 1942 at Camp Kearney, San Diego, California. They were declared fully operational on 28 December 1942 even though the squadron’s pilots had only an average of 25 hours each in the plane.
VMF-124 was formed on September 2nd, 1942 at Camp Kearney, San Diego, California and declared fully operational on December 28th, 1942 despite their pilots having an average of only 25 hours in the aircraft.