It was decommissioned on 30 April 1947 following the end of World War II but was reactivated in the Reserves a few years later only to be deactivated for the last time in 1965.

They soon set sail for Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands and then quickly moved to Kwajalein and finally began operating from Engebi on 27 February 1944 as part of the 4th Base Defense Air Wing.

On 26 March 1944, while escorting 4 B-25 bombers on a raid over Ponape, the squadron recorded their first enemy kills when they down 8 Japanese aircraft.

[2] After the war, the squadron was moved to Omura on the southern Japanese Island of Kyūshū on 20 September 1945 and remained there until late November when they sailed for the United States.

In 1964, the squadron was re-designated VMF(AW)-113 after its aircraft were upgraded however this did not last long as they quickly transitioned to the daytime only F8 Crusader in April 1965 and again became VMF-113.