The squadron, also known as the "Torrid Turtles", fought in World War II with Marine Aircraft Group 24, most notably in the Philippines campaign (1944–45).

[1] The squadron moved to Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield Atlantic, North Carolina on 31 May 1943 but returned to MCAS Cherry Point on 1 August.

Beginning in December 1943, the squadron was part of Strike Command and operated out of airfields on Efate, Munda and Bougainville.

[2] On 9 December 1944, Marine Aircraft Group 24 was ordered to begin its deployment to the Philippines from the Solomon Islands.

The ground element left its Solomons base on 17 December, and its official history records the tortuous month on board ship that followed: When the VMSB-341 ground element arrived at Hollandia, New Guinea, it alternated between that anchorage and the one at Lae, New Guinea, until finally departing for the Philippines on 8 January 1945.