Lineage
  01Mar1942  established  VMF-212 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
    Mar1946  deactivated. Its designation was transferred to VMF-911
  25Jun1944  established  VMF-911 (Marine Fighting Squadron)
  16Oct1944  designated replacement training squadron
  25Mar1946  redesignated VMF-212 (Marine Fighting Squadron) as operational fleet squadron
  27Aug1947  redesignated VMF-212 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  09Jun1952  redesignated VMA-212 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  01Jul1963  redesignated VMF-212 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  01Jul1964  redesignated VMF(AW)-212 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  10Aug1968  redesignated VMFA-212 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)
  31Mar2008  deactivated

Nickname
  01Mar1942 -   May1945  Hell Hounds
    May1945 -   Mar1946  Musketeers
    Mar1946 - 30Jun1952  unknown
  30Jun1952 -   Jul1963  Devil Cats
    Jul1960 - 31Mar2008  Lancers

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMF-212      16Dec1950 - 05Mar1951  F4U-4  CVL-29             LD-xx   Korean War
  VMF-212      22Sep1951 - 06Dec1951  F4U-4  CVE-114  CARDIV17  LD-xx   Korean War
  VMF-212      09Dec1951 - 01Mar1952  F4U-4  CVE-116            LD-xx   Korean War
  VMF(AW)-212  05Apr1965 - 16Dec1965  F-8E   CVA-34   CVW-16    WD-1xx  Vietnam War