Lineage
  01Jan1943  established  VMSB-235 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron)
  10Nov1944  deactivated
  15Nov1946  reactivated  VMF-235 (Marine Fighter Squadron) as reserve squadron
  18Sep1950  reserve squadron VMF-235 called to active duty
  Jan1957    stood down
  Nov1957    stood up
  01Feb1962  redesignated VMF(AW)-235 (Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron)
  06Sep1968  redesignated VMFA-235 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron)
  30Jun1996  deactivated

Nickname
  01Jan1943 - 10Nov1944  Flying Wolves
  1946      - 30Jun1996  Death Angles

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  not deployed

Shore Based Deployments
  VMF(AW)-235  Jan1963   - Jan1964    F-8D    MAG-11/NAS Atsugi, Japan]
  VMF(AW)-235  01Feb1966 - 16Nov1966  F-8E    MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMF(AW)-235  17Nov1966 - 14Feb1967  F-8E    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMF(AW)-235  15Feb1967 - 11May1968  F-8E    MAG-11/Da-Nang, South Vietnam
  VMF(AW)-235  29May1968 - 05Sep1968  F-8B    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Oct1977   - Apr1978    F-4J    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Apr1979   - Oct1979    F-4J    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Oct1980   - Apr1981    F-4J    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Apr1982   - Oct1982    F-4S    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Oct1983   - Apr1984    F-4S    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Apr1985   - Oct1985    F-4S    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Oct1986   - Apr1987    F-4S    MAG-15/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Aug1990   - 02Apr1991  FA-18C  Shaik Isa AB, Bahrain
  VMFA-235     Aug1992   - Feb1993    FA-18C  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Feb1994   - Aug1994    FA-18C  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA-235     Aug1995   - Feb1996    FA-18C  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan