Lineage
  01Jun1943  activated    VMSB-332 (Marine Scout Bombing Squadron)
  01Mar1945  redesignated VMTB-332 (Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron)
  13Nov1945  deactivated
  23Apr1952  reactivated  VMF-332 (Marine Fighter Squadron)
  30Jun1952  redesignated VMA-332 (Marine Attack Squadron)
  20Aug1968  redesignated VMA(AW)-332 (Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron)
  25Jun1993  redesignated VMFA(AW)-332 (Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron)
  01Apr2007  deactivated

Nickname
  01Jun1943 - 13Nov1945  unknown
  23Apr1952 - 20Aug1968  Polka-dots
  20Aug1968 - 01Apr2007  Moonlighters

Aircraft Carrier Deployments
  VMA-332  11Apr1953 - 18Dec1953  F4U-4B  CVE-119  MR-xx  Korean War

Shore Based Deployments
  VMA-332         May1959 -   Aug1960  A4D-2          MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-332         Jan1961 -   Mar1962  A4D-2N         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA-332         May1962     Aug1962  A-4C           Udorn, Thailand
  VMA(AW)-332   29May1976 - 31May1977  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-332   11May1979 -   May1980  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-332     Oct1983 -   Apr1984  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-332     Apr1985 -   Oct1985  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-332     Oct1986 -   Apr1987  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-332     Apr1988 -   Oct1988  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-332     Oct1989 -   Apr1990  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMA(AW)-332     Jan1991 -   Oct1991  A-6E           MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-332    Jan2000 -   Jul2000  FA-18D         MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-332    Jan2002 -   Jul2002  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-332    Sep2003 -   Mar2004  FA-18D(ATARS)  MAG-12/MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
  VMFA(AW)-332    Jul2005 -   Feb2006  FA-18D(ATARS)  AL ASAD, Iraq