Lineage
  01Apr1944  established  VT-82 (Torpedo Squadron)
  15Nov1946  redesignated VA-18A (Attack Squadron)
  11Aug1948  redesignated VA-175 (Attack Squadron)
  15Mar1958  disestablished

Nickname
  01Apr1944 - 15Mar1958  Devil's Diplomats

Deployments
  VT-82   23Oct1946 - 21Dec1946  TBM-3E/3Q     CV-15   CVG-82   82-T-xx  Med
  VA-18A  02Feb1947 - 19Mar1947  TBM-3E/3Q/3J  CV-15   CVAG-17  R-4xx    Caribbean
  VA-18A  07Jun1947 - 11Aug1947  TBM-3E/3Q/3J  CV-15   CVAG-17  R-4xx    NorLant, Caribbean
  VA-18A  07Jun1948 - 11Aug1948  TBM-3E/3Q/3J  CVB-43  CVAG-17  R-4xx    SoLant, Med
  VA-175    Aug1948 -   Sep1948  TBM-3E/3Q/3J  CV-47   CVAG-17  R-5xx    WestLant
  VA-175    Feb1950 - 29Mar1950  AD-4          CVB-42  CVG-17   R-5xx    Guantanamo Bay
  VA-175  09Sep1950 - 01Feb1951  AD-4          CVB-43  CVG-17   R-5xx    Med
  VA-175  03Sep1951 - 04Feb1952  AD-4/4L       CVB-42  CVG-17   R-5xx    Med
  VA-175  26Aug1952 - 19Dec1952  AD-4/4L       CVB-42  CVG-17   R-5xx    NorLant, Med
  VA-175  16Sep1953 - 01May1954  AD-4/4B/4L    CVA-18  CVG-17   R-5xx    World Cruise
  VA-175  23Mar1955 - 29Sep1955  AD-6          CVA-43  CVG-17   R-4xx    Med
  VA-175  15Jun1956 - 08Aug1956  AD-6/5        CVA-42  CVG-17   R-4xx    Puget Sound to Mayport
  VA-175  27Aug1956 - 20Oct1956  AD-6/5        CVA-42  CVG-17   R-4xx    SoLant
  VA-175  07Nov1956 - 09Dec1956  AD-6/5        CVA-42  CVG-17   R-4xx    Suez Canal crisis
  VA-175    Feb1957 -   Feb1957  AD-6/5        CVA-42  CVG-17   R-4xx    Gulf of Maine
  VA-175    Mar1957 -   Apr1957  AD-6/5        CVA-42  CVG-17   R-4xx    WestLant
  VA-175  12Jul1957 - 05Mar1958  AD-6          CVA-42  CVG-17   AL-4xx   Med