Marine Attack Squadron 332 was commissioned in June 1943, at the newly constructed Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina. Originally designated Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 332 (VMSB-332), the squadron flew Douglas SBD DAUNTLESS dive bombers out of Cherry Point, Bogue Field, and MCAS Mojave before departing for the Pacific, first at Ewa, Hawaii and then on to Midway. At Midway in March 1945, the squadron was redesignated for torpedo bombing and subsequently flew TBM torpedo bombers until the end of the war. Deactivated in 1945, Marine Attack Squadron 332 was recommissioned on 23 April, 1952 as part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing at MCAS Miami, Florida and flew F6F HELLCATS and later F-4U CORSAIRS.