The Grey Ghost Logo was designed by LtCol Jack COLBY USMCR (Ret.), one of the original members of VMF(N)-531.  A photo of it appeared as early as August 1946 in Naval Aviation News.  Today the logo remains virtually unchanged, depicting flashes from the eye hollows, designating a secret locating device used in the darkened skies by the first Marine night fighters.  At an early point, 531 was often referred to as the Bat-Eye squadron.

This web site and its contents are an attempt to preserve the history of the Greyghosts of VMFA-531.  From it's conception in 1942 until it's deactivation in 1992, there was a lot of history made.  From Bougainville to Cherry Point, from Key West to DaNang, and to El Toro, 531 has seen a lot.  So if it was VMF(N)-531, VMFA(AW)-531, or VMFA-531, it was and still is all the same.

To me, she was and always will be "Five-Thirsty-First".