SQUADRON PATCHES 332nd Fighter Group · 2014-05-19 · Lineage: Constituted 301st Fighter Squadron...
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SQUADRON PATCHES 332nd Fighter Group The 332nd Fighter Group was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its longest bomber escort mission to Berlin, Germany, March 24, 1945. It destroyed three German ME- 262 Jet fighters and damaged five additional jet fighters without losing any of the bombers or any of its own fighter aircraft to enemy fighters. The 332nd Fighter Group had also distinguished itself in June 1944 when two of its pilots flying P-47 Thunderbolts discovered a German destroyer in the harbor of Trieste, Italy. The tenacious bomber escort cover provided by the 332nd "Red Tail" fighters often discouraged enemy fighter pilots from attacking bombers escorted by the 332nd Fighter Group. 99th Fighter Squadron Lineage: Constituted 99th Pursuit Squadron 10 March 1941. Activated on 22 March 1941. Redesignated 99th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Inactivated 1 July 1949Aircraft: P-39, P-40, P-47,P-51 Operations: Combat in Mediterranean Theater of Operations and European Theather of Operations, 2 June 1943 - 30 April 1945.Campaigns: Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citations: Sicily, June-July 1943; Cassino, 12-14 May 1944; Germany, 24 March 1945. 100th Fighter Squadron Lineage: Constituted 100th Pursuit Squadron 27 December 1941. Activated on 19 February 1942. Redesignated 100th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Inactivated on 19 October 1945. Activated on 1 July 1947. Inactivated on 1 July 1949. Aircraft: P-39, P-40, P-47,P-51 Operations: Combat in Mediterranean Theater of Operations and European Theather of Operations, 19 February 1944 - 26 April 1945.Campaigns: Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 24 March 1945.
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SQUADRON PATCHES
332nd Fighter Group
The 332nd Fighter Group was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its longest bomber escort mission to Berlin, Germany, March 24, 1945. It destroyed three German ME- 262 Jet fighters and damaged five additional jet fighters without losing any of the bombers or any of its own fighter aircraft to enemy fighters.
The 332nd Fighter Group had also distinguished itself in June 1944 when two of its pilots flying P-47 Thunderbolts discovered a German destroyer in the harbor of Trieste, Italy. The tenacious bomber escort cover provided by the 332nd "Red Tail" fighters often discouraged enemy fighter pilots from attacking bombers escorted by the 332nd Fighter Group.
99th Fighter Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 99th Pursuit Squadron 10 March 1941. Activated on 22 March 1941. Redesignated 99th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Inactivated 1 July 1949 ���Aircraft: P-39, P-40, P-47,P-51
Operations: Combat in Mediterranean Theater of Operations and European Theather of Operations, 2 June 1943 - 30 April 1945. ���Campaigns: Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.
Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citations: Sicily, June-July 1943; Cassino, 12-14 May 1944; Germany, 24 March 1945.
100th Fighter Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 100th Pursuit Squadron 27 December 1941. Activated on 19 February 1942. Redesignated 100th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Inactivated on 19 October 1945. Activated on 1 July 1947. Inactivated on 1 July 1949. Aircraft: P-39, P-40, P-47,P-51
Operations: Combat in Mediterranean Theater of Operations and European Theather of Operations, 19 February 1944 - 26 April 1945. ���Campaigns: Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 24 March 1945.
The 100th was reactivated in 1953 by SAC as a refueling squadron. It was deactivated in 1966. It was re-activated as a training squadron in 1989. On 13 September 2007 the 160th squadron was re-designated the 100th. It is currently an active fighter squadron and was deployed to combat zones in 2009 (Balad, Iraq as part of the 332nd EOG) and are currently stationed at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan as part of the 455th EOG. They fly (at times) red tailed F-16s and still wear the original patch of the 100th (currently in tan and brown for the fighting environment).
301st Fighter Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 301st Fighter Squadron 4 July 1942. Activated on 13 October 1942. Inactivated on 19 October 1945. Activated on 1 July 1947. Inactivated on 1 July 1949. Aircraft: P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51
Combat in Mediterranean Theater of Operations and European Theather of Operations, 15 February - 26 April 1945. Campaigns: Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 24 March 1945.
302nd Fighter Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 302nd Fighter Squadron 4 July 1942. Activated on 13 October 1942. Inactivated on 6 March 1945. Activated 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1987. Aircraft: P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51
Operations: Combat in Mediterranean Theater of Operations and European Theather of Operations, 17 February 1944 - 20 February 1945. ���Campaigns: Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Decorations: None
616th Bombardment Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 616th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 13 May 1943. Activated on 1 June 1943. Inactivated on 25 August 1943. Activated on 15 January 1944. Inactivated on 22 June 1945. ���Aircraft: B-26, B-25 ���Operations: Training June - August 1943, and January 1944 - June 1945
617th Bombardment Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 617th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 13 May 1943. Activated on 11 June 1943. Inactivated on 25 August 1943. Activated on 15 April 1944. Inactivated on 1 July 1947.
Aircraft: B-26, B-25 ���Operations: Training June - August 1943, and April 1944 - July 1947.
618th Bombardment Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 618th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 13 May 1943. Activated on 1 June 1943. Inactivated on 25 August 1943. Activated on 15 May 1944. Inactivated on 8 October 1945.
Aircraft: B-26, B-25 ���Operations: Training June - August 1943, and May 1944 - August 1945.
619th Bombardment Squadron
Lineage: Constituted 619th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 13 May 1943. Activated on 1 June 1943. Inactivated on 25 August 1943. Activated on 27May 1944. Inactivated on 22 June 1945.
Aircraft: B-26, B-25 ���Operations: Training June - August 1943, and May 1944 - June 1945.
