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75th Fighter Squadron | 23rd Fighter Group | 14th AAF CBI

Flying Sharks

 

On the same day as its activation, the 75th scored its first major victory during a night interception flight against Japanese bombers. This was the first night interception ever attempted over the China theatre and gave the Japanese quite a shock. The intercepting pilots were credited with the destruction of two enemy bombers and two probables.

 

During the early days of its history, the 75th's mission was to attack and destroy the enemy by strafing airfields, troops, and supply depots, while maintaining air superiority so that the Japanese could not locate and bomb targets in China. Operating from numerous airfields within China, the 75th Fighter Squadron compiled an impressive record during World War II and received the Presidential Unit Citation. After World War II, the squadron returned to the United States and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. There the squadron was inactivated on 5 January 1946.

 

 

LINEAGE. Constituted 75th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 17 Dec 1941. Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Activated on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 5 Jan 1946.

ASSIGNMENTS. 23d Fighter Group, 4 Jul 1942-5 Jan 1946

STATIONS. Hengyang, China, 4 Jul 1942; Chanyi, China, 17 Aug 1942; Yunnani, China, 20 Jan 1943; Lingling, China, 31 Mar 1943; Kunming, China, 26 Apr 1943; Kweilin, China, 11 Oct 1943; Hengyang, China, c. Nov 1943; Lingling, China, 10 Jun 1944; Kweilin, China, 25 Jun 1944; Luliang, China, 12 Sep 1944; Liuchow, China, Aug 1945;

AIRCRAFT. P-40, 1942-1944; P-51, 1944-1945.

OPERATIONS. Combat in CBI, 6 Jul 1942-14 Aug 1945.

CAMPAIGNS. India-Burma; China Defensive; Western Pacific; China Offensive.

 

 

Theater-made. Chinese embroidery on silk.

 

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Theater-made. Multi-piece leather; hand-painted detail.

 

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Theater-made. Multi-piece leather; hand-painted detail.

 

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Theater-made. Multi-piece leather; hand-painted detail. See grouping here: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/292130-75th-fighter-squadron-flying-sharks-23rd-fighter-group-14th-aaf-cbi-theater-patch-grouping/

 

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