71st Fighter Squadron 1st Fighter Group | 8th & 15th AAF | 71fs 1fg 8-15 aaf | theater-made patches

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71st Fighter Squadron 1st Fighter Group 8th & 15th AAF | 71fs 1fg 8-15 aaf

 

LINEAGE. Constituted 71st Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 14 Dec 1940. Activated on 1 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 71st Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 12 Mar 1941; 71st Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Inactivated on 16 Oct 1945.

STATIONS. Selfridge Field, Mich, 1 Jan 1940; San Diego NAS, Calif, g Dec 1941; Los Angeles, Calif, 12 Feb-20 May 1942; Goxhill, England, 10 Jun 1942; Ibsley, England, 24 Aug-19 Oct 1942; St Leu, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, 14 Nov 1942; Nouvion, Algeria, 21 Nov 1942; Maison Blanche, Algeria, 17 Dec 1942; Biskra, Algeria, 22 Dec 1942; Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, 16 Feb 1943; Mateur, Tunisia, 28 Jun 1943 (detachments operated from Gerbini, Sicily, 5-18 Sep 1943, and Gambut, Libya, 5-15 Oct 1943); Djedeida, Tunisia, 31 Oct 1943; Monserrato, Sardinia, 29 Nov 1943; Gioia del Colle, Italy, 8 Dec 1943; Salsola Airfield, Italy, g Jan 1944 (detachments operated from Aghione, Corsica, 11-21 Aug 1944, and Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 10 Jan-18 Feb 1945); Lesina, Italy, 14 Mar 1945; Marcianise, Italy, 26 Sep-6 Oct 1945.

AIRCRAFT. P-35, 1941; YP-43, 1941; P-38, 1941-1945.

OPERATIONS. Antisubmarine, 15- 30 Dec 1941; combat in ETO and MTO, 1 Sep 1942-3 May 1945.

CAMPAIGNS. Antisubmarine, American Theater; Egypt-Libya; Air Offensive, Europe; Algeria-French Morocco; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Ado; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

 

 

Theater-made. Hand-embroidered on satin. 4-3/4" round.

 

 

 

 

Theater-made, Italy. Multi-piece satin with embroidered detail. 5-1/2" round.

 

 

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