7th Fighter Squadron 49th Fighter Group 5th AAF CBI | theater-made patches

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7th Fighter Squadron 49th Fighter Group 5th AAF CBI | 7fg 49fg 5aaf CBI
"Screamin' Demons"

 

LINEAGE. Constituted 7th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 7th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942.

ASSIGNMENTS. 49th Pursuit (later Fighter; Fighter-Bomber) Group, 15 Jan 1941.

STATIONS. Selfridge Field, Mich, 15 Jan 1941; Morrison Field, Fla, c. 23 May 1941-4 Jan 1942; Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1942; Bankstown, Australia, 16 Feb 1942; Batchelor, Australia, 9 Apr 1942; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 19 Sep 1942; Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Apr 1943; Gusap, New Guinea, 16 Nov 194.3; Finschhafen, New Guinea, 27 Apr 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea, 3 May 1944; Biak, 5 Jun 1944; Tacloban, Leyte, 24 Oct 194.4; San Jose, Mindoro, 30 Dec 1944; Lingayen, Luzon, c. 25 Feb 1945; Okinawa, 17 Aug 1945.

AIRCRAFT. P-35, 1941; P-40, 1942-1944; P-47, 1943-1944; P-38, 1944-.

OPERATIONS. Combat in Southwest Pacific, 14 Mar 1942-4 Aug 1945.

CAMPAIGNS. World War 11: East Indies; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Papua; New Guinea; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; China Offensive.

EMBLEM. Over and through a yellow disc, charged with an annulet black, an aborigine “bunyap” affronte light brown, eyes green, pupils red, fangs and claws white, tipped with blood. (Approved 13 May 1944.)

 

 

Theater-made, Australia. Embroidered on wool.

 

 

 

 

Theater-made, Australia. Embroidered on wool.

 

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I believe this is the same insignia on an A-2...

 

[walika]

Beautiful photo. Thanks for sharing.

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