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316th Fighter Squadron | 324th Fighter Group | 9th and 12th AAF

LINEAGE. Constituted 316th Fighter Squadron on 24 Jun 1942. Activated on 6 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

ASSIGNMENTS. 324th Fighter Group, 6 JuI 1942-7 Nov 1945 (attached to 79th Fighter Group, 15 Mar-21 May 1943).

STATIONS. Mitchel Field, NY, 6 Jul 1942; Norfolk, Va, 6 Jul-28 Oct 1942; El Amiriya, Egypt, 23 nec 1942; El Kabrit, Egypt, 3 Feb 1943; Libya, 15 Mar 1943; Tunisia, Apr 1943; Kairouan, Tunisia, 2 Jun 1943; El Haouaria, Tunisia, c. 18 Jun 1943; Menzel Heurr, Tunisia, 3 Oct 1943; Cercola, Italy, 27 Oct 1943; Pignataro Maggiore, Italy, 10 May 1944; Le Banca Airfield, Italy, 7 Jun 1944; Montalto Di Castro, Italy, 15 Jun 1944;
Corsica, ig Ju1 1944; Le Luc, France, 29 Aug 1944; Istres, France, 3 Sep 1944; Amberieu, France, 6 Sep 1944; Tavaux, France, 20 Sep 1944; Luneville, France, 2 Jan 1945; Stuttgart, Germany, 3 May-20 Oct 1945; Camp Shanks, NY, 6-7 Nov 1945.

AIRCRAFT. P-40, 1942-1944; P-47, 1944-1945.

OPERATIONS. Combat in MTO and ETO, 1 Apr-25 Jul 1943, and 30 Oct 1943-30 Apr 1945.

EMBLEM. On a black disc, border orange, piped light blue, a she-devil red, high-lighted yellow, hair flammant, horns white, leaping from flames red, orange, and yellow in base, and grasping a white trident held diagonally across body, point to dexter chief. (Approved 2 Sep 1943.)

 

Maurer. Air Force Combat Squadrons of World War II.

 

 

Theater-made. Hand-painted on leather.

 

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Theater-made. French embroidery on gold satin with red, orange and black silk thread. Black denim backing. c 1944.

 

 

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324th Fighter Group | 9th & 12th AAF

Constituted as 324th Fighter Group on 24 Jun 1942. Activated on 6 Jul 1942. Moved to the Middle East, Oct-Dec 1942, for operations with Ninth AF. Trained for several weeks with P-40 aircraft.

While headquarters remained in Egypt, squadrons of the group began operating with other organizations against the enemy in Tunisia. Reunited in Jun 1943, the 324th group engaged primarily in escort and patrol missions between Tunisia and Sicily until Jul 1943. Received a DUC for action against the enemy from Mar 1943 to the invasion of Sicily. Trained during Jul-Oct 1943 for operations with Twelfth AF. Resumed combat on 30 Oct 1943 and directed most of its attacks against roads, bridges, motor transports, supply areas, rolling stock, gun positions, troop concentrations, and rail facilities in Italy until Aug 1944. Patrolled the beach and protected convoys during the assault on Anzio in Jan 1944. Aided the Allied offensive in Italy during May 1944, receiving another DUC for action from 12 to 14 May when the group bombed an enemy position on Monastery Hill (Casino), attacked troops massing on the hill for a counterattack, and hit a nearby stronghold to force the surrender of an enemy garrison. Continued to give close support to ground forces until the fall of Rome in Jun 1944. Converted to P-47’s in Jul and supported the assault on southern France in Aug by dive-bombing gun positions, bridges, and radar facilities, and by patrolling the combat zone. Attacked such targets as motor transports, rolling stock, rail lines, troops, bridges, gun emplacements, and supply depots after the invasion, giving tactical support to Allied forces advancing through France. Aided the reduction of the Colmar bridgehead, Jan-Feb 1945, and supported Seventh Army’s drive through the Siegfried defenses in Mar. Received the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for supporting French forces during the campaigns for Italy and France, 1944-1945. Moved to the US, Oct-Nov 1945. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

SQUADRONS. 314th: 1942-1945. 315th: 1942-1945. 316th: 1942-1945.

STATIONS. Mitchel Field, NY, 6 Jul 1942; Baltimore Mun Aprt, Md, 6 Jul-28 Oct 1942; El Amiriya, Egypt, Dec 1942; El Kabrit, Egypt, 2 Feb 1943; Kairouan, Tunisia, 2 Jun 1943; El Haouaria, Tunisia, c. 18 Jun 1943; Menzel Heurr, Tunisia, 3 Oct 1943; Cercola, Italy, 25 Oct 1943; Pignataro Maggiore, Italy, 6 May 1944; Le Banca Airfield, Italy, 6 Jun 1944; Montalto Di Castro, Italy, 14 Jun 1944; Corsica, 19 Jul 194; Le Luc, France, 25 Aug 1944; Istres, France, 2 Sep 1944; Amberieu, France, 6 Sep 1944; Tavaux, France, 20 Sep 1944; Luneville, France, 4 Jan 1945; Stuttgart, Germany, 8 May-20 Oct 1945; Camp Shanks, NY, 6-7 Nov 1945.

CAMPAIGNS. Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; Central Europe.

Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II.

 

 

 

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Below is another theater-made variety. The Forum doesn't provide a way for me to edit my original post, so it is shown below.

 

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Theater-made. Italian embroidery on fabric.

 

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