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522nd Fighter Squadron | 27th Fighter Group | 12th AAF

 

LINEAGE. Constituted 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 22 Dec 1939. Activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated: 522d Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 23 Aug 1943; 522d Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

 

ASSIGNMENTS. 27th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber; Fighter) Group, 1 Feb 1940-7 Nov 1945.

 

STATIONS. Barksdale Field, La, 1 Feb 1940; Hunter Field, Ga, 7 Oct 1940-19 Oct 1941; Ft William McKinley, Luzon, 20 Nov 1941; Lipa Airfield, Luzon, 22 Dec 1941; Cabcaben, Luzon, 25 Dec 1941 (air echelon operated from Brisbane, Australia, 24 Dec 1941-16 Feb 1942); Bataan, Luzon, 29 Dec 1941 (air echelon operated from Batchelor, Australia, 17 Feb-c. 8 Mar 1942, and from Brisbane, Australia, c. 10-c. 25 Mar 1942 ); Charters Towers, Australia, Apr-4 May 1942; Hunter Field, Ga, 4 May 1942; Key Field, Miss, 14 Ju1 1942; Hattiesburg, Miss, 15 Aug 1942; Harding Field, La, 25 Oct-21 Nov 1942; Ste-Barbe-du-Tlelat, Algeria, 26 Dec 1942; Nouvion, Algeria, 5 Jan 1943; Ras el Ma, French Morocco, 4 Apr 1943; Korba, Tunisia, c. 8 Jun 1943; Gela, Sicily, 18 Jul 1943; Barcelona, Sicily, 3 Sep 194.3; Capaccio, Italy, 18 Sep 1943; Paestum, Italy, 4 Nov 1943; Pomigliano, Italy, 19 Jan 1944; Castel Volturno, Italy, 10 Apr 1944; Santa Maria, Italy, 9 May 1944; Le Banca, Italy, 7 Jun 1944; Ciampino, Italy, 12 Jun 1944; Voltone, Italy, 4 Jul 1944; Serragia, Corsica, 10 Jul 1944; Le Luc, France, 25 Aug 1944; Salon, France, 30 Aug 1944; Loyettes, France, 11 Sep 1944; Tarquinia, Italy, 2 Oct 1944; Pontedera, Italy, 3 Dec 1944; St Dizier, France, 21 Feb 1945; Toul/Ochey, France, 19 Mar 1945; Biblis, Germany, 5 Apr 1945; Sandhofen, Germany, 23 Jun 1945.

 

AIRCRAFT. Trained with B-18’s and A-20, 1941, 1942-1943; A-36, A-18’s, 1940-1941; A-24, 1941-1942; 1943-1944; P-40, 1944; P-47, 1944-1945.

 

OPERATIONS. Combat in Southwest Pacific, 8 Dec 1941-4 May 1942; ground echelon fought with infantry units in Philippine Islands, Mar-Apr 1942. Combat in MTO and ETO, 6 Jun 1943-4 May 1945.

 

CAMPAIGNS. Philippine Islands; East Indies; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

 

Theater-made. Incised Leather, painted. (Capri)

 

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Source.

Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force -- World War II.

 

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