Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.5 inch-90mm
199th FIGHTER SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 464th Fighter Squadron on 5 Oct 1944. Activated on 12 Oct 1944. Inactivated on 27 May 1946. Redesignated 199th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to the Hawaii Air National Guard on 28 May 1946. 199th Fighter Squadron (SE) extended federal recognition on 4 Nov 1946. Redesignated: 199th Fighter Bomber Squadron on 15 Jul 1952; 199th Fighter Interceptor Squadron on 19 Nov 1952; 199th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 10 Jun 1976; 199th Fighter Squadron on 15 Mar 1992-.
Assignments. 507th Fighter Group, 12 Oct 1944-27 May 1946. HI ANG, 4 Nov 1946-. 154th Fighter Interceptor (later: Tactical Fighter; Composite) Group, 1 Dec 1960; 154th Operations Group, 1 Oct 1995-.
Stations. Peterson Field, CO, 12 Oct 1944; Bruning AAF, NE, 20 Oct 1944; Dalhart AAF, TX, 15 Dec 1944-30 Apr 1945; Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, 24 Jun 1945; Yontan, Okinawa, 29 Jan-27 May 1946. Bellows Field. HI, 4 Nov 1946; Hickam AFB (later, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam), 28 Oct 1947-.
Aircraft. P-47, 1944–1945. F-47, 1947-1954; F-86, 1947-1961; F-102, 1960-1976; F-4, 1976-1987; F-15, 1987-2010; F-22, 2010-.
Operations. Combat in Western Pacific, 1 Jul 1945-14 Aug 1945. Air Defense of the Hawaiian Islands.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. Air Offensive, Japan; Western Pacific; Ryukyus; China Offensive.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Korea, 13 Aug 1945.