Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.5 inch-90mm
319th EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 319 Fighter Squadron on 24 Jun 1942; Activated on 3 Aug 1942; Inactivated on 28 Oct 1945. Activated on 1 Sep 1947. Redesignated: 319 Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 17 Jun 1948; 319 Fighter All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 319 Fighter Interceptor Squadron on 1 May 1951. Inactivated on 1 Dec 1969. Reactivated on 1 Jul 1971. Inactivated on 30 Apr 1972. Activated and redesignated 319 Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron on 1 Jun 1975. Inactivated on 1 Nov 1977. Converted to provisional status and redesignated 319 Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron on 23 Oct 2022-.
Assignments. 325th Fighter Group, 3 Aug 1942-28 Oct 1945; 6th Fighter Wing, 1 Sep 1947; Caribbean Air Command (attached to Provisional Composite Group), 1 Feb 1948; 6th Fighter Wing, 1 Jun 1948; 5620th Group, 26 Jul 1948; 5620th Composite Wing, 12 Oct 1948; Fourth Air Force, 12 May 1949; 325th Fighter Group (All Weather), 1 July 1949; 325th Fighter Interceptor Group, 1 May 1951; 4703d Defense Wing, 6 Feb 1952; (attached to Fifth Air Force, 1 Mar 1952-20 Feb 1954); Western Air Defense Force, 7 Apr 1952 (attached to 8th Fighter Bomber Wing, 20 Feb-17 Aug 1954; 35th Fighter Interceptor Wing, 17 Aug-1 Sep 1954; Fifth Air Force, 1 Sep 1954-c. 18 Oct 1955); 4706th Air Defense Wing, 1 Oct 1955; 58th Air Division, 1 Mar 1956; 30th Air Division, 1 Sep 1958; Detroit Air Defense Sector, 1 Apr 1959; Chicago Air Defense Sector, 1 Jul 1960; Montgomery Air Defense Sector, 1 Mar 1963-1 Dec 1969; Aerospace Defense Command, 1 Jul 1971-30 Apr 1972; 1 Jun 1975-30 Nov 1977. 374 Operations Group, 23 Oct 2022-.
Stations. Mitchel Field, NY, 3 Aug 1942; Brainard Field, CT, 3 Aug 1942; Hillsgrove AAF, RI, 6 Oct 1942-23 Jan 1943; Tafaraoui, Algeria, 1 Mar 1943; Montesquieu, Algeria, 9 Apr 1943; Souk-el-Khemis, Tunisia, 4 Jun 1943; Mateur Airfield, Tunisia, 19 Jun 1943; Soliman, Tunisia, 4 Nov 1943; Foggia, Italy, c. 9 Dec 1943; Lesina, Italy, 29 Mar 1944; Rimini, Italy, 5 Mar 1945; Mondolfo, Italy, c. 3 Apr 1945; Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, Jul-9 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 26-28 Oct 1945. Rio Hato, Panama, 1 Sep 1947; France Field, CZ, 14 Jan 1948-29 Apr 1949; McChord AFB, WA, 12 May 1949; Moses Lake AFB, WA, 2 Sep 1949-2 Feb 1952; Suwon AB (K-13), ROK, 10 Mar 1952; Johnson AB, Japan, 17 Aug 1954-18 Oct 1955; Bunker Hill AFB, IN, 1 Nov 1955; Homestead AFB, FL, 1 Mar 1963-1 Dec 1969; Malmstrom AFB, MT, 1 Jul 1971-30 Apr 1972. Tyndall AFB, FL, 1 Jun 1975-30 Nov 1977. Kanoya Air Field, Japan, 23 Oct 2022; Kadena AB, Japan, 13 Oct 2023-.
Aircraft. P-40, 1942-1943; P-47, 1943-1944; P-51, 1944-1945; P-61, 1947-1948; F-82, 1948-1950; F-94, 1950-1957; F-89, 1957-1960; F-106, 1960-1963; 1971-1972; F-104, 1963-1969. MQ-9, 2022-.
Operations. Combat in ETO and MTO, 17 Apr-22 Sep 1943, and 14 Dec 1943-7 May 1945. Air defense of the Panama Canal, 1947-1949. Air defense of the Pacific Northwest, 1949-1952. Combat in Korea, 23 Mar 1952-27 Jul 1953. Air defense of mid-western US, 1954-1963. Air defense of south-eastern US, 1963-1969. Last ADC squadron to fly the F-104. Replaced 71st FIS at Malmstrom AFB, MT with F-106 aircraft. Last assignment was with ADC Interceptor Weapons School, 1975-1977. Surveillance and reconnaissance missions with coordination with the Japanese Self Defense Force, 2022-.
Service Sreamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Korean War: Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korean Summer-Fall, 1953.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Sardinia, 30 Jul 1943; Italy, 30 Jan 1944; Korea, 1 Dec 1952-30 Apr 1953. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 23 Mar 1952-27 Jul 1953.
Emblem. Approved 28 May 1957.
Motto. We Get Ours At Night.