35th FIGHTER SQUADRON – PACIFIC AIR FORCES

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Korean computer made/mounted on naugahyde/velcro   3.0 inch-77mm

 

35th FIGHTER SQUADRON (PACAF)

Lineage. Organized as 35 Aero Squadron on 12 Jun 1917. Demobilized on 19 Mar 1919.  Reconstituted, and redesignated 35 Pursuit Squadron, on 24 Mar 1923. Activated on 25 Jun 1932. Redesignated: 35 Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 6 Dec 1939; 35 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 12 Mar 1941; 35 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 35 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 19 Feb 1944; 35 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 8 Jan 1946; 35 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 1 Jan 1950; 35 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 35 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958; 35 Fighter Squadron on 3 Feb 1992.

Assignments. Unkn, 12 Jun-Nov 1917; Third Aviation Instruction Center, Nov 1917-Jan 1919; unkn, Jan-19 Mar 1919. 8 Pursuit (later, 8 Fighter; 8 Fighter-Bomber) Group, 25 Jun 1932 (attached to 8 Fighter-Bomber Wing, 1 Feb-30 Sep 1957); 8 Fighter-Bomber (later, 8 Tactical Fighter) Wing, 1 Oct 1957 (attached to 41 Air Division, 13 May-17 Jun 1964); 41 Air Division, 18 Jun 1964 (attached to 2 Air Division, 24 Sep-20 Nov 1964); 6441 Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Apr 1965 (attached to 2 Air Division, 4 May-26 Jun 1965 and 19 Oct-15 Nov 1965); 41 Air Division, 15 Nov 1966; 347 Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Jan 1968 (attached to Detachment 1, 347 Tactical Fighter Wing, 10 Jun-16 Jul 1968, 22 Aug-1 Oct 1968, 22 Nov-26 Dec 1968, 21 Mar-23 Apr 1969, 30 Jun-6 Aug 1969, 17 Oct-29 Nov 1969, 30 Jan-7 Mar 1970, 8-30 May 1970, 11 Jul-8 Aug 1970, 2-30 Oct 1970, and 26 Dec 1970-23 Jan 1971); 3 Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Mar 1971 (attached to 366 Tactical Fighter Wing, 3 Apr-12 Jun 1972; 388 Tactical Fighter Wing, 12 Jun-c. 12 Oct 1972); 8 Tactical Fighter (later, 8 Fighter) Wing, 16 Sep 1974; 8 Operations Group, 3 Feb 1992-.

Stations. Camp Kelly, TX, 12 Jun-11 Aug 1917; Etampes, France, 20 Sep 1917; Paris, France, 23 Sep 1917; Issoudun, France, Nov 1917; Clisson, France, 4 Jan 1919; St. Nazaire, France, 9-20 Feb 1919; Garden City, NY, 9-19 Mar 1919. Langley Field, VA, 25 Jun 1932; Mitchel Field, NY, 14 Nov 1940-26 Jan 1942; Brisbane, Australia, 6 Mar 1942; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 26 Apr 1942; Woodstock, Australia, 29 Jun 1942; Townsville, Australia, 27 Jul 1942; Milne Bay, New Guinea, 18 Sep 1942; Mareeba, Australia, 24 Feb 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 10 May 1943; Finschhafen, New Guinea, 25 Dec 1943; Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 19 Feb 1944; Nadzab, New Guinea, 14 Mar 1944; Owi, Schouten Islands, 1 Jul 1944; Morotai, 4 Oct 1944; Dulag, Leyte, 5 Nov 1944 (operated from Morotai, 5-28 Nov 1944); San Jose, Mindoro, 20 Dec 1944; Ie Shima, 9 Aug 1945; Fukuoka, Japan, c. 21 Nov 1945; Ashiya AB, Japan 20 May 1946; Itazuke AB, Japan, 5 Sep 1946; Ashiya AB, Japan, 15 Apr 1947; Miho AB, Japan, 10 Aug 1948; Itazuke AB, Japan, 16 Jun 1949; Tsuiki AB, Japan, 11 Aug 1950; Suwon AB, South Korea, 7 Oct 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea, 26 Oct 1950; Pyongyang, North Korea, 25 Nov 1950; Seoul AB, South Korea, 3 Dec 1950; Itazuke AB, Japan, 10 Dec 1950; Kimpo AB, South Korea, 25 Jun 1951; Suwon AB, South Korea, 24 Aug 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan, 20 Oct 1954; Yokota AB, Japan, 13 May 1964 (deployed at Korat RTAFB, Thailand, 24 Sep-20 Nov 1964; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 4 May-25 Jun 1965 and 19 Oct-15 Nov 1965; Osan AB, South Korea, 10 Jun-16 Jul 1968, 22 Aug-1 Oct 1968, 23 Nov-26 Dec 1968, 21 Mar-23 Apr 1969, 30 Jun-6 Aug 1969, 17 Oct-29 Nov 1969, 30 Jan-7 Mar 1970, 8-30 May 1970, 11 Jul-8 Aug 1970, 2-30 Oct 1970, and 26 Dec 1970-23 Jan 1971); Kunsan AB, South Korea, 15 Mar 1971- (deployed at DaNang AB, South Vietnam, 3 Apr-12 Jun 1972; Korat RTAFB, Thailand, 13 Jun-c. 12 Oct 1972).

Aircraft. In addition to P-12, 1932-1936, included P-6 during period 1933-1936; in addition to PB-2, 1936-1939, and P-36, 1939-1940, included YP-37 and A-17 during period 1938-1940; P-40, 1940-1941, 1943-1944; P-39, 1941-1943; P-400, 1942-1943; P-38, 1944-1946; P(later F)-51, 1946-1950, 1950; F-80, 1949-1950, 1950-1953; F-86, 1953-1957; F-100, 1956-1963; F-105, 1963-1967; F-4, 1967-1971, 1971-1981; F-16, 1981-.

Operations. Assembled and maintained aircraft and constructed facilities, 1917-1918. Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, 30 Apr 1942-14 Aug 1945. Combat in Korea, 27 Jun 1950-27 Jul 1953. Air defense in Japan and Korea, 1953-1971. Combat in Southeast Asia, 5 Oct-c. 20 Nov 1964, 5 May-25 Jun 1965, 28 Oct-7 Nov 1965, and c. 3 Apr-10 Oct 1972.  Maintained highly trained force of combat aircrews capable of defending United States interests in the Korean peninsula, 1975-.

Service Streamers.  World War I Theater of Operations.

Campaign Streamers.  World War II:  East Indies; Papua; Bismarck Archipelago; New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon with Arrowhead; Southern Philippines; Western Pacific; China Defensive; China Offensive; Air Offensive, Japan.  Korea: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953. Vietnam: Vietnam Advisory; Vietnam Defense; Vietnam Ceasefire.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Papua, 23 Jul 1942-23 Jan 1943; New Britain, 26 Dec 1943; New Guinea, 16 Jan 1944; Philippine Islands, 26 Dec 1944; Korea, 16 Sep-2 Nov 1950. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 12 May 1963-21 Mar 1964; 1 Apr-30 Jun 1965; 4 May 1965-8 Jun 1965; 15 Apr 1969-15 Mar 1971; 1 Jul 1972-31 Dec 1973; 1 Apr 1977-31 Mar 1978; 1 Jun 1986-31 May 1988; 21 Feb 1996-20 Aug 1997; 1 Oct 2003-30 Sep 2005.  Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII). Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations: 27 Jun 1950-31 Jan 1941; 1 Feb 1951-31 Mar 1953. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966-12 Oct 1972.

Emblem. Approved on 7 Nov 1932.