378th FIGHTER SQUADRON – HERITAGE

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378th FIGHTER SQUADRON

Lineage. Constituted 378 Fighter Squadron on 11 Feb 1943. Activated on 1 Mar 1943. Inactivated on 1 Aug 1946. Activated on 8 Nov 2015-.

Assignments. 362 Fighter Group, 1 Mar 1943-1 Aug 1946. 495 Fighter Group, 8 Nov 2015-.

Stations. Westover Field, MA, 1 Mar 1943; Bradley Field, CT, 22 Jun 1943; Groton Field, CT, 2 Aug 1943; Mitchel Field, NY, 19 October – 12 Nov 1943; RAF Wormingford (AAF-159), England, 30 Nov 1943; RAF Headcorn (AAF-412), England, 13 Apr 1944; Lignerolles Airfield (A-12), France, 2 Jul 1944; Rennes/St-Jacques Airfield (A-27), France, 10 Aug 1944; Prosnes Airfield (A-79), France, 19 Sep 1944; Verdun Airfield (A-82), France, 5 Nov 1944; Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Airfield (Y-73), Germany, 8 Apr 1945; Furth/Industriehafen Airfield (R-30), Germany, 30 Apr 1945; Illesheim Airfield (R-10), Germany, 3 May 1945; AAF Station Straubing, Germany, 12 May-Aug 1945; Seymour Johnson Field, NC, 5 Sep 1945; Biggs Field, TX, 3 Dec 1945-1 Aug 1946. Truax Field, WI, 8 Nov 2015-.

Aircraft. P-47D, 1943-1945; P-51H, 1945-1946. F-16, 2015-.

Operations. Combat in ETO, 8 Feb 1944-1 May 1945. The 378th FS is part of the USAF total force integration to fully integrate active duty, guard and reserve components in exercises and contingency operations around the world.

Service Streamers. American Theater.

Campaigns. Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes- Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Brest, France, 25 Aug 1944; Moselle-Rhine River Triangle, 16 Mar 1945.