54th Fighter Squadron

20 Nov 1940 – Constituted 54th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor)
15 Jan 1941 – Activated
15 May 1942 – Redesignated 54th Fighter Squadron
21 Mar 1946 – Inactivated

15 Jan 1941 – 55th Pursuit (later Fighter) Group
31 May – 11 Sep 41 – Attached to XI Fighter Command
11 Sep 1942 – 21 Mar 1946 – 343d Fighter Group
 

15 Jan 1941 – Hamilton Field, Ca
22 May 1941 – Portland AB, Or
22 Jan – 25 May 1942 – Paine Field, Wa
31 May – ca 24 Aug 1942 – Elmendorf Field, Ak
ca 6 Jun – ca 31 Jun 1942 – Detachment at Ft Randall, Ak
ca 6 Jun – ca 19 Sep 1942 – Detachment at Ft Glenn, Ak
ca 31 Aug 1942 – Adak, Ak
12 Mar 1943 – Amchitka, Ak
ca 18 Oct 1943 – Shemya, Ak
ca 20 Nov 1943 – 8 Mar 1946 – Ft Lawton, Wa
 

1941 – P-36, P-40, P-43
1942– P-36, P-40, P-43, P-38
1943 – F-5, P-38
1944 – P-38
1945 – P-38

On a medium blue disc, a conventionalized leopard yellow orange, trimmed black, tongue and eye red, teeth white, wearing white boxing gloves, and striking and splitting a red aerial bomb, trimmed yellow; white impact marks at point of blow. (Approved 2 Sep 1943)

54th FS Photographs
 

11th        Attu (Alexai Point), Amchitka, Elmendorf
18th        Elmendorf Field (21 Feb 41), later Attu (Casco Cove)
42nd       Kodiak, later Adak
54th        Attu (Alexai Point, Casco Cove)
56th        Nome, later Fort Richardson
57th        Fort Richardson, later Kodiak
344th      Attu (Alexai Point)

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