67th Fighter Squadron, US Air Force
67TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 67 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated as: 67 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 67 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 67 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 24 May 1944; 67 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 6 May 1946; 67 Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled, on 17 Jul 1946; 67 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 14 Mar 1947; 67 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 10 Nov 1949; 67 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 67 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958; 67 Fighter Squadron on 1 Oct 1991.
Replacement training, 1941. Air defense of New Caledonia, Mar–Oct 1942. Combat in South and Southwest Pacific, 24 Aug 1942–Jul 1944; combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, c. 15 Aug 1944–8 Aug 1945. Combat in Korea, 2 Aug 1950–27 Jul 1953. Combat in Southeast Asia, 18 Feb–26 Apr 1965 and 16 Aug–23 Oct 1965. Since 1971, operated from Kadena AB, Japan; provided air defense in Far East region. Conducted operations, exercises, and training in support of general and contingency war plans, 1993-.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved 8 March 1945; updated 26 December 1995.
Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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