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9th Fighter Squadron
Lineage
WWII

 

9FS first official insignia

 

Lineage:

Constituted 9th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov. 1940. Activated on 16 Jan. 1941.

Redesignated 9th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942.

 

Assignments:

49th Pursuit Group, 15 Jan. 1941.  
(in May 1942, Fighter; later, Fighter-Bomber)

 

Stations:

Selfridge Field, Michigan, 15 Jan. 1941;

Morrison Field, Florida, 22 May 1941 - 4 Jan. 1942;

Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb. 1942;

Darwin, Australia, 17 Mar. 1942;

Port Moresby, New Guinea, c. 10 Oct. 1942:

Dobodura, New Guinea, 6 Mar 1943;

Gusap, New Guinea, 16 Dec. 1943;

Hollandia, New Guinea, 16 May 1944;

Biak, 26 June 1944;

Tacloban, Leyte, 24 Oct. 1944;

San Jose, Mindoro, 30 Dec. 1944;

Lingayen, Luzon, 26 Feb. 1945;

Okinawa, 16 Aug. 1945;

Atsugi, Japan, 15 Sept. 1945.

 

Aircraft:

P-35, 1941;

P-40, 1941 - 1943;

P-47, 1943 - 1944;

P-38, 1943, 1944 - 1946.

 

Operations:

Combat in Southwest Pacific, 18 Mar. 1942 - 5 Aug. 1945.

 

Campaigns:

(World War II)

East Indies;

Air Offensive, Japan;

China Defensive;

Papua;

New Guinea;

Bismarck Archipelago;

Western Pacific;

Leyte;

Luzon;

Southern Philippines;

China Offensive.

 

Decorations:

Distinguished Unit Citations:

Australia (18) Mar. - 25 Aug. 1942;

Papua, (c. 15 Oct.) 1942 - 23 Jan. 1943;

New Britain, 23 Oct. - 7 Nov. 1943;

Philippine Islands, 27 Oct. - 7 Dec. 1944.

2 Presidential Unit Citations

 

Emblem:

On a disc ultramarine blue, border black, a red bend surmounted 
by a white, winged, knight's helmet, facing to dexter. 
(Approved 24 Jan. 1946.) 

 

 

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[Note: Above source of information from:
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force--World War II.
Revisions source from 49the Fighter Wing.]