Lineage

Constituted 60th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 60th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 60th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 8 Feb 1945. Inactivated on 8 Dec 1945. Redesignated 60th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 17 Jul 1946. Activated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated: 60th Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 14 Jun 1948; 60th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 Jan 1950. Inactivated on 30 Apr 1971. Redesignated 60th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 18 May 1971. Activated on 1 Sep 1971. Redesignated 60th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.

Assignments

33d Pursuit (later, 33d Fighter) Group, 15 Jan 1941?8 Dec 1945. 33d Fighter (later, 33d Fighter-Interceptor) Group, 20 Aug 1946; 4707th Defense (later, 4707th Air Defense) Wing, 6 Feb 1952; 33d Fighter Group, 18 Aug 1955; 4735th Air Defense Group, 18 Aug 1957; Boston Air Defense Sector, 1 Aug 1959; 35th Air Division, 1 Apr 1966; 21st Air Division, 19 Nov 1969?30 Apr 1971. 33d Tactical Fighter (later, 33d Fighter) Wing, 1 Sep 1971; 33d Operations Group, 1 Dec 1991?.

Stations

Mitchel Field, NY, 15 Jan 1941; Bolling Field, DC, 8 Dec 1941?12 Oct 1942; Port Lyautey, French Morocco, 10 Nov 1942; Casablanca, French Morocco, 17 Nov 1942; Oujda, Algeria, 6 Dec 1942; Telergma, Algeria, 26 Dec 1942; Youks-les-Bains, Algeria, c. 6 Jan 1943; Telergma, Algeria, 17 Feb 1943; Berteaux, Algeria, 2 Mar 1943; Ebba Ksour, Tunisia, 12 Apr 1943; Menzel Temime, Tunisia, 22 May 1943; Sousse, Tunisia, 10 Jun 1943; Pantelleria, 21 Jun 1943; Licata, Sicily, 17 Jul 1943; Paestum, Italy, 13 Sep 1943; Santa Maria, Italy, 18 Nov 1943 (operated from Paestum, Italy, 1?31 Dec 1943); Cercola, Italy, c. 1 Jan?c. 5 Feb 1944; Karachi, India, c. 20 Feb 1944; Shwangliu, China, c. 17 Apr 1944; Nagaghuli, India, c. 1 Sep 1944; Sahmaw, Burma, 20 Nov 1944; Myitkyina, Burma, 8 May 1945; Piardoba, India, 1 Oct?15 Nov 1945; Camp Shanks, NY, 7?8 Dec 1945. Neubiberg, Germany, 20 Aug 1946; Bad Kissingen, Germany, Jul?25 Aug 1947; Andrews Field, MD, 25 Aug 1947; Roswell AAFld (later, Walker AFB), NM, 16 Sep 1947; Otis AFB, MA, 16 Nov 1948; Westover AFB, MA, 10 Aug 1950; Otis AFB, MA, 18 Aug 1955?30 Apr 1971. Eglin AFB, FL, 1 Sep 1971?.

Aircraft

P?39, 1941; P?40, 1941?1944; P?47, 1944?1945; P?38, 1945. P(later F)?51, 1946?1949; F?84, 1948?1950; F?86, 1950?1955; F?94, 1955?1959; F?101, 1959?1971. F?15, 1979?1980, 1981?.

Operations

Air defense of US, Dec 1941?Oct 1942. Combat in MTO, 10 Nov 1942?2 Feb 1944, and CBI, 29 Apr 1944?2 Aug 1945. Part of US occupation forces in Germany, 1946?1947. Air defense of US, 1947?1971. Not operational, 1 Sep 1971?15 Jun 1979. F?15 training of PACAF crews, 15 Jun 1979?16 Apr 1980. Not operational, 17 Apr 1980?1 Jul 1981. Supported combat operations in Panama, Dec 1989?Jan 1990 and Southwest Asia, 26 Aug 1990?12 Apr 1991.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Algeria-French Morocco with Arrowhead; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Air Combat, EAME Theater; India-Burma; Central Burma; China Defensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. Panama, 1989?1990.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Central Tunisia, 15 Jan 1943. Air Force

Outstanding Unit Awards: 15 Jun 1979?22 Apr 1980; 1 May 1984?30 Apr 1986; 1 Apr 1990?31 Mar 1992.

Emblem

On a disc quartered saltirewise, Red at top and bottom and chequy Red and White on the sides, a Green disc bearing a Black caricatured crow with White eye, Black pupil, Yellow beak, feet and bow tie detailed and fimbriated Black, wearing a Blue aviator?s helmet, with White goggles and a Blue and White checkered vest holding in his wings a Red tommy gun all fimbriated with Black and all within a narrow Red border. MOTTO: FIGHTING CROWS. Approved on 15 May 1942 (49003 A.C.); slightly modified in 1986.