Lineage

Constituted 75th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 17 Dec 1941. Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942. Activated on 4 Jul 1942. Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 5 Jan 1946. Activated on 10 Oct 1946. Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 3 May 1949. Inactivated on 24 Sep 1949. Redesignated 75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 19 Dec 1950. Activated on 12 Jan 1951. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 30 Jun 1968. Activated on 30 Sep 1968. Inactivated on 30 Nov 1969. Redesignated 75th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 18 May 1972. Activated on 1 Jul 1972. Redesignated 75th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 2 Dec 1991. Activated on 1 Apr 1992.

Assignments

23d Fighter Group, 4 Jul 1942?5 Jan 1946. 23d Fighter Group, 10 Oct 1946?24 Sep 1949 (attached to 20th [later, 46th] Fighter Wing, Dec 1947?16 Aug 1948). 23d Fighter-Interceptor Group, 12 Jan 1951; 4711th Defense Wing, 6 Feb 1952; 4709th Defense Wing, 14 Oct 1952; 519th Air Defense Group, 16 Feb 1953; 23d Fighter Group, 18 Aug 1955; Bangor Air Defense Sector, 1 Jul 1959; 36th Air Division, 1 Apr 1966?30 Jun 1968. 34th Air Division, 30 Sep 1968?30 Nov 1969. 23d Tactical Fighter (later, 23d Fighter) Wing, 1 Jul 1972?2 Dec 1991. 23d Fighter Wing, 1 Apr 1992; 23d Operations Group, 1 Jun 1992?.

Stations

Hengyang, China, 4 Jul 1942; Chanyi, China, 17 Aug 1942; Yunani, China, 20 Jan 1943; Lingling, China, 31 Mar 1943; Kunming, China, 26 Apr 1943; Kweilin, China, 11 Oct 1943; Hengyang, China, c. Nov 1943; Lingling, China, 10 Jun 1944; Kweilin, China, 25 Jun 1944; Luliang, China, 12 Sep 1944; Luichow, China, Aug 1945; Hangchow, China, 10 Oct?10 Dec 1945; Ft Lewis, WA, 3?5 Jan 1946. Northwest Field (later, Northwest Guam AFB), Guam, 10 Oct 1946?3 Apr 1949; Howard AFB, CZ, 25 Apr?24 Sep 1949. Presque Isle AFB, ME, 12 Jan 1951; Suffolk County AFB, NY, 16 Oct 1952; Presque Isle AFB, ME, 18 Aug 1955; Dow AFB, ME, 25 Jun 1959?30 Jun 1968. Wurtsmith AFB, MI, 30 Sep 1968?30 Nov 1969. England AFB, LA, 1 Jul 1972?2 Dec 1991. Pope AFB, NC, 1 Apr 1992?.

Aircraft

P?40, 1942?1944; P?51, 1944?1945. P?47, 1946?1949; RF?80, 1949. F?86, 1951?1955; F?89, 1955?1959; F?101, 1958?1968. F?101, 1968?1969. A?7, 1972?1981; A?10, 1980?1991. A/OA?10, 1992?.

Operations

Combat in CBI, 6 Jul 1942?14 Aug 1945. Air Defense, 1946?1949, 1951?1968, and 1968?1969.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: India-Burma; China Defensive; Western Pacific; China Offensive.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Hunan Province, China, 17?25 Jun 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1980?30 Jun 1981; 1 Jul 1981?30 Jun 1983; 1 Apr 1989?31 Mar 1991.

Emblem

On a Black disc with an inner White border a tiger shark (White with Blue and Black markings and Red eye) swimming to dexter and firing Yellow tipped White rockets from its lateral fins. Approved on 27 Feb 1953 (K 7070).