Lineage

Constituted 90th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 Jan 1942. Activated on 9 Feb 1942. Redesignated: 90th Fighter Squadron on 15 May l942; 90th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 Jul 1942; 90th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 3 Nov 1945. Redesignated 90th Flying Training Squadron on 25 May 1972. Activated on 1 Jan 1973.

Assignments

80th Pursuit (later, 80th Fighter) Group, 9 Feb 1942?3 Nov 1945. 80th Flying Training Wing, 1 Jan 1973?.

Stations

Selfridge Field, MI, 9 Feb 1942; Newark, NJ, 24 Jun 1942; La Guardia Aprt, NY, 27 Aug 1942; Mitchel Field, NY, 27 Feb?30 Apr 1943; Karachi, India, 28 Jun 1943; Jorhat, India, c. 12 Sep 1943; Moran, India, Mar 1944; Tingkawk Sakan, Burma, 27 Aug 1944; Myitkyina, Burma, 21 Jan 1945; Moran, India, 5 May 1945; Dudhkundi, India, 30 May?6 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1?3 Nov 1945. Sheppard AFB, TX, 1 Jan 1973?.

Aircraft

P?47, 1942?1943; P?40, 1943?1944; P?47, 1944?1945. T?38, 1973?.

Operations

Combat in CBI, 16 Sep 1943?29 Apr 1945. Undergraduate pilot training for USAF and students from selected nations, 1973?1981; Euro-NATO joint pilot training, Oct 1981?.

Honors

Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: India-Burma; Central Burma.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Assam, India, 27 Mar 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Nov 1975?30 Oct 1977; 10?20 Apr 1979; 30 Apr 1981?29 Apr 1983.

Emblem

On a Yellow disc edged Black, a caricatured, Black and White bear, standing on hind legs, facing toward dexter, wearing Red Brown boxing gloves on the forepaws, and swinging a left uppercut punch, leaving a comet trail of Red, White, and Blue flecked with four, White, five-point stars. Approved on 19 Jan 1945 (11461 A.C.).