Lineage

Organized as 94th Aero Squadron on 20 Aug 1917. Redesignated: 94th Squadron (Pursuit) on 14 Mar 1921; 94th Pursuit Squadron on 25 Jan 1923. Consolidated (8 Apr 1924) with 103d Aero Squadron which was organized on 31 Aug 1917, demobilized on 18 Aug 1919, and reconstituted. Redesignated: 94th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939; 94th Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 12 Mar 1941; 94th Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942; 94th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 16 Oct 1945. Redesignated: 94th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 5 Apr 1946; 94th Fighter Squadron, Jet Propelled, on 20 Jun 1946. Activated on 3 Jul 1946. Redesignated: 94th Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 15 Jun 1948; 94th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 16 Apr 1950; 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1971; 94th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.

Assignments

103d Aero: Unkn, 31 Aug 1917?Jul 1918; 2d Pursuit Group, Jul 1918; 3d Pursuit Group, Aug 1918?Jan 1919.

94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit): Unkn, 20 Aug 1917?Mar 1918; 1st Pursuit Organization and Training Center, Mar 1918; 1st Pursuit Group, 5 May?Nov 1918; Third Army, Nov 1918?Apr 1919; unkn, Apr?Aug 1919. 1st Pursuit Group, 22 Aug 1919 to consolidation.

Consolidated Squadron: 1st Pursuit (later, 1st Fighter) Group, from consolidation in 1924 to 16 Oct 1945. 1st Fighter (later, 1st Fighter-Interceptor) Group, 3 Jul 1946 (attached to Alaskan Air Command, 13 Oct 1947?16 Feb 1948); 4705th Defense Wing, 6 Feb 1952; 27th Air Division, 1 Mar 1952; 1st Fighter Group, 18 Aug 1955; 1st Fighter Wing, 1 Feb 1961 (attached to 314th Air Division, c. 6 Jun?17 Nov 1969); 23d Air Division, 1 Dec 1969; 1st Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Jul 1971; 1st Operations Group, 1 Oct 1991?.

Stations

103d Aero: Kelly Field, TX, 31 Aug 1917; Garden City, NY, 5?23 Nov 1917; Winchester, England, 8?23 Dec 1917; Issoudun, France, 24 Dec 1917; La Noblette, France, 18 Feb 1918; Bonne Maison (near Fismes), France, 10 Apr 1918; Bray Dunes, France, 2 May 1918; Leffrinckoucke, France, 5 May 1918; Crochte, France, 8 Jun 1918; Toul, France, 4 Jul 1918; Vaucouleurs, France, 7 Aug 1918; Lisle-en-Barrois, France, 20 Sep 1918; Foucaucourt, France, 6 Nov 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, 5 Jun 1919; Brest, France, 6?19 Feb 1919; Garden City, NY, 4?18 Mar 1919.

94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit): Kelly Field, TX, 20 Aug 1917; Hazelhurst Field, NY, 5?27 Oct 1917; Paris, France, 18 Nov 1917; Issoudun, France, 24 Jan 1918; Villeneuve-les-Vertus, France, 5 Mar 1918; Epiez, France, 1 Apr 1918; Toul, France, 7 Apr 1918; Touquin, France, c. 30 Jun 1918; Saints, France, 9 Jul 1918; Rembercourt, France, 1 Sep 1918; Noers (near Longuyon), France, 20 Nov 1918; Coblenz, Germany, 31 Dec 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, 17 Apr 1919; Le Mans, France, 5?18 May 1919; Mitchel Field, NY, 1 Jun 1919; Selfridge Field, MI, 27 Jun 1919; Kelly Field, TX, c. 31 Aug 1919; Ellington Field, TX, 1 Jul 1921; Selfridge Field, MI, 1 Jul 1922 to consolidation.

Consolidated Squadron: Selfridge Field, MI, from consolidation in 1924; San Diego NAS, CA, 9 Dec 1941; Long Beach, CA, 6 Feb?20 May 1942; Kirton in Lindsey, England, 10 Jun 1942; Ibsley, England, 27 Aug?24 Oct 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, 15 Nov 1942; Nouvion, Algeria, 21 Nov 1942; Youks-les-Bains, Algeria, 28 Nov 1942 (detachments operated from Maison Blanche, Algeria, 6?14 Dec 1942); Biskra, Tunisia, 14 Dec 1942; Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, 14 Feb 1943; Mateur, Tunisia, c. 20 Jun 1943 (detachments operated from Dittaino, Sicily, 6?18 Sep 1943, and Gambut, Libya, 4?12 Oct 1943); Djedeida, Tunisia, c. 1 Nov 1943; Monserrato, Sardinia, 29 Nov 1943; Gioia del Colle, Italy, c. 10 Dec 1943; Salsola, Italy, Jan 1944 (detachments operated from Aghione, Corsica, 10?18 Aug 1944, and Vincenzo, Italy, 9 Jan?18 Feb 1945); Lesina, Italy, 16 Mar 1945; Marcianise, Italy, 26 Sep?16 Oct 1945. March Field (later, AFB), CA, 3 Jul 1946 (deployed at Ladd Field, AK, 13 Oct 1947?16 Feb 1948); George AFB, CA, 18 Jul 1950; Selfridge AFB, MI, 18 Aug 1955 (deployed at Osan AB, South Korea, c. 6 Jun?17 Nov 1969); Wurtsmith AFB, MI, 31 Dec 1969; MacDill AFB, FL, 1 Jul 1971; Langley AFB, VA, 30 Jun 1975?.

Aircraft

103d Aero: Spad VII, 1918; Spad XIII, 1918.

94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit): Nieuport 28, 1918; Spad XIII, 1918?1919; 1921?1922; Fokker D?VII, Albatros D?V, Pfalz D?III, and Roland D?VI, during 1919; SE?5, 1919?1922; JN?4, JN?6, DH?4, Orenco D, and PW?5, during the period 1919 to consolidation in 1924; MB?3, 1922 to consolidation in 1924.

Consolidated Squadron: MB?3, from consolidation in 1924 to 1925; PW?8, 1924?1926; P?1, 1925?1931; P?2, P?3, and P?5, 1926?1931; P?12, 1930?1932; P?6, 1932; P?16, 1932?1934; P?6, P?26, and P?30 (PB?2), 1934?1938; P?35, 1934?1941; P?36, 1938?1940; P?40 (and probably P?43), 1939?1941; P?38, 1941?1945. P?80, 1946?1949; F?86, 1949?1960; F?106, 1960?1971; F?4, 1971?1975; F?15, 1976?.

Operations

103d Aero: Constructed facilities, Dec 1917?1 Feb 1918; with flight echelon originally composed of former members of the Lafayette Escadrille, participated in combat as a pursuit unit with the French Fourth Army, French Sixth Army, Detachment of the Armies of the North (French), French Eighth Army, and the American First Army, 18 Feb?10 Nov 1918.

94th Aero (later, 94th Pursuit): Combat as a pursuit unit with the French Sixth Army, French Eighth Army, and the American First Army, 19 Mar?10 Nov 1918; served with the Third Army as the pursuit aviation arm of the occupation forces, Nov 1918?Apr 1919.

Consolidated Squadron: Participated in gunnery practice, numerous maneuvers, and testing of aircraft, personnel, and equipment, 1921?1941. Antisubmarine operations, 9 Dec 1941?24 Mar 1942; combat in ETO and MTO, 3 Aug 1942?4 May 1945. Air defense, Jul 1950?Jun 1971; F?4 replacement training, 1 Jul 1971?29 Jun 1975.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War I: Champagne (earned by 94th Aero and 103d Aero); Lorraine (earned by 94th Aero and 103d Aero); Flanders (earned by 103d Aero); Ile-de-France (earned by 94th Aero); Champagne-Marne (earned by 94th Aero); Oise-Aisne (earned by 94th Aero); Aisne-Marne (earned by 94th Aero); St Mihiel (earned by 94th Aero and 103d Aero); Meuse-Argonne (earned by 94th Aero and 103d Aero). World War II: Antisubmarine, American Theater; Egypt-Libya; Air Offensive, Europe; Algeria-French Morocco (with Arrowhead for ground echelon only); Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Italy, 25 Aug 1943; Italy, 30 Aug 1943; Ploesti, Rumania, 18 May 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 15 Jun 1982?15 Jun 1984; 16 Jun 1984?15 Jun 1986; 1 May 1992?30 Apr 1994. French Croix de Guerre with Palm (awarded to 94th Aero); French Croix de Guerre with Two Palms (awarded to 103d Aero); French Fourragere (awarded to 103d Aero).

Emblem

Within a Red circle in perspective, long axis vertical, Uncle Sam?s top hat, upper portion, Blue background with White stars [pointing to dexter base]; middle portion, Red and White stripes; brim, White [pointing to sinister chief]; sweat band, Brown; inside of hat, Dark Blue. (Approved 15 Nov 1919 from World War I emblem [49003 A.C.]); canceled and replaced with emblem based on Lafayette Escadrille, 6 May 1924 (K 2813); original emblem reinstated 9 Jul 1942 (49003 A.C.). MOTTO: HAT IN THE RING. Approved in 1994.