Lineage

Constituted 308th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 21 Jan 1942. Activated on 30 Jan 1942. Redesignated: 308th Fighter Squadron on 25 May 1942; 308th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Activated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated: 308th Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 15 Jun 1948; 308th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 308th Fighter-Escort Squadron on 16 Jul 1950; 308th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 Jan 1953; 308th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Apr 1957; 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958; 308th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 9 Oct 1980; 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Oct 1986; 308th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.

Assignments

31st Pursuit (later, 31st Fighter) Group, 30 Jan 1942?7 Nov 1945. 31st Fighter (later, 31st Fighter-Bomber; 31st Fighter-Escort) Group, 20 Aug 1946 (attached to 31st Fighter-Escort Wing, 27 Jul 1951?15 Jun 1952); 31st Fighter-Escort (later, 31st Strategic Fighter; 31st Fighter-Bomber; 31st Tactical Fighter) Wing, 16 Jun 1952 (attached to Alaskan Air Command, 5 Dec 1956?7 Jan 1957; unkn, 15?21 Aug 1958, 22 Aug 1958?19 Jan 1959, 11 Jul?c. Dec 1959, 7 Mar?c. 19 Jul 1961; 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, 13 Mar?30 Apr 1963, unkn, 1 May?3 Jul 1963; 7231 Combat Support Group, 9 Feb?5 May 1964 and 9 Mar?8 Jul 1965); 3d Tactical Fighter Wing, 2 Dec 1965 (attached to 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Nov?25 Dec 1966); 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 25 Dec 1966; 4403d Fighter Wing, 5 Oct 1970; 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 30 Oct 1970 (attached to 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 28 Apr?29 Jul 1972; 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 11 Dec 1972?11 Jun 1973); 31st Operations Group, 1 Nov 1991 (attached to 347th Operations Group, c. 11 Sep?19 Nov 1992); 347th Operations Group, 20 Nov 1992; 56th Operations Group, 1 Apr 1994?.

Stations

Baer Field, IN, 30 Jan 1942; New Orleans AB, LA, 6 Feb?19 May 1942; Atcham, England, c. 10 Jun 1942; Kenley, England, 1 Aug 1942; Westhampnett, England, 25 Aug?23 Oct 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, 8 Nov 1942 (operated from Casablanca, French Morocco, 10?31 Jan 1943); Thelepte, Tunisia, 6 Feb 1943; Tebessa, Algeria, 17 Feb 1943; Canrobert, Algeria, 21 Feb 1943; Kalaa Djerda, Tunisia, 25 Feb 1943; Thelepte, Tunisia, 11 Mar 1943; Djilma, Tunisia, 7 Apr 1943; Le Sers, Tunisia, 12 Apr 1943; Korba, Tunisia, 20 May 1943; Gozo, c. 30 Jun 1943; Ponte Olivo, Sicily, 14 Jul 1943; Agrigento, Sicily, 19 Jul 1943; Termini, Sicily, c. 2 Aug 1943; Milazzo, Sicily, 2 Sep 1943; Montecorvino, Italy, 20 Sep 1943; Pomigliano, Italy, 14 Oct 1943; Castel Volturno, Italy, 14 Jan 1944; San Severo, Italy, 2 Apr 1944; Mondolfo, Italy, 3 Mar 1945; Triolo, Italy, 14 Jul?5 Aug 1945; Drew Field, FL, Aug?7 Nov 1945. Giebelstadt, Germany, 20 Aug 1946; Kitzingen, Germany, c. 30 Sep 1946?25 Jun 1947; Langley Field, VA, 25 Jun 1947; Turner Field (later, AFB), GA, 4 Sep 1947 (deployed at Manston RAF Stn, England, 26 Dec 1950?25 Jul 1951; Misawa AB, Japan, 20 Jul?16 Oct 1952; Chitose AB, Japan, 7 Nov 1953?9 Feb 1954; Eielson AFB, AK, 5 Dec 1956?7 Jan 1957; Hahn AB, Germany, 15 Aug?21 Aug 1958; Aviano AB, Italy, 22 Aug 1958?19 Jan 1959); George AFB, CA, 15 Mar 1959 (deployed at Moron AB, Spain, 11 Jul?c. Dec 1959; Aviano AB, Italy, 7 Mar?c. 19 Jul 1961); Homestead, AFB, FL, 1 Oct 1962?c. 5 Dec 1965 (deployed at Kadena AB, Okinawa, 13 Mar?30 Apr 1963; Itazuke AB, Japan, 1 May?3 Jul 1963; Cigli AB, Turkey, 9 Feb?5 May 1964 and 9 Mar?8 Jul 1965); Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam, c. 7 Dec 1965; Tuy Hoa AB, South Vietnam, 15 Nov 1966?30 Sep 1970; England AFB, LA, 5 Oct 1970; Homestead AFB, FL, 30 Oct 1970 (deployed at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 28 Apr?29 Jul 1972; Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, 11 Dec 1972?11 Jun 1973; operated from Moody AFB, GA, c. 11?30 Sep 1992); Moody AFB, GA, 1 Oct 1992; Luke AFB, AZ, 1 Apr 1994?.

Aircraft

P?40, 1942; P?39, 1942; Spitfire, 1942?1943; P?51, 1943?1945. P?80, 1946?1947; P?51, 1947?1949; F?84, 1948?1957; F?100, 1957?1970; F?4, 1970?1986; F?16, 1986?.

Operations

Combat in ETO and MTO, 17 Aug 1942?3 May 1945. Combat in Southeast Asia, 8 Dec 1965?9 Sep 1970; 5 May?29 Jul 1972; and 16 Dec 1972?1 Jun 1973. Replacement training unit, 1974?1986. Air defense of southern Florida, 1 Apr 1976?30 Sep 1983.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Algeria-French Morocco with Arrowhead; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Vietnam: Vietnam Defensive; Vietnam Air; Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air/Ground; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Vietnam Ceasefire.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Rumania, 21 Apr 1944; Poland, 25 Jul 1944. Presidential Unit Citations (Southeast Asia): 8 Jun 1966?16 Apr 1967; 1 May?31 Dec 1968. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 17 Dec 1966?30 Apr 1968; 18 Dec 1972?27 Jan 1973. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 4?16 Jul 1952; 1 Mar?30 Nov 1962; 23 Feb 1991?22 Feb 1993. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 16 Dec 1966?15 Oct 1970.

Emblem

On a disc checky, Green and White, a Silver-Gray arrowhead issuing from chief, and charged with a White armored hand issuing from sinister grasping a sword palewise, blade White, hilt and pommel Green, the blade piercing a White cloud formation in base; outlines and details Black throughout. Approved on 10 Jan 1962 (K 7853) and modified in 1995; replaced emblems approved on 14 May 1957 (9382 A.C.) and 7 Mar 1952 (152519 A.C.). MOTTO: EMERALD KNIGHTS. Approved on 12 Mar 1974.