Lineage

Constituted 357th Fighter Squadron, and activated, on 12 Nov 1942. Redesignated 357th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 20 Nov 1946. Redesignated 357th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 11 Sep 1952. Activated on 1 Nov 1952. Discontinued on 8 Mar 1960. Redesignated 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 13 Apr 1962. Organized on 8 Jul 1962. Inactivated on 10 Dec 1970. Activated on 15 Mar 1971. Redesignated: 357th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 1 Jul 1976; 357th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.

Assignments

355th Fighter Group, 12 Nov 1942?20 Nov 1946. 4704th Defense Wing, 1 Nov 1952; 503d Air Defense Group, 16 Feb 1953; Seventeenth Air Force, 1 Jun 1953 (attached to Air Defense Division, Provisional, 8 Jun?17 Sep 1953); 316th Air Division, 18 Sep 1953?8 Mar 1960. Tactical Air Command, 13 Apr 1962; 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 8 Jul 1962 (probably attached to 41st Air Division, 9 Aug?c. 9 Dec 1964; probably attached to 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing, 12 Jun?8 Nov 1965); 835th Air Division, 8 Nov 1965 (attached to 23d Tactical Fighter Wing, c. 8 Nov 1965?28 Jan 1966); 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 29 Jan 1966?10 Dec 1970. 23d Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Mar 1971; 4453d Combat Crew Training Wing, 22 Mar 1971; 355th Tactical Fighter (later, 355th Tactical Training; 355th Fighter) Wing, 1 Jul 1971; 355th Operations Group, 1 May 1992?.

Stations

Orlando, FL, 12 Nov 1942; Norfolk Muni Aprt, VA, 18 Feb 1943; Langley Field, VA, 4 Mar 1943; Millville AAfld, NJ, 27 Apr 1943; Philadelphia Muni Aprt, PA, 17 May?16 Jun 1943; Steeple Morden, England, 8 Jul 1943; Gablingen, Germany, 17 Jul 1945; Schweinfurt, Germany, 15 Apr?1 Aug 1946; Mitchel Field, NY, 1 Aug?20 Nov 1946. Portland Intl Aprt, OR, 1 Nov 1952?14 Mar 1953; Nouasseur AB, French Morocco (later, Morocco), 28 May 1953?8 Mar 1960. George AFB, CA, 8 Jul 1962; McConnell AFB, KS, 21 Jul 1964 (deployed at Yokota AB, Japan, c. 9 Aug?c. 9 Dec 1964; Korat RTAFB, Thailand, c. 12 Jun?c. 8 Nov 1965); Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 29 Jan 1966?10 Dec 1970. McConnell AFB, KS, 15 Mar 1971; Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 22 Mar 1971?.

Aircraft

P?47, 1943?1944; P?51, 1944?1946. F?86, 1952?1960. F?105, 1962?1970. F?4, 1971; A?7, 1971?1979; A?10, 1979?.

Operations

Combat in ETO, 14 Sep 1943?25 Apr 1945. Combat in Southeast Asia, c. 13 Jun?c. 7 Nov 1965 and 8 Feb 1966?6 Oct 1970. Trained A?7 aircrews, Jul 1976?Oct 1979 and A?10 aircrews, Oct 1979?c. Oct 1991.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; 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.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 5 Apr 1944. Presidential Unit Citations (Southeast Asia): 11 Jun?21 Nov 1965; 29 Jan?10 Oct 1966; 11?12 Aug and 24?28 Oct 1967; 12 Apr 1968?30 Apr 1969. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 12 Oct 1966?11 Apr 1967; 12 Apr 1967?11 Apr 1968; 1 Jul 1969?24 Nov 1970. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1971?1 Jun 1973; 1 Oct 1976?31 May 1978; 1 Jan 1991?31 Dec 1992. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966?10 Dec 1970.

Emblem

On a deep Yellow disc, piped Black, a Black striking dragon?s head, trimmed White, eye and tongue Red. Approved on 29 Jun 1943 (45450 A.C.).