Lineage

Constituted 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 22 Dec 1939. Activated on 1 Feb 1940. Redesignated: 522d Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 23 Aug 1943; 522d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 30 May 1944. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Activated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated: 522d Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 22 Jul 1947; 522d Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 1 Dec 1949; 522d Fighter-Escort Squadron on 1 Feb 1950; 522d Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 Jan 1953; 522d Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Jul 1957; 522d Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958; 522d Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.

Assignments

27th Bombardment (later, 27th Fighter-Bomber; 27th Fighter) Group, 1 Feb 1940?7 Nov 1945. 27th Fighter (later, 27th Fighter-Escort) Group, 20 Aug 1946 (attached to 27th Fighter-Escort Wing, 6 Aug 1951?15 Jun 1952); 27th Fighter-Escort (later, 27th Strategic Fighter; 27th Fighter-Bomber; 27th Tactical Fighter; 27th Fighter) Wing, 16 Jun 1952 (attached to unkn, 6 Sep?18 Dec 1958; TUSLOG, 18 Oct 1959?22 Feb 1960; 405th Fighter Wing, 13 Feb?c. 7 Mar 1961; TUSLOG, 5 Feb?15 Jun 1962; 2d Air Division, 12 Dec 1962?c. 15 Feb 1963 and 16 Mar?6 May 1964; 405th Fighter Wing, 8 Aug?c. 20 Sep 1964; 2d Air Division, c. 20 Sep?15 Nov 1964; 405th Fighter Wing, 15 Aug?25 Nov 1965); 27th Operations Group, 1 Nov 1991?.

Stations

Barksdale Field, LA, 1 Feb 1940; Hunter Field, GA, 7 Oct 1940?19 Oct 1941; Ft William McKinley, Luzon, 20 Nov 1941; Lipa Airfield, Luzon, 22 Dec 1941; Cabcaben, Luzon, 25 Dec 1941 (air echelon operated from Brisbane, Australia, 24 Dec 1941?16 Feb 1942); Bataan, Luzon, 29 Dec 1941 (air echelon operated from Batchelor, Australia, 17 Feb?c. 8 Mar 1942, and from Brisbane, Australia, c. 10?c. 25 Mar 1942); Charters Towers, Australia, Apr?4 May 1942; Hunter Field, GA, 4 May 1942; Key Field, MS, 14 Jul 1942; Hattiesburg, MS, 15 Aug 1942; Harding Field, LA, 25 Oct?21 Nov 1942; Ste-Barbe-du-Tlelat, Algeria, 26 Dec 1942; Nouvion, Algeria, 5 Jan 1943; Ras el Ma, French Morocco, 4 Apr 1943; Korba, Tunisia, c. 8 Jun 1943; Gela, Sicily, 18 Jul 1943; Barcelona, Sicily, 3 Sep 1943; Capaccio, Italy, 18 Sep 1943; Paestum, Italy, 4 Nov 1943; Pomigliano, Italy, 19 Jan 1944; Castel Volturno, Italy, 10 Apr 1944; Santa Maria, Italy, 9 May 1944; Le Banca, Italy, 7 Jun 1944; Ciampino, Italy, 12 Jun 1944; Voltone, Italy, 4 Jul 1944; Serragia, Corsica, 10 Jul 1944; Le Luc, France, 25 Aug 1944; Salon, France, 30 Aug 1944; Loyettes, France, 11 Sep 1944; Tarquinia, Italy, 2 Oct 1944; Pontedera, Italy, 3 Dec 1944; St Dizier, France, 21 Feb 1945; Toul/Ochey, France, 19 Mar 1945; Biblis, Germany, 5 Apr 1945; Sandhofen, Germany, 23 Jun 1945; Echterdingen, Germany, 15 Sep?20 Oct 1945; Camp Shanks, NY, 6?7 Nov 1945. Fritlzar, Germany, 20 Aug 1946; Bad Kissingen, Germany, 25 Jun 1947; Andrews Field, MD, 25 Jun 1947; Kearney AAFld (later, AFB), NE, 16 Jul 1947; Bergstrom AFB, TX, 16 Mar 1949 (deployed at Taegu AB, South Korea, 5 Dec 1950?30 Jan 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan, 31 Jan?20 Jun 1951; Misawa AB, Japan, 13?16 Oct 1952; Chitose AB, Japan, 17 Oct 1952?c. 13 Feb 1953; Sturgate RAF Station, England, 7 May?17 Aug 1955; Okinawa, 6 Sep?18 Dec 1958); Cannon AFB, NM, 18 Feb 1959? (deployed at Incirlik AB, Turkey, 18 Oct 1959?22 Feb 1960; Clark AB, Philippines, 13 Feb?c. 7 Mar 1961; England AFB, LA, 29 Mar?5 May 1961; Incirlik AB, Turkey, 5 Feb?15 Jun 1962; MacDill AFB, FL, 21 Oct?1 Dec 1962; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 12 Dec 1962?c. 15 Feb 1963 and 16 Mar?6 May 1964; Clark AB, Philippines [with further deployments to bases in Southeast Asia], 8 Aug?15 Nov 1964 and 15 Aug?25 Nov 1965; Holloman AFB, NM, 13 Apr?12 May 1966).

Aircraft

Trained with B?18?s and A?18?s, 1940?1941; A?24, 1941?1942; A?20, 1941, 1942?1943; A?36, 1943?1944; P?40, 1944; P?47, 1944?1945. P?47, 1946?1947; P?51, 1947?1948; F?82, 1948?1950; F?84, 1950?1951, 1951?1957; F?101, 1957?1958, 1958; F?100, 1959?1969; F?111, 1969?1970, 1970?1971 and 1971?.

Operations

Combat in Southwest Pacific, 8 Dec 1941?4 May 1942; ground echelon fought with infantry units in Philippine Islands, Mar?Apr 1942. Combat in MTO and ETO, 6 Jun 1943?4 May 1945. Combat in Korea, c. 8 Dec 1950?c. 1 Jun 1951. Combat in Southeast Asia, c. 20 Sep?15 Nov 1964 and 15 Aug?25 Nov 1965. F?100 replacement training, Jan 1966?Jun 1969. Deployed aircraft and personnel to Turkey, 26 Dec 1992?23 Mar 1993.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Philippine Islands; East Indies; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Korea: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive. Vietnam: Vietnam Advisory; Vietnam Defensive.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Philippine Islands, 7 Dec 1941?[Apr] 1942; Philippine Islands, 8?22 Dec 1941; Philippine Islands, 6 Jan?8 Mar 1942; Italy, 10 Sep 1943; France, 4 Sep 1944; Korea, 26 Jan?21 Apr 1951. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1962?1 Jan 1964; 8 Aug?15 Nov 1964; 1 Jan 1981?30 Jun 1982; 1 Jan 1988?31 Dec 1989; 1 Apr 1992?31 Mar 1993. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII). Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 9 Nov 1950?31 May 1951.

Emblem

On an roundle Azure, fimbriated Sable, a fire ball, Gules, shooting toward base, surmounting clouds in base proper. Approved on 25 Jun 1951 (41595 A.C.).