308Sqn changes

[bikekil]

Yesterday i got asked by the WC FD-SKI to take command over the 308Sqn again. I've accepted.
see you up there

[Gremlin]

Best of luck Bike 308Sqn.

[GA]

WTG and best of luck

[68KO]

Organizational History Branch

       


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308th Fighter Squadron
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.


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[straffo]

I don't think it's the same 308

[68KO]

what country is this based in?

[straffo]

You are speaking about the 308 fighter group

They are speaking of the 308 Polish squadron  "city of Krakow"

here is the difference

Commanders:
9 Sep 1940 S. Laszkiewicz
10 Nov 1940 W. Jesionowski  
8 Dec 1940 J. Orzechowski  
23 June 1941 M. Pisarek
11 Dec 1941 M. Wesolowski
10 Jan 1942 M. Nowierski
6 May 1942 F. Szyszka
26 May 1942 W. Zak
12 Feb 1943 F. Kornicki
4 Mar 1943 P. Niemiec
19 May 1943 J. Zulikowski
21 Mar 1944 W. Retinger
17 Nov 1944 K. Pniak
1 July 1945 I. Olszewski.

Locations:
9 Sep 1940 Speke
25 Sep 1940 Bagington
1 June 1941 Chilbolton
24 June 1941 Northolt
12 Dec 1941 Woodvale
1 Apr 1942 Exeter
7 May 1942 Hutton Cranswick
30 July 1942 Heston
29 Oct 1942 Northolt
29 Apr 1943 Church Fenton
5 July 1943 Hutton Cranswick
7 Sep 1943 Friston
21 Sep 1943 Hutton
11 Nov 1943 Northolt
2 Dec 1943 Hutton Cranswick
18 Dec 1943 Northolt
8 Mar 1944 Llanbert
15 Mar 1944 Northolt
1 Apr 1944 Deanland
26 Apr 1944 Chailey
28 June 1944 Appledram
6 July 1944 Ford
3 Aug 1944 Plumetot (France)
5 Sep 1944 Londiniere
10 Sep 1944 Vendeville
3 Oct 1944 Deurne (Belgium)
11 Oct 1944 St. Denijs Westrem
13 Jan 1945 Grimbergen
9 Mar 1945 Gilze Rijen (Holland)
13 Apr 1945 Nordhorn (Germany)
28 Apr 1945 Fairwood Common
2 June 1945 Varrelbusch (Germany)
10 Sep 1945 Ahlhorn
15 Dec 1946 Portreath
DISBANDED

Aircraft:
12 Sep 1940 Hurricane I
30 Mar 1941 Spitfire I
14 May 1941 Spitfire II
5 Nov 1941 Spitfire V
12 Jan 1942 Spitfire II
1 Apr 1942 Spitfire V
12 Nov 1943 Spitfire IX
1 Mar 1945 Spitfire XV

[Arlo]

Ahem ....

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68th Fighter Squadron
Lineage

Constituted 68th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 68th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 68th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 68th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 24 May 1944; 68th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 8 Jan 1946; 68th Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 20 Feb 1947; 68th Fighter Squadron, All Weather, on 10 Aug 1948; 68th Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 68th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 25 Apr 1951; 68th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 25 Jul 1964. Inactivated on 30 Jun 1971. Activated on 30 Sep 1973. Redesignated 68th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.

Assignments

58th Pursuit (later, 58th Fighter) Group, 15 Jan 1941; 347th Fighter Group,  3 Oct 1942; 18th Fighter Group, 1 Nov 1945; 8th Fighter Group, 15 Dec 1945; 347th Fighter Group, 20 Feb 1947 (attached to 315th Composite Wing, 10 Apr–24 Nov 1947; 8th Fighter-Bomber Group, 1 Mar 1950–); Fifth Air Force, 24 Jun 1950 (remained attached to 8th Fighter-Bomber Group to 11 Aug 1950; attached to 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, 11 Aug–30 Sep 1950; 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 1 Oct–1 Dec 1950); 314th Air Division, 1 Dec 1950 (attached to 6160th Air Base Wing, 1 Dec 1950–); Japan Air Defense Force, 1 Mar 1952 (remained attached to 6160th Air Base Wing); Fifth Air Force, 1 Sep 1954 (remained attached to 6160th Air Base Wing to 20 Oct 1954; attached to 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 20 Oct 1954–1 Mar 1955); 43d Air Division, 1 Mar 1955; 41st Air Division, 1 Oct 1957 (attached to 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Dec 1961–); Fifth Air Force, 1 Jun 1962 (remained attached to 8th Tactical Fighter Wing to 15 Jun 1964); 32d Tactical Fighter Wing, 16 Jun 1964; 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 25 Jul 1964 (attached to 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing, c. 27 Aug–6 Dec 1965); 831st Air Division, 6 Dec 1965 (attached to 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, 6 Dec 1965–15 May 1968); 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 May 1968; 4531st Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 Oct 1968 (attached to 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, 20 Jun–9 Dec 1969); 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Oct 1970; 4403d Tactical Fighter Wing, 30 Oct 1970–30 Jun 1971. 405th Fighter Wing, 30 Sep 1973; 3d Tactical Fighter Wing, 16 Sep 1974; 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, 30 Sep 1975 (attached to86th Tactical Fighter Wing, 30 May–5 Jul 1990); 347th Operations Group, 1 May 1991–.

Stations

Selfridge Field, MI, 15 Jan 1941; Baton Rouge, LA, 6 Oct 1941; Oakland, CA, 22 Jan–17 Feb 1942; Camp Ascot, Brisbane, Australia, 8 Mar 1942; Amberly Field, Australia, 16 Mar 1942; Tongatabu, Tonga Islands, 16 May–28 Oct 1942; Noumea, New Caledonia, 2 Nov 1942; Guadalcanal, c. 12 Nov 1942; Fiji Islands, 12 Apr 1943 (operated from Guadalcanal, 12 Apr–Dec 1943); Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 4 Feb 1944 (operated from Ondonga, New Georgia, 27 Jan–10 Feb 1944); Middleburg Island, Dutch New Guinea, 17 Aug 1944; San Jose, Mindoro, 23 Feb 1945 (operated from Morotai, 12 Feb–25 Mar 1945); Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 6 Mar 1945; Fukuoka, Japan, 15 Dec 1945; Ashiya, Japan, 20 May 1946; Itazuke, Japan, Sep 1946 (deployed at Miyazaki, Japan, 10–24 Aug 1947, and Tsuiki, Japan, 29 May–9 Jun 1948); Bofu AFB, Japan, 19 Oct 1948; Ashiya AFB, (later, AB), Japan, 3 May 1949; Itazuke AB, Japan, 1 Apr 1950–15 Jun 1964 (detachments operated at Kimpo, South Korea, 30 Nov 1950–c. Mar 1951 and 27 Jun–24 Aug 1951; at Suwon, South Korea, c. Mar–19 Apr 1951, 23–27 Jun 1951 and 24 Aug 1951–23 Mar 1952; at Taegu, South Korea, 19 Apr–23 Jun 1951; and at Misawa AB, Japan, 9 Apr 1951–12 Feb 1952; entire squadron deployed at Osan AB, South Korea, 18 Jul–c. Aug 1960, 6–16 Mar 1961, 12–22 Jun 1961, 10–21 Sep 1961, and c. 8–18 Dec 1961); George AFB, CA, 16 Jun 1964 (deployed at Korat RTAFB, Thailand, 27 Aug–24 Nov 1965, and at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand, c. 24 Nov–6 Dec 1965); Homestead AFB, FL, 1 Oct 1968 (deployed at Kunsan AB, South Korea, 20 Jun–9 Dec 1969); England AFB, LA, 30 Oct 1970–30 Jun 1971. Clark AB, Philippines, 30 Sep 1973–30 Sep 1975; Moody AFB, GA, 30 Sep 1975– (deployed at Ramstein AB, Germany, 30 May–5 Jul 1990).

Aircraft

P–35, P–36, and P–43, 1941; P–40, 1941–1942, 1942–1943; P–39, 1942–1944; O–47, 1942; P–400, 1942–1943; P–38, 1942–1945; P–51, 1946–1947; P–61, 1947–1950; F–82, 1949–1952; F–94, 1951–1954; F–80, 1953–1954; F–86, 1954–1960; F–102, 1959–1964; F–4, 1964–1968, 1968–1969, 1970; F–100, 1970–1971. F–4, 1975–1987; F–16, 1987–.

Operations

Air defense of Tongatabu, Jun–Oct 1942. Combat in South and Southwest Pacific, 12 Nov 1942–13 Aug 1945. Combat in Korea, 27 Jun 1950–23 Mar 1952. Air defense of southern Japan, Mar 1952–1 Jun 1964. Combat in Southeast Asia, Aug–Dec 1965. Unmanned, 30 Sep 1973–30 Sep 1975. Deployed aircraft and personnel to Saudi Arabia, 26 Jun–22 Dec 1991.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: China Defensive; Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismark Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Korea: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter. Vietnam: Vietnam Defensive.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Netherlands East Indies, 7, 20 and 22 Nov 1944. Presidential Unit Citations: Pacific Theater, 7 Aug–9 Dec 1942; Southeast Asia, [25 Aug–22 Oct 1965]. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 12 May 1963–21 Mar 1964; 1 Dec 1965–31 Mar 1967; [1 Oct] 1968–30 Jun 1970; 1 Jan 1977–30 Apr 1978; 1 May 1978–31 May 1979; 23 Feb 1991–22 Feb 1993. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).

Emblem

On a disc Grayed Light Blue, border Black, a knight in Black armor, wearing Light Red gauntlets, boots, and plume, carrying a White lance, edged and trimmed Black, in the right hand, and holding a spade-typed shield of Light Red, marked with a White cross, in the left hand, while standing, affronte, on jogs in Yellow lightning bolts, pilewise, points toward base, between a Black cloud formation in dexter base and a like formation in sinister base. MOTTO: LIGHTNING LANCERS. Approved on 29 Nov 1944 (41595 A.C.).





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