361st Fighter Squadron P-47 #274702 Nose Art

Constituted 361st Fighter Squadron on 8 Dec 1942. Activated on 12 Dec 1942. Inactivated on 11 Nov 1945.

Insignia. English embroidered on wool. Personal nose art patch of Lt. Sidney Hewitt on P-47 Thunderbolt #274702 of his black Labrador retriever carrying a Dornier DO 217 bomber.

Stations. Westover Field, MA, 12 Dec 1942; New Haven AAFld, CT, 2 Mar 1943; Bradley Field, Conn, 19 Apr 1943; Westhampton, NY, 8 Jun 1943; Grenier Field, NH, 4 Jul-1.5 Aug 1943; Goxhill, England, 27 Aug 1943; Martlesham, England, 9 Oct 1943-28 Oct 1945; Camp Myles Standish, MA, 10-11 Nov 1945.