549th Night Fighter Squadron

Constituted as 549 Night Fighter Squadron on 19 Apr 1944. Activated on 1 May 1944. Inactivated on 5 Feb 1946. Activated on 25 Jun 1946. Inactivated on 19 Feb 1947.

Insignia approved on 17 Jul 1944; USA made painted on leather.

Stations. Hammer Field, CA, 1 May 1944; Bakersfield Muni Aprt, CA, 26 Jul 1944; Ft Lawton, WA, 6-13 Oct 1944; Kipapa Field, TH, 20 Oct 1944-19 Feb 1945; South Field, Iwo Jima, 14 Mar 1945-5 Feb 1946 (air echelon on Saipan, 20 Feb-20 Mar 1945). Northwest AAB, Guam, 25 Jun 1946-19 Feb 1947.