342d Fighter Squadron

Constituted 342d Fighter Squadron on 24 Sep 1942. Activated on 30 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 10 May 1946.

Insignia not approved. US made, schiffli embroidery on twill

Stations. Mitchel Field, NY, 30 Sep 1942; Bradley Field, CT, 4 Oct 1942; Westover Field, MA, 29 Oct 1942; Providence Airport, RI, c. 3 Jan 1943; Westover Field, MA, 28 Apr-9 May 1943; Jackson Airfield, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 23 Jun 1943; Finschhafen Airfield, New Guinea, 17 Dec 1943; Saidor Airfield, New Guinea, 30 Mar 1944; Wakde Airfield, Netherlands East Indies, 22 May 1944; Kornasoren Airfield Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, New Guinea, 22 Sep 1944; Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 1 Dec 1944; Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 16 Dec 1944; San Marcelino, Luzon, Philippines, 6 Feb 1945; Floridablanca Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 15 May 1945; Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, 12 Jul 1945; Itami Airfield, Japan, 20 Oct 1945-10 May 1946.