70th Pursuit Squadron, Interceptor, 70th Fighter Squadron, 70th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine & 70th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine

Constituted 70th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 14 Dec 1940. Activated on 1 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 70th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 70th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943; 70th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 24 May 1944. Inactivated on 26 Dec 1945.

Insignia is USA made on wool.

Stations. Hamilton Field, CA, 1 Jan 1941-12 Jan 1942; Fiji, 29 Jan 1942 (operated from Guadalcanal, 21 Dec 1942-Apr 1943); Guadalcanal, 6 Apr 1943; New Georgia, 18 Oct 1943; Sansapor, New Guinea, 23 Aug 1944 (operated from Morotai, 9 Nov 1944-16 Jan 1945); Lingayen, Luzon, 19 Jan 1945; San Jose, Mindoro, 26 Feb 1945; Zamboanga, Mindanao, 4 May 1945; Puerto Princesa, Palawan, 10 Nov-26 Dec 1945.