487th Fighter Squadron

Constituted 487th Fighter Squadron on 29 Sep 1942. Activated on 1 Oct 1942. Inactivated on 10 Nov 1945.

Insignia approved on 14 Jul 1943. English made on felt.

Stations. Mitchel Field, NY, 1 Oct 1942; Bradley Field, CT, Oct 1942; Westover Field, MA, Nov 1942; Trumbull Field, CT, c. 15 Jan 1943; Mitchel Field, NY, c. 8 Mar-Jun 1943; Bodney, England, c. 7 Jul 1943 (detachment operated from Asch, Belgium, 23 Dec 1944-27 Jan 1945); Chievres, Belgium, 28 Jan 1945; Bodney, England, c. 14 Apr-4 Nov 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 9-10 Nov 1945.