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316th Fighter Squadron 
Constituted 316th Fighter Squadron on 24 Jun 1942. Activated on 6 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

Insignia approved on 2 Sep 1943. 

Stations. Mitchel Field, NY, 6 Jul 1942; Norfolk, VA, 6 Jul-28 Oct 1942; El Amiriya, Egypt, 23 Dec 1942; El Kabrit, Egypt, 3 Feb 1943; Libya, 15 Mar 1943; Tunisia, Apr 1943; Kairouan, Tunisia, 2 Jun 1943; El Haouaria, Tunisia, c. 18 'Jun 1943; Menzel Heurr, Tunisia, 3 Oct 1943; Cercola, Italy, 27 Oct 1943; Pignataro Maggiore, Italy, 10 May 1944; Le Banca Airfield, Italy, 7 Jun 1944; Montalto Di Castro, Italy, 15 Jun 1944; Corsica, 19 Jul 1944; Le Luc, France, 29 Aug 1944; Istres, France, 3 Sep 1944; Amberieu, France, 6 Sep 1944; Tavaux, France, 20 Sep 1944; Luneville, France, 2 Jan 1945; Stuttgart, Germany, 3 May-20 Oct 1945; Camp Shanks, NY, 6-7 Nov 1945.

316th Fighter Squadron

Constituted 316th Fighter Squadron on 24 Jun 1942. Activated on 6 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

Insignia approved on 2 Sep 1943.

Stations. Mitchel Field, NY, 6 Jul 1942; Norfolk, VA, 6 Jul-28 Oct 1942; El Amiriya, Egypt, 23 Dec 1942; El Kabrit, Egypt, 3 Feb 1943; Libya, 15 Mar 1943; Tunisia, Apr 1943; Kairouan, Tunisia, 2 Jun 1943; El Haouaria, Tunisia, c. 18 'Jun 1943; Menzel Heurr, Tunisia, 3 Oct 1943; Cercola, Italy, 27 Oct 1943; Pignataro Maggiore, Italy, 10 May 1944; Le Banca Airfield, Italy, 7 Jun 1944; Montalto Di Castro, Italy, 15 Jun 1944; Corsica, 19 Jul 1944; Le Luc, France, 29 Aug 1944; Istres, France, 3 Sep 1944; Amberieu, France, 6 Sep 1944; Tavaux, France, 20 Sep 1944; Luneville, France, 2 Jan 1945; Stuttgart, Germany, 3 May-20 Oct 1945; Camp Shanks, NY, 6-7 Nov 1945.

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