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88th Pursuit Squadron, Interceptor, 88th Fighter Squadron, 88th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine & 88th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine
Constituted as 88 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 Jan 1942. Activated on 9 Feb 1942. Redesignated: 88 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 88 Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 Jul 1942; 88 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 3 Nov 1945.

Insignia approved on 18 Jan 1943. Multi piece, painted leather

Stations. Selfridge Field, MI, 9 Feb 1942; Bridgeport, CT, 25 Jun 1942; Farmingdale, NY, 2 Sep 1942; Mitchel Field, NY, 9 Mar-30 Apr 1943; Karachi, India, 28 Jun 1943; Mokelbari, India, c. Oct 1943; Shingbwiyang, Burma, 3 May 1944 (detachment operated from Myitkyina, Burma, May-20 Aug 1944); Myitkyina, Burma, c. 23 Jan 1945; Moran, India, 3 May 1945; Dudhkundi, India, 29 May-6 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1-3 Nov 1945.

88th Pursuit Squadron, Interceptor, 88th Fighter Squadron, 88th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine & 88th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine

Constituted as 88 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 Jan 1942. Activated on 9 Feb 1942. Redesignated: 88 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 88 Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 Jul 1942; 88 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 3 Nov 1945.

Insignia approved on 18 Jan 1943. Multi piece, painted leather

Stations. Selfridge Field, MI, 9 Feb 1942; Bridgeport, CT, 25 Jun 1942; Farmingdale, NY, 2 Sep 1942; Mitchel Field, NY, 9 Mar-30 Apr 1943; Karachi, India, 28 Jun 1943; Mokelbari, India, c. Oct 1943; Shingbwiyang, Burma, 3 May 1944 (detachment operated from Myitkyina, Burma, May-20 Aug 1944); Myitkyina, Burma, c. 23 Jan 1945; Moran, India, 3 May 1945; Dudhkundi, India, 29 May-6 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1-3 Nov 1945.

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