6th Night Fighter Squadron

Organized as 6 Aero Squadron on 13 Mar 1917. Redesignated as: 6 Observation Squadron on 14 Mar 1921; 6 Pursuit Squadron on 30 Aug 1921; 6 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939; 6 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 6 Night Fighter Squadron on 9 Jan 1943. Inactivated on 20 Feb 1947.

Stations. Kipapa, TH, 17 Nov 1942 (one detachment operated from Guadalcanal, 28 Feb-15 Sep 1943, and another operated from New Guinea, 18 Apr-14 Sep 1943); John Rodgers Aprt, TH, 3 Mar 1944 (detachment operated from Saipan, 21 Jun 1944-11 Jan 1945); Kipapa, TH, 28 Oct 1944; East Field, Saipan, 11 Jan 1945 (detachment operated from Kipapa, TH, 11 Jan-12 May 1945); Kagman Field, Saipan, Feb-1 May 1945; Kipapa, TH, 12 May 1945; Wheeler Field, TH, 2 Oct 1945-31 May 1946.