345th Fighter Squadron

Activated on 1 Oct 1942 by special authority prior to constitution as 345th Fighter Squadron on 2 Oct 1942. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

Insignia not approved. Italian made, painted, incised leather.

Stations. Bushey Hall, England, 1 Oct 1942; Duxford, England, Oct 1942 (ground echelon, which was formed in US, was at Harding Field, LA, until c. 2 Nov 1942); Casablanca, French Morocco, 19 Nov 1942; Oujda, French Morocco, 6 Jan 1943; La Senia, Algeria, 14 Feb 1943; Maison Blanche, Algeria, c. 16 May 1943; Bone, Algeria, 28 Jun 1943; Rerhaia, Algeria, 17 Jul 1943; Sardinia, c. 18 Nov 1943 (operated from Corsica, 6 Feb-12 Mar 1944); Pomigliano, Italy, 1 Jun 1944; Tarquinia, Italy, 25 Jun 1944; Pisa, Italy, 3 Dec 1944-14 Jul 1945; Seymour Johnson Field, NC, 25 Aug-7 Nov 1945.