17th Squadron, Pursuit, 17th Pursuit Squadron and 17th Pursuit Squadron, Interceptor

Organized as 29 Aero Squadron on 16 Jun 1917. Redesignated 17 Aero Squadron on 30 Jul 1917. Demobilized on 1 Apr 1919. Reconstituted, and consolidated (17 Oct 1936) with 147 Aero Squadron, which was organized on 11 Nov 1917. Redesignated: 17 Squadron (Pursuit) on 14 Mar 1921; 17 Pursuit Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 17 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939. Inactivated on 2 Apr 1946.

Insignia. Approved 3 Mar 1924 from World War I emblem of 17th Aero Squadron. US made, chenille embroidery.

Stations. 17 Aero Squadron: Camp Kelly, TX, 16 Jun 1917; Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 4 Aug 1917 (detachments at Camp Borden and Deseronto, Ontario, Canada, after c. 25 Aug 1917); Taliaferro Field, No. 1, TX, c. 14 Oct 1917; Garden City, NY, 23 Dec 1917-9 Jan 1918; France, 10 Feb 1918 (unit divided into four flights which operated from various stations in Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, and Oise, until squadron reassembled on 20 Jun 1918); Petite Synthe, France, 20 Jun 1918; Auxi-le-Chateau, France, 19 Aug 1918 (detachment operated from Beugnatre, 10-20 Sep 1918); Soncamp (near Sombrin), France, 20 Sep 1918; Toul, France, 4 Nov 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, 12 Dec 1918; Nantes, France, 15 Jan-7 Mar 1919; Garden City, NY, c. 20 Mar-1 Apr 1919. 147 Aero (later, 17 Pursuit) Squadron: Kelly Field, TX, 11 Nov 1917; Taliaferro Field, No. 2, TX, 12 Nov 1917; Taliaferro Field No. 1, TX 22 Dec 1917; Garden City, NY, 19 Feb-5 Mar 1918; Tours, France, 25 Mar 1918; Epiez, France, 22 Apr 1918; Toul, France, 1 Jun 1918; Touquin, France, 28 Jun 1918; Saints, France, 9 Jul 1918; Rembercourt, France, 1 Sep 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, 12 Dec 1918; Brest, France, 5 Feb-8 Mar 1919; Garden City, NY, 19 Mar 1919; Selfridge Field, MI, 27 Apr 1919; Kelly Field, TX, 31 Aug 1919; Ellington Field, TX, 1 Jul 1921; Selfridge Field, MI, 1 Jul 1922-consolidation. Consolidated Squadron: Selfridge Field, MI, from consolidation in 1936 to 27 Oct 1940. Nichols Field, Luzon, 5 Dec 1940 (air echelon operated from Clark Field, Luzon, 9-24 Dec 1941); Bataan, Luzon, 25 Dec 1941-Apr 1942 (air echelon operated from Lubao Air Field, Luzon, 25-31 Dec 1941, and from Mindanao, c. 8 Apr-May 1942).