1st Fighter Group

Organized as 1 Pursuit Group on 5 May 1918. Demobilized on 24 Dec 1918. Reconstituted and consolidated (1924) with the 1 Pursuit Group, which was organized on 22 Aug 1919. Redesignated as: 1 Group (Pursuit) on 9 Mar 1921; 1 Pursuit Group on 25 Jan 1923: 1 Pursuit Group, Air Corps on 8 Aug 1926; 1 Pursuit Group on 1 Sep 1936; 1 Pursuit Group (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939; 1 Pursuit Group (Fighter) on 12 Mar 1941; 1 Fighter Group on 15 May 1942. Inactivated on 16 Oct 1945.

Stations. San Diego NAS, CA, 9 Dec 1941; Los Angeles, CA, 1 Feb-May 1942; Goxhill, England, 10 Jun 1942; Ibsley, England, 24 Aug 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, 13 Nov 1942; Nouvion, Algeria, 20 Nov 1942; Biskra, Algeria, 14 Dec 1942; Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, Feb 1943; Mateur, Tunisia, 29 Jun 1943; Sardinia, 31 Oct 1943; Gioia del Colle, Italy, c. 8 Dec 1943; Salsola Airfield, Italy, 8 Jan 1944; Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 8 Jan 1945; Salsola Airfield, Italy, 21 Feb 1945; Lesina, Italy, Mar-16 Oct 1945.