27th Pursuit Squadron, Interceptor, 27th Pursuit Squadron, Fighter, 27th Fighter Squadron, Twin Engine & 27th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine

Organized as Company K, 3 Provisional Aero Squadron, on 8 May 1917. Redesignated as: 21 Provisional Aero Squadron on 15 Jun 1917; 27 Aero Squadron on 23 Jun 1917; 27 Squadron (Pursuit) on 14 Mar 1921; 27 Pursuit Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 27 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939; 27 Pursuit Squadron (Fighter) on 12 Mar 1941; 27 Fighter Squadron (Twin Engine) on 15 May 1942; 27 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 16 Oct 1945.

Insignia is USA made on chenille.

Stations. San Diego NAS, CA, c. 11 Dec 1941; Los Angeles, CA, 29 Dec 1941–20 May 1942; Goxhill, England, 9 Jun 1942 (operated from Reykjavik, Iceland, 3 Jul–26 Aug 1942); Atcham, England, 9 Aug 1942; High Ercall, England, 20 Aug 1942; Colerne, England, 12 Sep–23 Oct 1942; St Leu, Algeria, 9 Nov 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, 13 Nov 1942; Nouvion, Algeria, 20 Nov 1942 (detachments operated from Maison Blanche, Algeria, 7–21 Dec 1942, and Biskra, Algeria, 21–30 Dec 1942); Biskra, Algeria, 30 Dec 1942; Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, 18 Feb 1943; Mateur, Tunisia, 28 Jun 1943 (detachments operated from Dittaino, Sicily, 6–18 Sep 1943, and Gambut, Libya, 5–13 Oct 1943); Djedeida, Tunisia, 1 Nov 1943; Monserrato, Sardinia, 29 Nov 1943; Gioia del Colle, Italy, 9 Dec 1943; Salsola Airfield, Italy, 8 Jan 1944 (detachments operated from Aghione, Corsica, 11–21 Aug 1944, and Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 10 Jan–21 Feb 1945); Lesina, Italy, 16 Mar 1945; Marcianise, Italy, 26 Sep–16 Oct 1945.