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530th Fighter Squadron
Constituted 384th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 2 Mar 1942. Redesignated: 384th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 Jul 1942; 530th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 30 Sep 1943; 530th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944. Inactivated on 16 Feb 1946.

Insignia Chinese made embroidery on silk.

Stations. Will Rogers Field, OK, 2 Mar 1942; Hunter Field, GA, 4 Jul 1942; Waycross, GA, 22 Oct 1942-18 Jul 1943; Nawadih, India, 20 Sep 1943; Dinjan, India, 18 Oct 1943 (detachment operated from Kurmitola, India, 21 Oct-Nov 1943; 28 May-11 Jun 1944); Kwanghan, China, 21 Oct 1944 (detachment operated from Hsian, China, 30 Oct 1944-21 Feb 1945); Pungchacheng, China, 5 May 1945; Hsian, China, Aug 1945; Shanghai, China, 17 Oct 1945-16 Feb 1946.

530th Fighter Squadron

Constituted 384th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 2 Mar 1942. Redesignated: 384th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) on 27 Jul 1942; 530th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 30 Sep 1943; 530th Fighter Squadron on 30 May 1944. Inactivated on 16 Feb 1946.

Insignia Chinese made embroidery on silk.

Stations. Will Rogers Field, OK, 2 Mar 1942; Hunter Field, GA, 4 Jul 1942; Waycross, GA, 22 Oct 1942-18 Jul 1943; Nawadih, India, 20 Sep 1943; Dinjan, India, 18 Oct 1943 (detachment operated from Kurmitola, India, 21 Oct-Nov 1943; 28 May-11 Jun 1944); Kwanghan, China, 21 Oct 1944 (detachment operated from Hsian, China, 30 Oct 1944-21 Feb 1945); Pungchacheng, China, 5 May 1945; Hsian, China, Aug 1945; Shanghai, China, 17 Oct 1945-16 Feb 1946.

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