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301th Fighter Squadron

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Unit History:
301st Fighter Squadron formed: 4th July, 1942.
Squadron activated: 13th October, 1942.
Squadron inactivated: 19th October, 1945
Squadron activated again: 1st July, 1947.
Squadron finally inactivated: 1st July, 1949.

Aircraft flown in combat:
P-39Q Airacobra
P-40L Warhawk
P-47D Thunderbolt
P-51B/C and D variants.

Theatres of Combat:
MTO and ETO (Mediterranean and European Theatre of Operations from the 15th Feb, ? to the
26th April, 1945.

Served in the following campaigns:
Rome-Arno, Normandy, both Northern and Southern France, North Apennines, Rhineland, Central
Europe, Po Valley, Air Combat; EAME Theater.

Squadron Decorations:
Distinguished Unit Citation for: actions over Germany on the 24th March, 1945

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