Constituted 11th Reconnaissance Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 91st Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 14 Aug 1941; 524th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 23 Aug 1943; 524th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 30 May 1944. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Activated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated: 524th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 22 Jul 1947; 524th Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 1 Dec 1949; 524th Fighter-Escort Squadron on 1 Feb 1950; 524th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 Jan 1953; 524th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Jul 1957; 524th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958; 524th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron on 8 Jul 1980; 524th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.

Assignments

27th Bombardment (later, 27th Fighter-Bomber; 27th Fighter) Group, attached on 15 Jan 1941, assigned 14 Aug 1941–7 Nov 1945. 27th Fighter (later, 27th Fighter-Escort) Group, 20 Aug 1946 (attached to 136th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 30 Jun–12 Aug 1951; 27th Fighter-Escort Wing, 25 Aug 1951–15 Jun 1952); 27th Fighter-Escort (later, 27th Strategic Fighter; 27^th Fighter-Bomber; 27th Tactical Fighter; 27th Fighter) Wing, 16 Jun 1952 (attached to unkn, 17 Jun– 8 Jul 1959; TUSLOG, 10 Feb–16 Jun 1961; 4158th Strategic Wing, 30 Oct–14 Nov 1961; 2d Air Division, 9–c. 27 Jun 1963 and 21 Jan–19 Mar 1964; 39th Air Division, 1 Dec 1964–28 Mar 1965); 27th Operations Group, 1 Nov 1991–.

Stations

Hunter Field, GA, 15 Jan–19 Oct 1941; Ft William McKinley, Luzon, 20 Nov 1941; San Marceleno, Luzon, 22 Dec 1941 (air echelon operated from Brisbane, Australia, 24 Dec 1941–5 Feb 1942); Limay, Luzon, 25 Dec 1941; Bataan, Luzon, 5 Jan 1942 (air echelon operated from Malang, Java, 18 Feb–c. 1 Mar 1942, and from Brisbane, Australia, 10–24 Mar 1942); Charters Towers, Australia, Apr–4 May 1942; Hunter Field, GA, 4 May 1942; Key Field, MS, 15 Jul 1942; Hattiesburg, MS, 15 Aug 1942; Harding Field, LA, 26 Oct–21 Nov 1942; Ste-Barbe-du-Tlelat, Algeria, 26 Dec 1942; Nouvion, Algeria, 7 Jan 1943; Ras el Ma, French Morocco, 6 Apr 1943; Korba, Tunisia, 4 Jun 1943; Gela, Sicily, 18 Jul 1943; San Antonio, Sicily, 3 Sep 1943; Capaccio, Italy, 18 Sep 1943; Guado Airfield, Italy, 4 Nov 1943; Pomigliano, Italy, 19 Jan 1944; Castel Volturno, Italy, 10 Apr 1944; Santa Maria, Italy, 8 May 1944; Le Banca, Italy, 7 Jun 1944; Ciampino, Italy, 11 Jun 1944; Voltone, Italy, 4 Jul 1944; Sarragia, Corsica, 13 Jul 1944; Le Luc, France, 25 Aug 1944; Salon, France, 30 Aug 1944; Loyettes, France, 12 Sep 1944; Tarquinia, Italy, 2 Oct 1944; Pontedera, Italy, 1 Dec 1944; St Dizier, France, 21 Feb 1944; Toul/Ochey, France, 19 Mar 1945; Biblis, Germany, 5 Apr 1945; Sandhofen, Germany, 24 Jun 1945; Echterdingen, Germany, 15 Sep–20 Oct 1945; Camp Shanks, NY, 6–7 Nov 1945. Fritzlar, Germany, 20 Aug 1946; Bad Kissingen, Germany, 25 Jun 1947; Andrews Field, MD, 25 Jun 1947; Kearney AAFld (later, AFB), NE, 16 Jul 1947; Bergstrom AFB, TX, 16 Mar 1949 (deployed at Taegu AB, South Korea, 5 Dec 1950–30 Jan 1951; Itazuke AB, Japan, 31 Jan–12 Aug 1951; Misawa AB, Japan, 13 Oct 1952–c. 13 Feb 1953; Sturgate RAF Station, England, 7 May–19 Aug 1955); Cannon AFB, NM, 18 Feb 1959– (deployed at Hahn AB, Germany, 17 Jun–8 Jul 1959; Incirlik AB, Turkey, 10 Feb–16 Jun 1961; Elmendorf AFB, AK, 30 Oct–14 Nov 1961; MacDill AFB, FL, 21 Oct–1 Dec 1962; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 9–c. 27 Jun 1963 and 21 Jan–19 Mar 1964; Misawa AB, Japan, [with detachment at Kunsan AB, South Korea], 1 Dec 1964–28 Mar 1965; Holloman AFB, NM, 13 Apr–12 May 1966).

Aircraft

B–18, 1941; A–24, 1941–1942; A–20, 1941, 1942–1943; A–36, 1943–1944; P–40, 1944; P–47, 1944–1945. P–47, 1946–1947; P–51, 1947–1948; F–82, 1948–1950; F–84, 1950–1958; F–101, 1957–1958; F–100, 1959–1969, 1969–1972; F–111, 1972–.

Operations

Combat in Southwest Pacific, 8 Dec 1941–4 May 1942; ground echelon fought with infantry units in Philippine Islands, Jan–Apr 1942. Combat in MTO and ETO, 6 Jun 1943–4 May 1945. Combat in Korea, c. 8 Dec 1950–3 Aug 1951. F–100 replacement training, 1 Jan 1966–6 Mar 1969. Fighter training, 1 Jan 1980–.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Philippine Islands; East Indies; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Korea: CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Philippine Islands, 7 Dec 1941–[Apr] 1942; Philippine Islands, 8–22 Dec 1941; Philippine Islands, 6 Jan–8 Mar 1942; Italy, 10 Sep 1943; France, 4 Sep 1944; Korea, 26 Jan–21 Apr 1951. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 15 Aug 1968–15 Aug 1969; 1 Jan 1981–30 Jun 1982; 1 Jan 1988–31 Dec 1989; 1 Apr–30 Sep 1992. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII). Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 9 Nov 1950–31 May 1951.

Emblem

On a Light Blue disc fimbriated White a stylized White cloud formation surmounted by a Yellow lightning flash issuing bendwise sinister from sinister chief, overall a Black silhouette of a hound rampant, all within a Blue border semi of mullets of the first. MOTTO: HOUNDS OF HEAVEN. Approved on 21 Jan 1955(K 11365).