| 词条 | 370th Fighter Squadron | ||||||||||||||||||
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|unit_name=370th Fighter Squadron | image=359th Fighter Group P51 Mustangs.jpg | image_size = 280 |caption=359th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang at RAF East Wretham |dates=1942-1945 |country={{flag|United States|23px}} |allegiance= |branch=United States Army Air Forces |type= |role=Fighter |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles=European Theater of World War II |notable_commanders= |anniversaries= |decorations=Distinguished Unit Citation |battle_honours= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=370th Fighter Squadron Emblem (approved 6 July 1943)[1] |identification_symbol_2=CR then CS Blue |identification_symbol_2_label=ETO Fuselage Code and squadron color[2] }} The 370th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. It was assigned to the 359th Fighter Group and last stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, where it was inactivated on 10 November 1945. HistoryThe 370th Fighter Squadron was activated in early 1943 as one of the original three squadrons of the 359th Fighter Group.[1] The squadron trained in New England during 1943. The squadron moved to England in October 1943, where it became part of VIII Fighter Command. It entered combat in mid-December 1943, using the callsign "Wheeler"[2] supported the invasion of Normandy during June 1944 by patrolling the English Channel, escorting bombardment formations to the French coast, and dive-bombing and strafing bridges, locomotives, and rail lines near the battle area. After D-Day, engaged chiefly in escorting bombers to oil refineries, marshalling yards, and other targets in such cities as Ludwigshafen, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Berlin, Merseburg, and Brux. Continued combat operations until the German capitulation in May 1945. The unit returned to the United States and was inactivated in November 1945.[1] Lineage
Activated on 15 January 1943 Inactivated on 10 November 1945[1] Assignments
Stations
Aircraft
Awards and Campaigns|award_image1=AF PUC |award_name1=Distinguished Unit Citation |award_date1=11 September 1944 |award_notes1=Germany[1] }} Manual campaign table
ReferencesNotes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|origyear=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402|pages= }} 2. ^1 {{cite book|last=Watkins|first=Robert|title=Battle Colors: Insignia and Markings of the Eighth Air Force In World War II |volume=Vol II (VIII) Fighter Command|year=2008|publisher=Shiffer Publishing Ltd.|location=Atglen, PA|isbn=0-7643-2535-3|pages=78–79}}The 370th appears to be the only Eighth Air Force unit other than the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group to have changed its fuselage code. Ibid. 3. ^Station number in {{cite book|last=Anderson |first=Capt. Barry |title=Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II |url=http://www.afhra.af.mil./shared/media/document/AFD-081010-027.pdf |accessdate=7 July 2012 |year=1985 |publisher=Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center |location=Maxwell AFB, AL |page= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062523/http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081010-027.pdf |archivedate=4 March 2016 }} Bibliography{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
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