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Date Posted: 16:57:44 09/05/06 Tue
Author: Jerry Cobb
Subject: Re: researching my grandfather's fighter squadron, the 89th
In reply to: Hayden Clower 's message, "researching my grandfather's fighter squadron, the 89th" on 19:31:16 03/28/03 Fri

Haydon,

Stumbled across this site today and was browsing through it

If you are still looking for info check this out:

89th Flying Training Squadron

Lineage

Constituted 89th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 13 Jan 1942. Activated on 9 Feb 1942. Redesignated: 89th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 89th Fighter Squadron (Single Engine) on 1 Jul 1942; 89th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 28 Feb 1944. Inactivated on 3 Nov 1945. Redesignated 89th Flying Training Squadron on 25 May 1972. Activated on 1 Jan 1973.

Assignments

80th Pursuit (later, 80th Fighter) Group, 9 Feb 1942�3 Nov 1945. 80th Flying Training Wing, 1 Jan 1973�.

Stations

Selfridge Field, MI, 9 Feb 1942; Farmingdale, NY, 23 Jun 1942; Mitchel Field, NY, 9 Dec 1942�30 Apr 1943; Karachi, India, 29 Jun 1943; Gushkara, India, c. 16 Aug 1943; Nagaghuli, India, c. 15 Oct 1943 (detachment operated from Sadiya, India, Oct 1943; Mokelbaria, India, May 1944; Dergaon, India, Aug 1944); Myitkyina, Burma, c. 15 Sep 1944; Moran, India, 8 May 1945; Dudhkundi, India, 30 May�6 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1�3 Nov 1945. Sheppard AFB, TX, 1 Jan 1973�.

Aircraft

P�47, 1942�1943; P�40, 1943�1944; P�47, 1944�1945. T�37, 1973�.

Operations

Combat in CBI, 8 Sep 1943�28 Apr 1945. Undergraduate pilot training for USAF and students from selected nations, 1973�1981; Euro-NATO joint pilot training, Oct 1981�.

Honors

Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: India-Burma; Central Burma.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Assam, India, 27 Mar 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 10�20 Apr 1979; 1 Jan 1980�31 Dec 1981; 1 Jan 1982�30 Apr 1983.

Emblem

On a Red disc, edged Black an inverted Ace of Spades, proper, bordered White, edged Black, a skull, proper, with Red and Yellow lightning bolts emanating from the eye sockets, resting on a large, White cloud formation, outlined Medium Blue, all in front of flames of fire Red and Yellow. Approved on 5 Jun 1944 (K 2822).

I hopes this helps.

Jerry Cobb
aka: madrussian
USAF Patch Collector

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