57th
Fighter
Squadron
Courtesy - USAF Office of History
57th Fighter Squadron - July 1942
Pilot - H.D. "Pappy" Paulin
Maintenance Officer - Harry Krintzmann
Taken at Elmendorf Field
20
Nov 1940 – Constituted 57th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor)
15
Jan 1941 – Activated
15
May1942 – Redesignated 57th Fighter Squadron
1 May1944 – Disbanded
Note: Assignment of the unit once it left Alaska will not be covered.
Assignments
15 Jan 1941 - 1 May 1944 – 54th Pursuit (later Fighter) Group
Note: Assignment of the unit once it left Alaska will not be covered.
Stations
15
Jan 1941 – Hamilton Field, Ca
26
Jun 1941 – Everett, Wa
31
Jan 1942 – Harding Field, La
- Detachments operrated from::
San Diego, Ca - 28 May - 12 Jun 42
Anchorage, Ak - 20 Jun - 30 Sep 42
Kodiak, Ak - 30 Sep - 1 Dec 42
Note: Assignment of the unit once it left Alaska will not be covered.
Aircraft
1941
- 1943 - P-39
1943
- 1944 - P-51
Operations
May
- Jun 1942 – Air Defense of the West Coast
20
Jun - 21 Dec 1942 – Air Defense of Alaska
Apr
1943 - Apr 1944 – Replacement Training
Service
Steamers
American Theater
Campaigns
Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific
Theater
Decorations
Distinguished Unit
Citation: [Alaska, Jun] - 4 Nov 1942
Emblem
No Official Emblem
during the War
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