356th Fighter Squadron, US Air Force

356TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE

History: Constituted 356 Fighter Squadron on 12 Nov 1942. Activated on 15 Nov 1942. Redesignated 356 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1946. Redesignated 356 Fighter-Day Squadron on 28 Sep 1956. Activated on 19 Nov 1956. Redesignated: 356 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958; 356 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 30 Jun 1992. Activated on 10 Oct 2019. Air defense in US in 1943. Combat in ETO, 1 Dec 1943-8 May 1945. Combat in Southeast Asia, Oct 1972-Apr 1973.

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 25 June 1957; latest rendering 29 August 2023.

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