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4 FIGHTER SQUADRON (ACC)
Posted 7/24/2015
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Lineage. Constituted as 4 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated as: 4 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 4 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Redesignated as 4 Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 19 Dec 1946. Activated on 20 Feb 1947. Redesignated as: 4 Fighter Squadron, All Weather, on 10 Aug 1948; 4 Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 4 Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 25 Apr 1951; 4 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 Jun 1965; 4 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.
Assignments. 52 Pursuit (later, 52 Fighter) Group, 15 Jan 1941-7 Nov 1945. 347 Fighter Group, 20 Feb 1947 (attached to 51 Fighter [later, 51 Fighter-Interceptor] Group), 20 Feb 1947-); Twentieth Air Force, 24 Jun 1950 (remained attached to 51 Fighter-Interceptor Group to 20 Sep 1950; 6302 Air Base Group, 20 Sep 1950-24 Jun 1951; and 6351 Air Base Wing, 25 Jun 1951-unkn); Japan Air Defense Force, 10 Aug 1954 (attached to 39 Air Division, 10 Aug 1954-); Fifth Air Force, 1 Sep 1954 (remained attached to 39 Air Division); 39 Air Division, 1 Mar 1955; 33 Tactical Fighter Wing, 20 Jun 1965; 366 Tactical Fighter Wing, 12 Apr 1969; 432 Tactical Reconnaissance (later, 432 Tactical Fighter) Wing, 31 Oct 1972; 388 Tactical Fighter (later, 388 Fighter) Wing, 23 Dec 1975 (attached to 388 Tactical Fighter Wing (Deployed) [later, 388 Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional)], 28 Aug 1990-27 Mar 1991); 388 Operations Group, 1 Dec 1991-.
Stations. Selfridge Field, MI, 15 Jan 1941; Langley Field, VA, 17 Dec 1941; Selfridge Field, MI, 14 Jan 1942; Florence, SC, 18 Feb 1942; Wilmington, NC, 27 Apr 1942; Grenier Field, NH, 12 Jun-19 Jul 1942; Northern Ireland, 19 Aug 1942; Goxhill, England, 25 Aug-29 Oct 1942 (air echelon arrived at Tafaraoui, Algeria, on 8 Nov 1942); La Senia, Algeria, 12 Nov 1942; Orleansville, Algeria, 1 Jan 1943; Telergma, Algeria, 19 Jan 1943; Youks-les-Bains, Algeria, 8 Mar 1943; Le Sers, Tunisia, 12 Apr 1943; La Sebala, Tunisia, 20 May 1943; Boccadifalco, Sicily, 1 Aug 1943; Corsica, 4 Dec 1943; Madna Airfield, Italy, c. 14 May 1944; Piagiolino Airfield, Italy, c. 24 Apr 1945; Lesina, Italy, c. 10 Jul-Aug 1945; Drew Field, FL, 25 Aug-7 Nov 1945. Yontan AB, Okinawa, 20 Feb 1947; Naha AB, Okinawa, 19 Aug 1948; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 16 Feb 1953; Naha AB, Okinawa, 25 Feb 1954; Misawa AB, Japan, 1 Aug 1954-15 Jun 1965; Eglin AFB, FL, 20 Jun 1965-9 Apr 1969; Da Nang AB, South Vietnam, 12 Apr 1969; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 27 Jun 1972; Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 31 Oct 1972-23 Dec 1975; Hill AFB, UT, 23 Dec 1975- (deployed at Central AB, Al Minhad, United Arab Emirates, 28 Aug 1990-27 Mar 1991).
Commanders. 1 Lt Francis Taylor Jr., 15 Jan 1941; Capt Thomas A. Holdiman, c. 1941; 2 Lt Duane Cutting, c. 1941; Lt Col Robert Levine, 26 May 1942; Maj William Houston, 24 Jun 1943; Capt Lee M. Trowbridge, 25 Feb 1944; Maj James O. Tyler, c Jun 1944; Lt Col James R. Wiley, 2 Oct 1944; Lt Col Gilbert Pritchard, c. May 1945; Capt Paul L. Steinle, c, May-Nov 1945. Capt Robert H. Tyldesley, 20 Feb 1947; Maj John W. Lafko, 25 Sep 1947; Lt Col John T. Sharp, c. Sep 1949; Maj Ross C. Ford, 22 Jun 1951; Lt Col Robert M. Myers, c. Aug 1951; Lt Col George D. Mobbs, 2 May 1952; Lt Col Robert H. Clark, 8 Mar 1954; Lt Col Charles E. Rigney, c. Aug 1954; Col George L. Ross, c. Aug 1955; Maj Thomas H. Adams, c. May 1958; Lt Col Joseph M. Pelter, 19 Jun 1958; Lt Col Ernest E. Biggs, c. Jan 1959; Lt Col Arnold E. Hector, c. Jan 1963; Maj Alva D. Henehan, c. Mar 1965; Lt Col Garnet D. Page, 20 Jun 1965; Lt Col James Allen, 4 Aug 1965; Lt Col William B. Tetrault, 13 Dec 1965; Lt Col Lloyd C. Ulrich, 24 Jul 1967; Lt Col Vincent V. Versurah, 8 Dec 1967; Lt Col Reginald R. Davis, 26 Nov 1968; Lt Col David G. Harston, 12 Apr 1969; Lt Col Joseph L. Mendenhall, 28 Jul 1969; Lt Col Francis J. McCarthy, 2 Feb 1970; Lt Col Robert J. Subr, 29 May 1970; Lt Col Hector P. Marquez, 1 Oct 1970; Lt Col James P. McCarthy, 4 Feb 1971; Lt Col Vernon L. Wright, 19 Mar 1971; Lt Col Paul R. Craw, 31 Mar 1972; Lt Col Robert E. Ross, 30 Jun 1972; Lt Col Gene E. Taft, 20 Jul 1972; Lt Col Joe Balazs Jr., 1 Nov 1972; Lt Col Robert J. Graham, 24 Jul 1973; Lt Col Henry P. Gardner, 16 Feb 1974; Lt Col Robert J. Graham, 5 Mar 1974; Lt Col David H. Williams, c. May 1974; Lt Col Davis L. Weeks, c. Sep 1974; Lt Col David H. Williams, c. Sep 1974; Lt Col Edward P. Jordan, 14 Dec 1974; Lt Col Harry E. Higgins, 17 May 1975; Lt Col William J. Elander, 22 Mar 1976; Lt Col Ralph R. Schneider, 12 Oct 1976; Lt Col James S. Allen, 7 Mar 1977; Lt Col Jerry N. Osburnsen, 2 Jun 1978; Lt Col Gary A. Michels, 11 Jun 1979; Lt Col Russell M. Lanning, 27 Mar 1981; Lt Col William V. Tomlinson, 1 Oct 1981; Lt Col Ronald W. Williams, 30 Sep 1983; Lt Col Charles T. Corder, 29 Jul 1985; Lt Col Stephen C. Mish, 3 Oct 1986; Lt Col Gary M. Kopecky, 12 Nov 1987; Lt Col William A. Scott, 27 Jan 1989; Lt Col Mark A. Welch III, 15 Nov 1990; Lt Col Gregory J. Ihde, 20 Jul 1992; Lt Col Daniel J. Runyan, 24 Mar 1994; Lt Col Leslie J. Long, 12 Jun 1995; Lt Col Dean Wilson, 1 Jun 1997; Lt Col George L. Thompson, 6 Aug 1999; Lt Col James H. Brown III, 7 Jul 2000; Lt Col Robert L. Craig, 17 May 2002; Lt Col Paul C. Strickland, 24 Dec 2002; Lt Col Grant C. Bishop, 10 Nov 2003; Lt Col Peter Gersten, 7 Mar 2005; Lt Col Andrew G. Hecht, 5 Jun 2006; Lt Co1 Todd A. Dozier, 5 Jun 2008; Lt Col William C. Bailey, 30 Apr 2010; Lt Col Jay A. Sabia, 10 Jun 2011; Lt Col Todd A. Robbins, 7 Jun 2013-.
Aircraft. P-40, 1941-1942; P-39, 1942; Spitfire, 1942-1944; P-51, 1944-1945. F-61, 1947-1950; F-82, 1949-1952; F-94, 1951-1954; F-86, 1954-1960; F-102, 1960-1965; F-4, 1965-1967, 1967-1975, 1976-1980; F-16, 1980-.
Operations. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO) and Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), Aug 1942-30 Apr 1945. Air defense of the Ryukyus during the Korean War. Trained Japanese Self-Defense Force, Korean and Thai Air Forces pilots, Aug 1954-Jun 1965. Combat in Southeast Asia, c. 3 Jun 1969-15 Aug 1973. One of the 4th's aircrews earned the last USAF aerial victory of the war by downing a MiG-21 on 8 Jan 1973. Combat air cover for the evacuations of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Saigon, Vietnam, Apr 1975. Air cover during the recovery of the SS Mayaguez and its crew, May 1975. Took part in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in southwest Asia in early 1991. Conducted flying operations and equipment maintenance to maintain combat readiness; prepared to deploy worldwide to conduct air-to-air and air-to-ground operations for daylight and nighttime missions. The 4 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, a provisional counterpart of the 4 Fighter Squadron, which derived most of its resources from it, and which conferred its honors to the 4 Fighter Squadron upon inactivation, was active at Beni Suef Air Base, Egypt, from 15 Sep-15 Nov 2001, just after the 11 Sep 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Another 4 Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, a provisional counterpart of the 4 Fighter Squadron, which derived the bulk of its resources from it, and which conferred its honors to the 4 Fighter Squadron upon inactivation, was active at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, from 30 Apr to 28 Aug 2002. The unit supported both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom during the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Service Streamers. Korean Theater.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Algeria-French Morocco; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Vietnam: TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Commando Hunt V; Commando Hunt VI; Commando Hunt VII; Vietnam Ceasefire. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Ceasefire. Afghanistan: Consolidation III. Iraq: Governance; National Resolution; Surge; Sovereignty. Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Germany, 9 Jun 1944; Rumania, 31 Aug 1944. Presidential Unit Citation: Southeast Asia, 1 Apr-26 Jun 1972. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: [12 Apr 1969]-31 Jul 1969; 1 Aug 1969-1 Aug 1970; 2 Aug 1970-31 Mar 1972; 18 Dec 1972-27 Jan 1973; 1 Dec 1999-31 Mar 2000. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jan 1967-30 Jun 1968; 1 Jul 1968-9 Apr 1969; 1 Oct 1986-30 Apr 1988; 1 May 1991-30 Apr 1993; 1 Jun 1994-31 May 1996; 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2007. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: [12 Apr 1969]-28 Jan 1973.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 30 Jun 2015.
Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through Jun 2013.
Supersedes statement prepared on 17 Apr 2012.
Emblem. Approved on 25 Feb 1949; slightly modified in 1994.
Prepared by Daniel Haulman.
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