422nd NFS

Activated: 01 Aug 43

Inactive: 30 Sep 45

Operating Locations:

Charmy Down, England 7 Mar 44 to 6 May 44

Scorton, England 6 May 44 to 25 Jul 44

Det. Hurn Airdrom, England 25 Jun 44 to 11 Jul 44

Det. Ford Airdrom, England 16 Jul 44 to 26 Jul 44

Maupertu, France 25 Jul 44 to 28 Aug 44

Chateaudun, France 28 Aug 44 to 16 Sep 45

Floreness, Belgium 16 Sep 44 to 6 Apr 45

Strassfeldt, Germany 6 Apr 45 to 24 Apr 45

Langena?, Germany 24 Apr 45 to 28 May 45

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed: 43, 5 V-1's

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:

16 Jul 44 (V-1), 7 Aug 44

 

Received first P-61: 23 May 44

Operational Aircraft:

DB-7: 1943

P-70: 1943

P-61 A & B: 1944-1945

L-6: 1944

C-78: 1944

A-20J: 1944-1945

Service Streamers: None

Decorations:

 

Distinguished Unit Citation: Ardennes Salient 16/17 and 27/28 Dec 1945

Commanders: Lt Col Oria H. Johnson 1 Aug 43 to 30 Sep 45

Victories:

Ernst/Kopsel "Borrowed Time" 3 Ju 87's, 1 Ju 188, 1 Me 110 Smith/Tierney "Lady Gen" 2 Ju 188's, 1 Me 410, 1 Ju 88, 1 He 111 Axtell/Orzel "Battle Ax" 2 Ju 188's, 2 Ju 52's, 1 Ju 88 Elmore/Mapes "Shoo-Shoo-Baby" 2 Ju 52's, 1 Me 110, 1 Ju 88 Bolinde5r/Graham "Double Trouble" 2 He 111, 1 Me 110, 1 Fw 190

Gordon/Crew 1 Ju 88, 1 Ju 52

Gordon/Morrison 1 Ju 88

J. Anderson/Morgon "Tennessee Ridge Runner" 2 Ju 88's

R. Anderson/Morris 1 He 111, 1 Ju 88

D. Johnson/Montgomery "No Love No Nothing" 1 Fw 190, 1 Ju 188

Romens/Moriin 1 Ju 88

Burleson/Monahan 1 Me 110

Spelis/Eleftherion "Kate the Kid" 1 Me 110, 1 Ju 88

Koehler/Bost "Sleept Time Gal" 2 Do 217's

T. Jones/Adams 1 Fw 190, 1 Ju 52

Burnett/Brandt 1 Ju 52

Merriman/Dow 1 Ju 52

Markings: Unknown

Emblems:

Over and through a golden orange disc, wide birder black, charged with eight stars of the first, arranged four, two and two, a green caricatured bat in flight, with a look of ferocity on his face, wearing gray aviator's goggles, holding in the right hand a gray automatic revolver with smoke issuing from the barrel, and a dagger with white blade, point red, emitting one drop of blood, held in the left hand. (Approved 29 Dec 1943)

425th NFS

Activated: 01 Dec 43

Inactive: 25 Aug 47 (Became the 317th Fighter Squadron)

Operating Locations:

Charmy Down, England 26 May 44 to 12 Jun 44

Scorton, England 12 Jun 44 to 12 Aug 44

Det. Hurn Airdrom, England 29 Jun 44 to Jul 44

Staneman Park, England 12 Aug 44 to 18 Aug 44

Vanne, France 18 Aug 44 to 1 Sep 44

La Moustier, France 1 Sep 44 to 11 Sep 44

Coulommiers, france 11 Sep 44 to 13 Oct 44

Prosnes, France 13 Oct 44 to 19 Nov 44

Etain, France 19 Nov 44 to 12 Apr 45

Frankfurt, Germany 12 Apr 45 to 2 May 45

Furth, Germany 2 May 45 to 5 Jul 45

 

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed: 10 and 4 V-1's

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed: 5 Aug 44 (V-1), 24 Dec 44

Received first P-61: 15 Jun 44

Operational Aircraft:

A-20: 1944

P-70: 1944

P-61A & B: 1944-1946 10, 4 V-1

Service Streamers: None

Decorations: None

Commanders:

Capt. Russell Glasses 10 Feb 45 to 7 May 45

Capt. Morra T. McDonald 7 May 45 to ?

Lt Col Leon G. Lewis May 45 to Sep 45 Capt. Leon G. Lewis 10 Dec 43 to 10 Feb 45

Victories:

Peterson/Howet 2 V-1's

Ormsby/Howerton 1 Do 217's, 1 Me 110, 1 Ju 188

Thompson/Downey 1 V-1

Andrews/Kleinheine 1 Ju 88, 1 Ju-188

Slayton/Ferris 1 Me 110

Slayton/Robinson 1 Ju 188

Sortanowicz/Van Sickels 1 Ju 87, 1 V-1

Stacey/Mason 1 Ju 88

Gray/Robinson 1 Ju 188

Markings: None

Emblems:

On a yellow disc, edged light turquoise blue, a caricatured "Black Widow" aircraft in flight toward dexter base, holding with the legs, two light turquoise blue aerial machine guns with cartridge belts affixed thereto, proper, ridden by a caricatured, brown rabbit seated astride fuselage, steering with yellow reins held in the left forepaw, and holding a red flashlight in the right forepaw. (Approved 4 May 1945) Unknown.

414th NFS

Activated:

26 Jan 43

 

Inactive:

31 Aug 47 (Became the 319th Fighter Squadron)

 

Operating Locations:

La Senia, Algeria 10 May 43 to 11 Jun 43
Rerhaia, Algeria 11 Jun 43 to 11 Nov 43
NOTE: The Air Echelon arrived at Rerhaia from theeir stay at RAF OTU in England in late July.Det.Protville, Tunisia 23 Jul 43 to 29 Jul 43
Elmas, Sardina 11 Nov 43 to 22 Jun 44
Det. Ghisonaccia, Corsica 9 Jan 44 to 4 Feb 44 and 22 Mar 44 to 15 Jul 44
Det. Alghera, Sardina 11 May 44 to 22 Jun 44
Alghero, Sardina 22 Jun 44 to 5 Sep 44
Borgo, Corsica 5 Sep 44 to 13 Oct 44
Pisa, Italy 12 Oct 44 to 25 Nov 44
Pontadera, Italy 25 Nov 44 to 15 Jul 45
Det. Florennes, Belgium 27 Jan 45 to 3 Apr 45
Strassfeld, Germany 3 Apr 45 to 23 Apr 45
NOTE:The above detachment operated in conjuction with the 422nd NFS, of the 9th Air Force.

 

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:

13 (5 in P-61's)

 

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed with a P-61:

4 Feb 45

 

Received first P-61:

20 Dec 44

 

Operational Aircraft:

Beaufighter Mk VI (Mk IV AI): 1943
Beaufighter Mk VI (Mk VIII AI): 1943-1945
P-61 A & B: 1944-1945

 

Service Streamers:

None

 

Decorations:

None

 

Commanders:

Maj Arden W. Cowgill 36 Jan 43 to 16 Sep 43
Maj Earl T. Smith 16 Sep 43 to 1 Jun 44
Lt Col Carroll H. Bolender 1 Jun 44 to 27 Jan 46

 

Victories:

Atwater/McAbee (Beaufighter) SM82
Holbig/Wohl (Beaufighter) SM82
Smith (Beaufighter) Ju 88
Clark (Beaufighter) He 177
Anderson/Armstrong (Beaufighter) Do 217K
George/Penn (Beaufighter) He 177
Patten/Patterson (Beaufighter) Ju 88
Jones/Rudovsky (Beaufighter) Ju 87
Jones/Rudovsky 1 Me 410, 1 Ju 88, 1 Ju 52
Goodrich/Lanes 1 Ju 88
Greenfield/Swartz 1 Ju 52

Markings:

Unknown

Emblems:

None

415th NFS

Activated:

10 Feb 43

 

Inactive:

1 Sep 47

 

Operating Locations:

La Senia, Algeria 12 May 43 to 22 Jun 43
La Sabela, Tunisia 22 Jun 43 to 25 Jun 43
Monastir, Tunisia 25 Jun 43 to 29 Jul 43
NOTE:The Air Echelon arrived at Monastir from their stay at RAF OTU in England on 3 Jul 1943.
Det. Pratville, Tunisia 29 Jul 43 to 3 Sep 43
La Sabaia, Tunisia 39 Jul 43 to 3 Sep 43
Cassibile, Sicily 3 Sep 43 to 5 Nov 43
Cantania, Sicily 5 Nov 43 to 26 Dec 43
Det. Montecarnivo, Italy 29 Nov 43 to 25 Mar 44
Det. Gaudo, Italy 6 Dec 43 to 30 Jan 44
Marcianise, Italy 30 Jan 44 to 25 Mar 44
Pomigliano, Italy 25 Mar 44 to 11 Jun 11
La Blanca, Italy 11 Jun 44 to 17 Jun 44
Valtone, Italy 17 Jun 44 to 9 Jul 44
Solonara, Corsica 9 Jul 44 to 1 Sep 44
Det. Piombina, Italy 23 Jul 44 to 5 Aug 44
La Vallon, France 1 Sep 44 to 25 Sep 44
Longvic, France 25 Sep 44 to 30 Nov 44
Ochey, France 30 Dec 44 to 17 Apr 45
Grass-Gerau, Germany 17 Apr 45 to 2 Oct 45

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:

11 (None in the P-61)

 

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed in a P-61:

None

 

Received first P-61:

20 Mar 45

 

Operational Aircraft:
Beaufighter Mk VI (Mk IV AI): 1943-1944 Beaufighter Mk VI (Mk VIII AI): 1944-1945
P-61 A & B: 1945

Service Streamers:

None

 

Decorations:

None

 

Commanders:

Capt. Gordon D. Timmons 10 Feb 43 to 31 Aug 44
Maj. Harold F. Augspurger 31 Aug 44 to 15 Feb 45

Victories:
Lindsay/Petry (Beaufighter) He 115, Ju 88
Walber/Faison (Beaufighter) Cant 1007
Horne/Urich (Beaufighter) He 177
Augspurger/Petry (Beaufighter) Fw 200K, He 111
Giblin/Cleary (Beaugfighter) Ju 88, B-17 (Captured and flown by the Luftwaffe)
Schlueter/Meiers (Beaufighter) He 111, 2 Ju 88

Markings:

Unknown

Emblems:

Over and through an irregular sky segment light turquoise blue, Donald Duck proper, wearing a red night cap, white night shirt, and red bedroom slippers, stalking his prey and tiptoeing from one small cloud formation to another in base, and holding aloft a lighted candle in red and yellow holder with the right hand, and grasping a double barreled shotgun proper in the left hand, all in front of a large, yellow decresent moon in the last quarter; sky background flecked with six yellow stars of varring sizes. (Approved 4 Dec 1943)

 

416th NFS

Activated:

20 Feb 1943

 

Inactive:

9 Nov 1946

 

Operating Locations:
Algiers, Algeria Aug 8 43
Bone, Algeria 17 Aug 43
Bizerta, Tunisia 15 Sep 43
Cantania, Sicily 21 Sep 43
Lecce, Italy 27 Sep 43
Grotagile, Italy 30 Sep 43
Reghaia, Algeria 27 Dec 43-25 Jan 44 (Detachment)
Pomigliano, Italy 28 Jan 44
Tre Cancello, Italy 14 Jun44-8 Jul 44 (Detachment)
Tarquinia, Italy 27 Jul 44-4 Sep 44 (Detachment)
Alghero, Sicily 14 Aug 44-22 Aug 44 (Detachment)
Borgo, Corsica 14 Aug 44-23 Aug 44 (Detachment)
Rosignano, Italy 1 Sep 44
Pomigliano, Italy 1 Sep 44- 9 Sep 44 (Detachment)
Pisa, Italy 1 Oct 44
Etain, France (A-82) 4 Jan 45- 20 Feb 45 (Detachment)(Operated with the 425th NFS)
Pontedera, Italy 27 Mar 45
Horsching, Austria 13 Aug 45

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:

5

 

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:

8 Feb 44 (Beaufighter)

 

Received first P-61:

Unknown. This is the only Night Fighter Unit to operate the Mosquito as a Night Fighter in the USAAC

 

Operational Aircraft:
A-20: 1943
P-70: 1943
A-36: 1945
P-61: 1945-1946
Beaufighter Mk VI(Mk IV AI): 1942-1944
Beaufighter Mk VIII (Mk VIII AI): 1943-1944
Mosquito NF Mk 30 (Mk X AI): 1944-1945

Service Streamers:

None

 

Decorations:

Distinguished Unit Citation: MTO, 10-11 Apr 44

 

Commanders:

Capt Jack C. Davis 6 Mar 43-25 Jun 43
Capt Amberse M. Banks 25 Jun 43-29 Apr 44
Maj Rulon D. Blake 29 Apr 44-19 Jul 44
Lt Col Amberse M. Banks 19 Jul 44-19 Sep 44
Capt Carl S. Morrison, Jr. 19 Sep 44- 2 Dec 45

Victories:
Urso/Powell (Beaufighter) Me 210, Ju 88
Brake/Gandert (Beaufighter) He 111
Forst/Guadette (Beaufighter) Ju 88
Englert/Dickey (Mosquito) Ju 188

Markings:

Unknown

 

Emblem:

On a medium blue shield. bordered AF blue, a knight in full armour porper (silver gray, black detail amd outlines); his helmet crested with an AF golden yellow wing; his mantling of the second, powered with twenty-four white stars; the black staff of his lance held in his right hand, it's spearhead silver gray, highlighted white; the knight riding a white war horse caparisoned (bridle, harness, hoofs and saddle) silver gray, lining red, curb resin AF blue; all outlines black. (Approved 14 Dec 1958)

 

417th NFS

Activated:

20 Feb 1943

 

Inactive:

9 Nov 1946

Operating Locations:

Tafaraoui, Algeria 8 Aug 43

Ghisonaccia, Corsica 7 Jan 44- 25 Apr 45 (Ground echelon only)

La Senia, Algeria 10 Jan 44

Borgo, Corsica 25 Apr 44

La Vallon, France 12 Sep 44

Florennes, Belgium (A-78) 6 Jan 45- 22 Jan 45 (Detachment, operated with the 422nd NFS)

St. Dizier, France (A-64) 5 Apr 45

Biblis, Germany (Y-78) 22 May 45

Braunschardt, Germany 26 Jun 45

 

Total Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:

9

 

First Enemy Aircraft Destroyed:

11 Nov 43 (Beaufighter)

 

Received first P-61:

Unknown

 

Operational Aircraft:

P-70: 1943

Beaufighter Mk VI (Mk IV AI): 1943-1944

Beaufighter Mk VIII (Mk VIII AI): 1944-1945

P-61 A & B: 1945

 

Service Streamer:

None

 

Decorations:

Distinguished Unit Citation: Southern France, 28 Dec 1944

 

Commanders:

Capt Joseph T Ehlinger 6 Mar 43- 16 Jun 44

Capt William A. Larsen 25 Jun 44- 19 Apr 45

Maj Clarence R. McCray 19 Apr 45-30 Sep 45

 

Victories:

McCray/Hamilton (Beaufighter) Do 217, He 177

Jeffrey/Henderson (Beaufighter) 2 Ju 88's

Groom/Roth (Beaufighter) Ju 88

Inglist/Hearnet(Beaufighter) Unknown

Williamson/Cordell (Beaufighter) Ju 188

Deakyne/Perkins (Beaufighter) Ju 188

Campbell/McCullen (Beaufighter) Ju 290

Markings:

Unknown

 

Emblem:

On a red disc, a white ghost riding a white aerial rocket with black head and tail fins desceading diagonally on and over the disc, all outlines in black. (Approved 16 Nov 1958)