19th Fighter Squadron, US Air Force
19TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Organized as 14 Aero Squadron on 14 Jun 1917. Redesignated 19 Aero Squadron on 26 Jun 1917. Demobilized on 14 Apr 1919. Reconstituted, and consolidated (20 Dec 1923) with 19 Squadron, which was authorized on 30 Aug 1921. Organized on 1 Oct 1921. Inactivated on 29 Jun 1922. Redesignated 19 Pursuit Squadron on 25 Jan 1923. Activated on 1 May 1923. Redesignated: 19 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939; 19 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 19 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 12 Jan 1946. Redesignated 19 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 11 Dec 1981. Activated on 1 Apr 1982. Redesignated 19 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1993. Activated on 1 Jan 1994.
Maintained aircraft, 1918. Stationed at Wheeler Fld, TH during surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941. Patroled over the Pacific and trained in Hawaii, Feb 1942-Apr 1944. Earned excellent combat record in Western Pacific, 22 Jun 1944-14 Aug 1945. Flew into Battle at Saipan from Navy escort carrier Natoma Bay, Jun 1944. From 1982-1993, trained for close ground support, air-to-air superiority and maintained a state of readiness to deploy worldwide. In Sep 1992, deployed to Southwest Asia to fly combat air patrol missions to enforce terms of UN cease fire agreement. On 1 Jan 1994, took over personnel, facilities and equipment of 43 FS at Elmendorf AFB, AK. Received Hughes Trophy in recognition as the top air superiority squadron in the USAF for 2001. Since 1994, mobilized, deployed, and employed fighter aircraft worldwide to accomplish air superiority in support of warfighting commanders.
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The Emblem was approved on 12 November 1993.
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