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[58th TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON Emblem]
"NOMADS"

58th Tactical Fighter Squadron

LINEAGE and HONORS
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[] Lineage      [] Assignments      [] Stations      [] Aircraft Flown      [] Honors      [] Emblem

Lineage
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Constituted 58th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940.
Activated on 15 Jan 1941.

Redesignated:
58th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942;
58th Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 8 Feb 1945.
Inactivated on 8 Dec 1945.

Redesignated 58th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 17 Jul 1946.
Activated on 20 Aug 1946.

Redesignated: 58th Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 14 Jun 1948;
58th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 20 Jan 1950.
Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Dec 1960.

Redesignated 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 16 Mar 1970.
Activated on 1 Sep 1970.


Redesignated 58th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.


Assignments
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33d Pursuit (later, 33d Fighter) Group, 15 Jan 1941 - 8 Dec 1945.
33d Fighter (later 33d Fighter-Interceptor) Group, 20 Aug 1946.
4707th Defense Wing, 6 Feb 1952.
564th Air Defense Group, 16 Feb 1953.
33d Fighter Group, 18 Aug 1955.
4735th Air Defense Group, 18 Aug 1957.
34th Air Division, 1 Aug 1959.
Albuquerque Air Defense Sector, 1 Jan 1960.
Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 15 Sep - 25 Dec 1960.

33d Tactical Fighter (later, 33d Fighter) Wing, 1 Sep 1970
(attached to 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 29 Apr - 14 Oct 1972.
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 8 Jun-14 Sep 1973.


33d Tactical Fighter Wing Provisional, 28 Aug 1990 - 12 Apr 1991).
33d Operations Group, 1 Dec 1991 - .

Stations
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Mitchel Field, NY, 15 Jan 1941 (operated from Farmingdale, NY, 7-14 Dec 1941).

Philadelphia, PA, 13 Dec 1941.

Norfolk, VA, 16 Jan 1942 (operated from San Francisco, CA, May-Jun 1942).

Langley Field, VA, 22 Sep - 14 Oct 1942.

Port Lyautey, French Morocco, 10 Nov 1942.

Thelepte, Tunisia, 12 Dec 1943.

Telergma, Algeria, 7 Feb 1943.

Berteaux, Algeria, 2 Mar 1943.

Ebba Ksour, Tunisia, 13 Apr 1943.

Menzel Temime, Tunisia, 15 May 1943.

Pantelleria, c. 28 Jun 1943.

Licata, Sicily, 18 Jul 1943.

Paestum, Italy, 14 Sep 1943.

Santa Maria, Italy, 18 Nov 1943.

Cercola, Italy, 1 Jan-c. 6 Feb 1944.

Karachi, India, c. 18 Feb 1944.

Pungchacheng, China, c. 30 Apr 1944.

Moran, India, 31 Aug 1944.

Sahmaw, Burma, 26 Dec 1944.

Dudhkundi, India,c. 15 May - 15 Nov 1945.

Camp Shanks, NY, 7-8 Dec 1945.

Neubiberg, Germany, 20 Aug 1946.

Bad Kissingen, Germany, Jul - 25 Aug 1947.

Andrews Field, MD, 25 Aug 1947.

Roswell AAFld (later, Walker AFB), NM, 16 Sep 1947.

Otis AFB, MA, 16 Nov 1948.

Walker AFB, NM, 2 Aug 1959 - 25 Dec 1960.

Eglin AFB, FL, 1 Sep 1970 -
(deployed at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 29 Apr - 18 Oct 1972 and 1 Jun - 14 Sep 1973.

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 28 Aug 1990 - 12 Apr 1991).

Aircraft Flown
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P-39:		1941
P-40:		1941 - 1944
P-47:		1944 - 1945
P-38:		1944 - 1945
P(later F)-51:	1946 - 1949
F-84:		1948 - 1950
F-86:		1950 - 1952
F-94:		1952 - 1955
F-89:		1955 - 1960
F-4:		1970 - 1979
F-15:		1979 - Present    

Honors

Service Streamers
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      None.

Campaign Streamers
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World War II:
      Algeria - French Morocco with Arrowhead.
      Tunisia.
      Sicily.
      Naples - Foggia.
      Anzio.
      Rome - Arno.
      Air Combat, EAME Theater:
      India - Burma.
      China Defensive.
      Central Burma.
Vietnam
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      Vietnam Ceasefire.
Southwest Asia:
      Defense of Saudi Arabia
      Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers
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      Panama, 1989-1990.

Decorations
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(click on each decoration below for a picture and a complete description)

Distinguished Unit Citation:
      Central Tunisia, 15 Jan 1943.

Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Crosses with Palm:

      29 Apr-18 Oct 1972. (Southeast Asia)

Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device:

      25 Apr - 16 Oct 1972. (Southeast Asia)

Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:

      1 Oct 1978 - 30 Apr 1980.
      1 May 1984 - 30 Apr 1986.
      1 Apr 1990 - 31 Mar 1992.

Emblem

Emblems
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[58th TACTICAL FIGHTER Squadron Emblem]

Description

On a disc composed of a Light Blue sky and White cloud formations, within a band divided into four segments, top and bottom segments Blue, dexter and sinister segments checky, alternating Blue and White, a Brown gorilla (eyes and tongue Red, pupils Dark Brown, teeth White) rising above a White cloud formation issuing from base on which are two Red flight symbols each trailing an arced Light Blue vapor trail.

Approved on 14 Jul 1971 (KE 42615);
replaced emblems approved on 30 Mar 1951 (K 65156) and 18 Jan 1944(27753 A.C.).

Motto:
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"NOMADS"

This Motto is associated with the
Southeast Asia Conflict
"TACTICAL FIGHTER" Squadron.
(see Lineage and Assignments listed above for dates)



This LINEAGE & HONORS is excerpted from the:

Air Force Historical Research Agency




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