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377th Fighter Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	377th Fighter Squadron
image	F-35A Lightning II of the 187th FW at The Air Dominance Center (cropped).jpg
image_size	300
caption	F-35 Lightnings of the 100th Fighter Squadron
dates	1943–1946; 2014–present
country
branch
role	Fighter
command_structure	Air Combat Command
garrison	Montgomery Air National Guard Base
battles	European Theater of Operations
decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation
identification_symbol	[[File:377 Fighter Sq.gif	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	377th Fighter Squadron emblem
identification_symbol_2	[[File:377th Fighter Squadron Emblem.jpg	alt=	165px]]
identification_symbol_2_label	377th Fighter Squadron emblem (World War II)Approved 25 August 1943.
identification_symbol_3	E4
identification_symbol_3_label	World War II fuselage code
aircraft_fighter	P-47 ThunderboltP-51 MustangF-16 Fighting FalconF-35 Lightning II

The 377th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force active duty unit stationed at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama. It is an Active Associate Unit administratively assigned to the 495th Fighter Group at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina and integrated operationally with the 100th Fighter Squadron of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing.

The squadron was first activated in March 1943 as one of the original squadrons of the 362d Fighter Group. After training in the United States, the squadron deployed to the European Theater of Operations later that year. The squadron began combat operations in February 1944 and moved to the continent following D-Day, moving forward to Germany as American forces advanced. It continued combat operations with Republic P-47 Thunderbolts until V-E Day, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations. It returned to the United States in September 1945 and had begun training with the North American P-51 Mustang at Biggs Field, Texas, when it was inactivated in August 1946 and its personnel and equipment transferred to another unit.

World War II

The 377th Fighter Squadron was established on 1 March 1943 at Westover Field, Massachusetts as part of the 362nd Fighter Group, equipped with Republic P-47D Thunderbolt. A year later, on 8 February 1944 they deployed to the European Theater of Operations (ETO) for combat as a part of the Ninth Air Force in England. There they remained engaged in combat operations until 1 May 1945.

On 9 September 1945 they were reassigned back to the United States and assigned to First Air Force at Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, while being programmed for deployment to Okinawa to take part in the planned Invasion of Japan. As a result of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the sudden end of the Pacific War, the deployment plans were canceled, however the unit was retained as part of the Second Air Force under Continental Air Forces and reassigned to Biggs Field, Texas, where they were equipped with the North American P-51 Mustang. The 377th Fighter Squadron was later Inactivated on 1 August 1946 due to postwar budget restrictions.

Active associate unit

The squadron was reactivated at Montgomery Air National Guard Base during a ceremony on 17 October 2014, replacing Detachment 100 of the 495th Fighter Group. As an Active Associate Unit it is part of the "Total Force Integration" initiative whereby Regular Air Force personnel work side-by-side with host Air National Guard personnel in a to share resources, reduce duplication of effort, and increase the Air Force's ability to provide combat airpower.

Lineage

Constituted as the 377th Fighter Squadron on 11 February 1943
Activated on 1 March 1943
Inactivated on 1 August 1946
Activated on 7 November 2015

Assignments

362d Fighter Group, 1 March 1943 – 1 August 1946
495th Fighter Group, 7 November 2015 – present

Stations

Westover Field, Massachusetts, 1 March 1943
Bradley Field, Connecticut, 21 June 1943
Suffolk County Army Air Field, New York, 16 September 1943
Mitchel Field, New York, 7 October 1943
RAF Wormingford (AAF-159), England, 30 November 1943
RAF Headcorn (AAF-412), England, 15 April 1944
Lignerolles Airfield (A-12), France, 7 July 1944
Rennes/St-Jacques Airfield (A-27), France, 12 August 1944
Prosnes Airfield (A-79), France, 22 September 1944
Verdun Airfield (A-82), France, 22 November 1944
Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Airfield (Y-73), Germany, 14 April 1945
Fürth/Industrieflughafen Airfield (R-30),Not to be confused with the nearby Fürth Airfield (R-28). Germany, 2 May 1945
Illesheim Airfield (R-10), Germany, 4 May 1945
AAF Station Straubing (R-68), Germany, 15 May 1945
Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, 9 September 1945
Biggs Field, Texas, 6 December 1945 – 1 August 1946
Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama, 7 November 2015 – present

Aircraft

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, 1943 – 1945
North American P-51H Mustang, 1945 – 1946
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, 2015 – 2023
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, 2023 - present

Awards and campaigns

Campaign Streamer	Campaign	Dates	Notes
[[Image:Streamer EAMEC.PNG	200px]]	Air Offensive, Europe	20 November 1943 – 5 June 1944
[[Image:Streamer EAMEC.PNG	200px]]	Air Combat, EAME Theater	20 November 1943 – 11 May 1945
[[Image:Streamer EAMEC.PNG	200px]]	Normandy	6 June 1944 – 24 July 1944
[[Image:Streamer EAMEC.PNG	200px]]	Northern France	25 July 1944 – 14 September 1944
[[Image:Streamer EAMEC.PNG	200px]]	Rhineland	15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945
[[Image:Streamer EAMEC.PNG	200px]]	Ardennes-Alsace	16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945
[[Image:Streamer EAMEC.PNG	200px]]	Central Europe	22 March 1944 – 21 May 1945

References

Notes

;Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

References

(January 4, 2016). "Factsheet 31 Fighter Wing (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', pp. 466-467
Watkins, pp. 30-31
Maurer, pp. 466–467
(November 2015). "In Formation". 187th Fighter Wing Public Affairs.
Station number in Anderson, p. 22.
Station number in Anderson, p. 28.
Station number in Johnson, p. 14.
Station number in Johnson, p. 16.
Station number in Johnson, p. 22
Station number in Johnson, p. 32.
Station number in Johnson, p. 37.
Station number in Johnson, p. 35.
Station number in Johnson, p. 39.
Station information in Haulman, Factsheet, except as noted.

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