Military unit
The 341st Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 348th Fighter Group , based at Itami Air Base , Japan . It was inactivated on 10 May 1946.
It was allocated to the New Jersey Air National Guard and redesignated as the 141st Fighter Squadron on 24 May 1946.
History
Lineage Constituted 341th Fighter Squadron on 24 September 1942 Activated on 30 September 1942 Inactivated on to May 1946.
Assignments
Stations A 341st FS P-47D at Morotai, in January 1945. Mitchel Field , New York , 30 September 1942Bradley Field , Connecticut , 30 September 1942Westover Field , Massachusetts , 30 October 1942Hillsgrove AAF , Rhode Island , 23 January 1943Westover Field , Massachusetts , 26 April – 9 May 1943Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome) , Port Moresby , New Guinea , 23 June 1943Finschafen Airfield (Dreger Field) , New Guinea , 13 December 1943Saidor Airfield , New Guinea , 13 March 1944Wakde Airfield , Wakde , Netherlands East Indies , 26 May 1944Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield Noemfoor , Netherlands East Indies , 24 August 1944Tacloban Airfield , Leyte , Philippines , 30 November 1944Tanauan Airfield , Leyte , Philippines , 14 December 1944San Marcelino Airfield , Luzon , Philippines , 4 February 1945Floridablanca Airfield (Basa Air Base) , Luzon , Philippines , c. 15 May 1945Ie Shima Airfield , Okinawa , 9 July 1945Kanoya Airfield , Japan , 9 September 1945Itami Airfield , Japan , c. 20 October 1945 – 10 May 1946.
Aircraft
Operational history Combat in Southwest and Western Pacific, 30 July 1943 – 15 August 1945.
References public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency