Active 1942-1945 Role Fighter | Country United States | |
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Branch United States Army Air Forces Engagements European Theater of World War II Decorations Distinguished Unit Citation | ||
The 370th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. It was assigned to the 359th Fighter Group and last stationed at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, where it was inactivated on 10 November 1945.
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History
The 370th Fighter Squadron was activated in early 1943 as one of the original three squadrons of the 359th Fighter Group. The squadron trained in New England during 1943.
The squadron moved to England in October 1943, where it became part of VIII Fighter Command. It entered combat in mid-December 1943, using the callsign "Wheeler" supported the invasion of Normandy during June 1944 by patrolling the English Channel, escorting bombardment formations to the French coast, and dive-bombing and strafing bridges, locomotives, and rail lines near the battle area. After D-Day, engaged chiefly in escorting bombers to oil refineries, marshalling yards, and other targets in such cities as Ludwigshafen, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Berlin, Merseburg, and Brux. Continued combat operations until the German capitulation in May 1945. The unit returned to the United States and was inactivated in November 1945.
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