332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
Active	1942–1965
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Fighter-Interceptor
Engagements	American Campaign World War II
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
Emblem of the 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron	150px

The 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 4683rd Air Defense Wing, stationed at Thule AB, Greenland. It was inactivated on 31 May 1965.

History

Trained replacement pilots, September 1942 – March 1944, and furnished cadres for fighter squadrons, January–December 1943. Air defense of the Northeastern United States, 1955–1959; Air Defense of the South-Central United States, 1959–1960; Air Defense of North American continent, 1960–1965.

Lineage

• Constituted 332d Fighter Squadron on 24 June 1942

Activated on 10 July 1942

Disbanded on 31 March 1944

• Reconstituted, and re-designated 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, on 11 February 1953

Activated on 27 March 1953

Inactivated on 31 May 1965.

Assignments

• 329th Fighter Group, 10 July 1942 – 31 March 1944
• 525th Air Defense Group, 27 March 1953
• 4709th Air Defense Wing, 18 August 1955
• 4621st Air Defense Wing (later New York Air Defense Sector), 1 October 1956

• 4730th Air Defense Group, 8 February 1957
• 33rd Air Division, 10 July 1959
• Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1960
• 4683rd Air Defense Wing, 1 September 1960 – 31 May 1965

Stations

• Hamilton Field, California, 30 July 1942
• Paine Field, Washington, 14 July 1942
• Santa Anna Army Airbase, California, 10 September 1942
• Ontario AAF, California, 28 August 1943
• Santa Anna Army Airbase, California, 7 October 1943 – 31 March 1944

• New Castle Airport, Delaware, 27 March 1953
• McGuire AFB, New Jersey, 18 August 1955
• England AFB, Louisiana, 10 July 1959
• Thule AB, Greenland, 1 September 1960 – 31 May 1965

Aircraft

• P-38 Lightning, 1942–1944
• F-94C Starfire, 1953–1955
• F-86D Sabre Interceptor, 1955–1957

• F-86L Sabre Interceptor (SAGE) 1957-1959
• F-102 Delta Dagger, 1959-1965

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
• USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1).