19th FIGHTER SQUADRON FACT SHEET Lineage: Organized as 14 Aero Squadron on 14 Jun 1917 Redesignated 19 Aero Squadron on 26 Jun 1917 Demobilized on 14 Apr 1919 Reconstituted, and consolidated (20 Dec 1923) with 19 Squadron, which was authorized on 30 Aug 1921 Organized on 1 Oct 1921 Inactivated on 29 Jun 1922 Redesignated 19 Pursuit Squadron on 25 Jan 1923 Activated on 1 May 1923 Redesignated: 19 Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 6 Dec 1939 Redesignated: 19 Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942 Redesignated: 19 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943 Inactivated on 12 Jan 1946 Redesignated 19 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 11 Dec 1981 Activated on 1 Apr 1982 Redesignated 19 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991 Inactivated on 31 Dec 1993 Activated on 1 Jan 1994 Assignments: Unkn, 14 Jun 1917-Feb 1918 Seventh Aviation Instruction Center, Feb-Dec 1918 unkn, Jan-Apr 1919 Ninth Corps Area, 1 Oct 1921-29 Jun 1922 17 Composite Group, 1 May 1923 5 Composite Group, 15 Jan 1924 18 Pursuit (later, 18 Fighter) Group, Jan 1927 318 Fighter Group, 16 Mar 1943-12 Jan 1946 363 Tactical Fighter (later, 363 Fighter) Wing, 1 Apr 1982 363 Operations Group, 1 May 1992-31 Dec 1993 3 Operations Group, 1 Jan 1994-30 Sep 2010 15 Operations Group, 1 Oct 2010- Stations: Camp Kelly, TX, 14 Jun 1917 Wilbur Wright Field, OH, 1 Aug 1917 Garden City, NY, 31 Oct-3 Dec 1917 St Maxient, France, 1 Jan 1918 Clermont-Ferrand, France, 6 Feb 1918 Cenac-Bordeaux, France, c. 29 Dec 1918-c. 18 Mar 1919 Mitchell Field, NY, c. 5-14 Apr 1919 March Field, CA, 1 Oct 1921-29 Jun 1922 Wheeler Field, TH, 1 May 1923 Luke Field, TH, 15 Jan 1924 Wheeler Field, TH, 11 Jan 1927 Bellows Field, TH, 20 Feb 1942 Kualoa Field, TH, 22 May 1942 Bellows Field, TH, 20 Oct 1942 Barbers Point, TH, 9 Feb 1943 Kipapa Field, TH, 30 May 1943 Stanley Field, TH, 4 Sep 1943 Kualoa Field, TH, 26 Dec 1943 Bellows Field, TH, 18 Apr 1944 Saipan, 29 Jun 1944 Ie Shima, 30 Apr 1945 Okinawa, Nov-Dec 1945 Ft Lewis, WA, 11-12 Jan 1946 Shaw AFB, SC, 1 Apr 1982-31 Dec 1993 Elmendorf AFB, AK, 1 Jan 1994-30 Sep 2010 Hickam Field, HI, 1 Oct 2010- Aircraft: Apparently included JN-6 and SE-5, 1921-1922 In addition to MB-3 and SE-5, included DH-4 and JN-6 during period 1923-1926 primarily PW-9 during period 1927-1930 primarily P-12 during period 1931-1937 in addition to P-26 and P-36, included A-12, BT-9, OA-3, and P-12 during period 1938-1941 P-40, 1941-1943 P-47, 1943-1945 P-38, 1944-1945 F-16, 1982-1993 F-15, 1994-2010 F-22, 2010- Honors: Service Streamers. World War I Theater of Operations Campaign Streamers. World War II: Central Pacific Air Offensive, Japan Eastern Mandates Western Pacific Ryukyus China Offensive Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Southwest Asia: Southwest Asia Ceasefire Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [1 Apr 1982]-1 Jun 1983; 1 Jan 1994-31 Dec 1995; 1 Jan 1996-30Sep 1998; 1 Jan 2000-31Dec 2001; 1 Jan 2002-30 Sep 2003; 1 Oct 2003-30 Sep 2005; 1 Oct 2005-1 Nov 2006; 2 Nov 2006-1 Nov 2008; 2 Nov 2008-1 Nov 2009