432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron | |
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Active | 1943–1949; 1952–1958 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Fighter-Interceptor |
Nickname(s) | Clover (World War II) [1] |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation [2] |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Captain (later Colonel) John S. Loisel |
Insignia | |
Patch with 432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 9 March 1955) [2] | |
432d Fighter Squadron emblem [1] |
The 432d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 475th Fighter Group at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, where it was inactivated on 2 January 1958.
Combat in Southwest Pacific and Western Pacific, 12 August 1943 – 21 July 1945. Occupation duty (Korea and Japan), 1945–1949. [2]
Air Defense of Upper Midwest, 1952–1958. [2]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency