1st Fighter Wing units have traveled the world

  • Published
  • By 1st Fighter Wing
  • History Office
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) --  The units of the 1st Pursuit Group and 1st Fighter Wing have been assigned around the world in their nine-decade history.

Groups and Date Assigned
Toul, France, May 5, 1918
Touquin, France, June 28, 1918
Saints, France, July 9, 1918
Rembercourt, France, Sept. 1, 1918
Colombey-les-Belles, France, Dec. 9-24, 1918
Selfridge Field, Mich., Aug. 22, 1919
Kelly Field, Texas, Aug. 31, 1919
Ellington Field, Texas, July 1, 1921
Selfridge Field, July 1, 1922
San Diego Naval Air Station, Calif., Dec. 9, 1941
Los Angeles, Feb. 1 to May 1942
Goxhill, England, June 10, 1942
Ibsley, England, Aug. 24, 1942
Tafaraoui, Algeria, Nov. 13, 1942
Nouvion, Algeria, Nov. 20, 1942
Biskra, Algeria, Dec. 14, 1942
Chateaudundu-Rhumel, Algeria, February 1943
Mateur, Tunisia, June 29, 1943
Sardinia, Oct. 31, 1943
Gioia del Colle, Italy, Dec. 8, 1943
Salsola Airfield, Italy, Jan. 8, 1944
Vincenzo, Italy, Jan. 8, 1945
Salsola Airfield, Italy, Feb. 21, 1945
Lesina, Italy, March to Oct. 16, 1945
March Field, Calif., July 3, 1946
George AFB, Calif., July 18, 1950
Griffiss AFB, N.Y., Aug. 15, 1950
George AFB, Calif., June 4, 1951
Norton AFB, Calif., Dec. 1, 1951, to Feb. 6, 1952
Selfridge AFB, Mich., Aug. 18, 1955, to Feb. 1, 1961

Wing and Date Assigned
March Field, Aug. 15, 1947, to Aug. 24, 1948
March AFB, Calif., Aug. 22, 1948
George AFB, Calif., July 18, 1950
Norton AFB, Calif., Dec. 1, 1951 to Feb. 6, 1952
Selfridge AFB, Oct. 18, 1956
Hamilton AFB, Calif., Dec. 31, 1969 to Sept. 30, 1970
MacDill AFB, Fla., Oct. 1, 1970
Langley AFB, Va., June 30, 1975