487th Fighter Squadron

487th Fighter Squadron
Active1942–1945
Country United States
BranchUnited States Army Air Forces
RoleFighter
EngagementsEuropean Theater of Operations
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
Commanders
Notable
commanders
John C. Meyer
Insignia
487th Fighter Squadron emblem[note 2][1]
Fuselage identification code[2]HO

The 487th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It activated during World War II and was assigned to the 352nd Fighter Group of VIII Fighter Command. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, where it earned two Distinguished Unit Citations and a French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its combat actions. Following V-E Day, it returned to the United States and was inactivated at the port of embarkation, Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, on 9 November 1945.


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  1. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 585-586
  2. ^ Watkins, p. 56