Guard and reserve squadrons, personnel reassigned to other units. Inactivated due to budget constraints in January 1958. Notes On October 31, 1952 USAF Pilot Jimmy Priestly Robinson of the 561st Squadron was lost at sea after Operation Ivy testing. Lineage Constituted 83d Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940 Activated on 15 Jan 1941 Redesignated 83d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 30 Dec 1941 Inactivated on 22 Jan 1946 Redesignated 83d Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 29 Apr 1947 Activated on ig May 1947 Inactivated on 10 Sep 1948 Redesignated 561st Fighter-Escort Squadron on 27 Oct 1950 Activated on 1 Nov 1950 Redesignated: 561st Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 Jan 1953 Redesignated: 561st Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 Jul 1957 Inactivated on 8 Jan 1958 Assignments 12th Bombardment Group, 15 Jan 1941-22 Jan 1946; 19 May 1947-10 Sep 1948 12th Fighter-Escort Group, 1 Nov 1950 12th Fighter Escort (later Strategic Fighter; Fighter-Day) Wing, 18 Jun 1952-8 Jan 1958 Stations McChord Field, Washington, 15 Jan 1941 Esler Field, Louisiana, 27 Feb-3 Jul 1942 Operated from Stockton Field, California, 24 May-24 Jun 1942 RAF Deversoir, Egypt, 2 Aug 1942 Landing Ground 88, Egypt, 15 Oct 1942 RAF Gambut, Libya, 5 Dec 1942; Magrun Landing Ground, Libya, 14 Dec 1942 RAF Gambut, Libya, 16 Dec 1942 Tmed El Chel Airfield, Libya, 10 Jan 1943 Berteaux Airfield, Algeria, 4 Feb 1943 Canrobert Airfield, Algeria, 15 Mar 1943 Thibar Airfield, Tunisia, 1 May 1943 Hergla Airfield, Tunisia, 2 Jun 1943 Ponte Olivo Airfield, Sicily, c. 2 Aug 1943 Gerbini Airfield, Sicily, 22 Aug 1943 Foggia Airfield, Italy, 3 Nov 1943 Gaudo Airfield, Italy, 19 Jan- 4 Feb 1944 Tezgaon Airfield, India, ig Mar 1944 Pandaveswar Airfield, India, 15 Jun 1944 Fenny Airfield, India, 20 Ju1 1944 Operated from Myitkyina Airfield, Burma, 10-28 Apr 1945 Madhaiganj Airfield, India, 8 Jun 1945 Karachi Airport, India, 18 Nov-24 Dec 1945 Fort Lawton, Washington, 21-22 Jan 1946 Langley Field, Virginia, 19 May 1947-10 Sep 1948 Turner AFB, Georgia, 1 Nov 1950 Bergstrom AFB, Texas, 5 Dec 1950-8 Jan 1958 Aircraft PT-17 Stearman, 1941-1942 B-18 Bolo, 1942-1942 B-25 Mitchell, 1942-1945 A-26 Invader, 1945 F-84 Thunderjet, 1951-1957 References Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, AL: Office of Air Force History. . Fighter squadrons of the United States Air Force