4 5 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁( not ▁oper ational , ▁ 1 4 ▁February - 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ; ▁not ▁oper ational , ▁ 2 5 ▁March - 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 7 ; ▁det ached ▁ 2 7 ▁January - 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ 1 ▁July - 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ 1 ▁February - 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 7 ); ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 ; ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 – present ▁▁ 6 8 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron : ▁ 1 ▁November - 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁▁ 7 0 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron : ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁▁ 7 3 d ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron : ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁( not ▁oper ational ▁entire ▁period ) ▁▁ 7 3 d ▁P urs uit ▁( l ater , ▁ 7 3 d ▁F ighter ): ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁▁ 7 4 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron : ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁– ▁ 1 5