Headquarters Squadron (HQ)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 13th Air Force (13th AF), 347th Fighter Group (347th FG)

Background
On October 3, 1942 Headquarters Squadron (HQ) of the 347th Fighter Group (347th FG) was activated on New Caledonia as part of the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 13th Air Force (13th AF) in the South Pacific (SoPAC).

Wartime History
On December 29, 1943 moves to Guadalcanal.

On January 15, 1944 moves to Stirling Airfield.

On June 15, 1944 became part of the Far East Air Force (FEAF) when the 5th Air Force (5th AF) and 13th Air Force (13th AF) were combined until the end of the Pacific War.

On August 15, 1944 moves to Sansapor Airfield on western New Guinea.

On September 19, 1944 moves to Middleburg Airfield.

On November 22, 1944 lost is P-38J Lightning 44-23394  (MIA) pilot Lt. Col. Robert B. Westbrook (MIA) on a strafing mission over Celebes (Sulawesi).