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357th Fighter Squadron Dragons Patch
Pilots and Crew! Enjoy this beautifully embroidered 357th Fighter Squadron Dragons Patch. You’ll love the quality and be proud to display this.
- 4″ inches
- With Hook and Loop
- US Veteran-Owned Business
The 357th Fighter Squadron is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It operates Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft training pilots for close air support missions.
The squadron was first activated during World War II as a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter squadron. After training in the United States the unit deployed to the European Theater of Operations. The unit entered combat operations in the summer of 1943, continuing in combat until April 1945. It earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for carrying out a difficult attack in April 1944. The squadron moved to Germany, where it was briefly part of the occupation forces before returning to the United States where it was inactivated in November 1945.
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