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316th Fighter Squadron
The 316th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. It was last active with the 324th Fighter Group at Camp Shanks, New York, where it was inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.
==History==
The 316th Fighter Squadron was activated in mid-1942 under I Fighter Command at Mitchel Field, New York as one of the original squadrons of the 324th Fighter Group. The squadron trained at Byrd Field, Virginia.〔 The first three and a half months were spent in training, and the men of the 316th absorbed the various techniques of aerial combat.〔(Brief History of the 316 Fighter Squadron 1942-1956, Prepared by USAF Historical Division Research Studies Institute Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama July 1956 )〕
On 9 October overseas shipment orders arrived, and on the 27th the men boarded a train in Norfolk and arrived at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey the next day. The air echelon had left earlier for Miami Army Air Field, Florida, and were later flown by easy stages along the South Atlantic Air Transport Route via the Caribbean and Brazil to the squadron's destination - North Africa and the Ninth Air Force.〔
On Halloween day 1942 the ground echelon boarded the USS West Point, formerly the luxury liner America, which left New York early on 1 November. The squadron was berthed on the lowest deck, promptly tagged "Torpedo Junction" by some wag, and the men settled down to days of sickness and boredom. The monotony was somewhat relieved by the sight of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but no one was allowed ashore. On 12 November the West Point left Rio for the long haul to India, arriving at Bombay on 2 December. The squadron's equipment was unloaded, and the men were put on a train and sent to British Army rest camp at Deolali, India. They spent several days there stretching their "sea legs" in preparation for the next phase of the trip. The cleanliness and luxury of Deolali was a welcome respite from the crowded conditions common to troopships. On 13 December the 316th boarded HMS Denera, and three days later the men disembarked in Egypt. By 23 December the squadron was at RAF El Amiriya (Landing Ground LG-174), Egypt, and a period of training under combat-wise Royal Air Force supervisors followed.〔
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