Trained in the continental United States, Oct 1944 – Feb 1945. Moved to western Pacific Ocean in spring of 1945. Escorted Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers in raids against Japan, and attacked targets such as enemy airfields, May-Aug 1945.
Cold War
Between 1953 and 1959 the unit trained for a variety of tactical air missions. Frequently deployed for training exercises, some of them overseas.
Lineage
Constituted as the 458th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine on 5 October 1944
Activated on 21 October 1944
Inactivated on 16 December 1945
Redesignated 458th Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 November 1952
Activated on 20 January 1953
Redesignated 458th Fighter-Day Squadron on 1 July 1957
Redesignated 458th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 January 1958
Redesignated 458th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 July 1958
Watkins, Robert A. (2017). Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force In World War II. Vol. VI, China-Burma-India & The Western Pacific. Atglen,PA: Shiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN978-0-7643-5273-7.