104th Fighter Squadron

104th Fighter Squadron
104th Fighter Squadron - A-10 Thunderbolt II
Active	1921-Present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Squadron
Role	Ground Support
Part of	Maryland Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland
Tail Code	"MD"
Insignia
104th Fighter Squadron emblem

The 104th Fighter Squadron (104 FS) is a unit of the Maryland Air National Guard 175th Wing stationed at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland. The 104th is equipped with the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

The squadron is a descendant organization of the 104th Observation Squadron, which was formed on 29 June 1921. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.

History

Lineage

• Organized in the Maryland NG as 104th Fighter Squadron on 29 Jun 1921

Re-designated 104th Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923

Ordered into active service on 3 Feb 1941

Re-designated: 104th Observation Squadron (Light) on 13 Jan 1942

Re-designated: 104th Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942

Inactivated on 18 Oct 1942

• Activated on 1 Mar 1943

Re-designated: 104th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 2 Apr 1943

Re-designated: 489th Fighter Squadron on 11 Aug 1943

Disbanded on: 1 May 1944.

• Reconstituted on 21 Jun 1945

Re-designated: 104th Fighter Squadron and allotted to Maryland ANG on 24 May 1946

Extended federal recognition on 17 Aug 1946

Re-designated: 104th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in Aug 1951

Re-designated: 104th Fighter Bomber-Squadron on 1 Dec 1952

Re-designated: 104th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron in Jun 1956

Re-designated: 104th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 10 Nov 1958

Re-designated: 104th Fighter Squadron on 15 Mar 1992

Assignments

• Maryland National Guard (divisional aviation, 29th Division), 29 Jun 1921
• II Army Corps, 3 Feb 1941
• 59th Observation Group, 1 Sep 1942-18 Oct 1942
• 59th Observation Group (late Reconnaissance; Fighter) Group, 1 Mar 1943-1 May 1944
• Maryland Air National Guard 17 Aug 1946
• 175th Tactical Fighter Group, 1 Oct 1962
• 175th Fighter Group, 15 Mar 1992
• 175th Wing, 1996-present.

See also

• List of United States Army National Guard Observation Squadrons

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5

External links

• Maryland National Guard
• 175th Wing
• Maryland Military Historical Society