723d Tactical Fighter Squadron information

723d Tactical Fighter Squadron
450th Fighter-Day Wing F-100 Super Sabres at Foster AFB
Active	1943-1945, 1954-1958
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Tactical Fighter
Engagements	Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation
Insignia
Patch with 723d Tactical Fighter Squadron emblem (approved 6 June 1955)[1]
723d Bombardment Squadron emblem (World War II[2]

The 723d Tactical Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 450th Tactical Fighter Wing at Foster Air Force Base, Texas, where it was inactivated on 18 December 1958.

The squadron was first activated as the 723d Bombardment Squadron in 1943. After training with Consolidated B-24 Liberators in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations. After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated when the 450th Group began to convert to the Boeing B-29 Superfortress..

The squadron was reactivated in 1954 as the 723d Fighter-Bomber Squadron at Foster, where it was initially equipped with North American F-86 Sabres. The following year, it became one of the first units to equip with the North American F-100 Super Sabre. It continued to fly the "Hun" until it was inactivated when Foster closed.