<sod>The squadron was renamed the 23d Fighter Squadron in 1942.   When the Navy took over the antisubmarine mission, the squadron was redeployed back to the United States, moving to [[Morrison Field]], Florida by 27 May, and it converted to the [[P-47 Thunderbolt]] in June 1943.<ref name="23 FS Fact Sheet">[http://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7911 23 FS Fact Sheet]</ref><eod>
<sod>The squadron was renamed the 23d Fighter Squadron in 1942.   When the Navy took over the antisubmarine mission, the squadron was redeployed back to the United States, moving to [[Morrison Field]], Florida by 27 May, and it converted to the [[P-47 Thunderbolt]] in June 1943.<ref name="23 FS Fact Sheet">[http://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7911 23 FS Fact Sheet] {{wayback|url=http://www.spangdahlem.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7911 |date=20151003042643 |df=y }}</ref><eod>