The 352nd Fighter Group was a unit of the Eighth Air Force that was located in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.

Col Joseph L. Mason assumed command on 17 May 1943 and held that position for most of the group's time overseas.

[4] The group flew bomber escort missions, counter-air patrols, attacks on airfields, trains, vehicles, troops, gun positions, and other targets.

[2][5] While escorting bombers to Brunswick, the group fought off an attack by a numerically superior force of German fighters.

The group battled enemy planes until they were forced to withdraw and return to its base due to lack of ammunition and fuel.

The 352nd Fighter Group participated in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 with missions to strafing the beaches and other positions and dive-bomb enemy communications.

[1][6] During the Battle of the Bulge, a detachment of the 352nd was sent to Asch Airfield in Belgium and placed under the control of the Ninth Air Force.

The group received the French Croix de Guerre with Palm for actions on 1 January 1945 during the German Operation Bodenplatte.

[7] The goal of Bodenplatte was to gain air superiority during a stagnant stage of the Battle of the Bulge so that the German forces could resume their advance.