Lineage
Constituted 373d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 194. Activated on 15 Apr 1942. Inactivated on 7 Jan 1946. Redesignated 373d Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Weather) on 16 Sept 1947. Activated on 15 Oct 1947. Inactivated on 21 Feb 1951. Redesignated 373d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 4 Oct 1951. Activated on 10 Oct 1951. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1961. Redesignated 373d Strategic Missile Squadron, and activated, on 29 Nov 1961. Organized on 1 Apr 1962.
Assignments
308th Bombardment Group, 15 Apr 1942; 494th Bombardment Group, 21 Jul 1945; 11th Bombardment Group, 11 Oct 1945-7 Jan 1946. 8th Weather (later 2108th Air Weather) Group, 15 Oct 1947-21 Feb 1951. 308th Bombardment Group, 10 Oct 1951 (attached to 21st Air Division, 10 Oct 1951-17 Apr 199); 308th Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952-25 Jun 1961. Strategic Air Command, 29 Nov 1961; 308th Strategic Missile Wing, 1 Apr 1962-.
Stations
Gowen Field, Idaho, 15 Apr 1942; Davis-Monthan Field, Ariz, 20 Jun 1942; Alamogordo, NM, 23 Jul 1942; Davis-Monthan Field, Ariz, 28 Aug 1942; Wendover Field, Utah, I Oct 1942; Pueblo AAB, Colo, 30 Nov 1942-2 Jan 1943; Yangkai, China, 20 Mar 1943; Luliang, China, 14 Sep 1944; Yontan, Okinawa, 21 Jul-19 Dec 1945; Vancouver, Wash, 4-7 Jan 1946. Kindley Field, Bermuda, 15 Oct 1947-21 Feb 1951. Forbes AFB, Kan, 10 Oct 1951; Hunter AFB, Ga, 17 Apr 1952; Plattsburgh AFB, NY, 15 Jul 1959-25 Jun 1961. Little Rock AFB, Ark, 1 Apr 1962-.
COMMANDERS.
Aircraft
B-18, 1942; B-24, 1942-1945. TB-17, 1947-1948; B/RB/WB-29, 1947-1951. B-29, 1951-1953; B-47, 1954-1959. Titan, 1963-.
Operations
Combat in CBI and Western Pacific, 4 May 1943-3 Jun 1945 and 21 Jul-14 Aug 1945. Not manned, 15 Jul 1959-25 Jun 1961.
SERVICE STREAMERS. None
CAMPAIGN STREAMERS.
India-Burma; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; New Guinea; Western Pacific; China Offensive; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY STREAMERS.
DECORATIONS.
Distinguished Unit Citation: East and South China Seas, Straits of Formosa, and Gulf of Tonkin, 24 May 1944-28 Apr 1945. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Nov 1956-1 Apr 1957
EMBLEM. Approved i9 May 1953.
Date prepared. 1982
Prepared by Maurer Maurer
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