34th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON

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34th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON (AFSOC)

Lineage. Constituted as 34 Transport Squadron on 2 Feb 1942. Activated on 14 Feb 1942. Redesignated as 34 Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 31 Jul 1945. Activated on 19 May 1947. Inactivated on 10 Sep 1948. Redesignated as 34 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium, on 23 May 1952. Activated on 10 Jun 1952. Inactivated on 18 Jan 1955. Redesignated as 34 Special Operations Squadron on 26 Feb 2010. Activated on 9 Apr 2010.

Assignments. 315 Transport (later, 315 Troop Carrier) Group, 14 Feb 1942-31 Jul 1945. 315 Troop Carrier Group, 19 May 1947-10 Sep 1948. 315 Troop Carrier Group, 10 Jun 1952-18 Jan 1955. 1 Special Operations Group, 9 Apr 2010-.

Stations. Olmsted Field, PA, 14 Feb 1942; Bowman Field, KY, 18 Jun 1942; Florence AAB, SC, 4 Aug-11 Oct 1942; Aldermaston, England, 1 Dec 1942 (operated from Blida Airdrome, Algeria, 29 May 1943-7 Mar 1944); Welford, England, 6 Nov 1943; Spanhoe, England, 6 Feb 1944; Amiens, France, 6 Apr-May 1945; Waller Field, Trinidad, May-31 Jul 1945. Langley Field, VA, 19 May 1947-10 Sep 1948. Brady AB, Japan, 10 Jun 1952-18 Jan 1955. Hurlburt Field, FL, 9 Apr 2010-.

Aircraft. Principally C-47, 1942-1945. C-46, 1952-1955. U-28, 2010-.

Operations. World War II operations included airborne assaults on Normandy, Holland, and Germany, as well as aerial transportation of troops, supplies, and materiel in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) and Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO). Not manned, 1947-1948. Aerial transportation between Japan and Korea during the Korean War. Activated at Hurlburt Field, FL in Apr 2010 for special operations missions.

Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Central Europe. Korean War: Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1953.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: France, [6] Jun 1944. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: [10 Jun 1952]-27 Jul 1953.

Emblem. Approved on 24 March 1954, modified on 24 Jun 2010.