774th EXPEDITIONARY AIRLIFT SQUADRON – FLIGHT MEDICINE – OCP

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774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Lineage. Constituted 774th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943. Activated on 1 Aug 1943. Redesignated 774th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 29 Sep 1944. Inactivated on 25 Sep 1945. Redesignated 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 1 Dec 1952. Activated on 16 Jan 1953. Redesignated: 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Assault on 18 Dec 1961; 774th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 15 May 1965; 774th Troop Carrier Squadron on 1 Jan 1967; 774th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 Aug 1967; Inactivated on 15 Jun 1971. Activated on 1 Jun 1972. Redesignated 774th Airlift Squadron on 1 Nov 1991. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1993. Redesignated 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron , and converted to provisional status, on 4 Dec 2001.

Assignments. 463rd Bombardment Group, 1 Aug 1943-25 Sep 1945. 463rd Troop Carrier Group, 16 Jan 1953; 463rd Troop Carrier Wing, 25 Sep 1957; 840th Air Division, 23 Nov 1965; 463rd Troop Carrier (later, 463d Tactical Airlift) Wing, 7 Feb 1966-15 Jun 1971. 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 Jun 1972-1 Oct 1993. (attached to: 513th Tactical Airlift Wing, 5 Sep- 15 Nov 1974; 322nd Tactical Airlift Wing, 12 Oct-15 Dec 1973); 463rd Operations Group, 1 Nov 1991-1 Oct 1993. Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate at anytime after 4 December 2001. Attached to: 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, 2006-.

Stations. Geiger Field, WA, 1 Aug 1943; Rapid City AAB, SD, Aug 1943; MacDill Field, FL, 4 Nov 1943; Lakeland AAFld, FL, 2 Jan 1944-2 Feb 1944; Celone Airfield, Italy, 18 Mar 1944-25 Sep 1945. Memphis Mun Aprt, TN, 16 Jan 1953; Ardmore AFB, OK, 10 Aug 1953; Sewart AFB, TN, 15 Dec 1958; Langley AFB, VA, 5 Jul 1963-7 Feb 1966; Mactan Isle Airfield, Philippines, 12 Feb 1966; Clark AB, Philippines, 15 Jul 1968-15 Jun 1971; Dyess AFB, TX, 1 Jun 1972-1 Oct 1993. (deployed to: RAF Mildenhall, England, 5 Sep-15 Nov 1974; Rhein Main AB, West Germany, 12 Oct-15 Dec 1973; RAF Sculthorpe, England, 4 Aug- 13 Oct 1988); Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base, Uzbekistan, undetermined; Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, 2006-.

Aircraft. B-17, 1943-1945. C-119, 1953-1957; C-130,1956-1971; 1972-1993; 2006-.

Operations. Combat in MTO and ETO, 30 Mar 1944-26 Apr 1945. Transported men and materiel in support of the crises in Lebanon, Jul 1958; Taiwan, Aug 1958; Berlin, Sep 1961; Cuba, Oct- Nov 1962. Operated a TAC-sponsored flight demonstration team during the late 1950s and early 1960s known as “The Four Horsemen,” utilizing four C-130A aircraft. Engaged in airlift missions between the Philippines and South Vietnam, airlifting supplies and equipment to airfields in the combat areas; evacuating wounded personnel to hospitals. Inter-theater airlift missions of crucial supplies, such as ammunition, food and water to unimproved airstrips and small drop zones in support the US Army.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. Air Offensive, Europe Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Ploesti, Rumania, 18 May 1944; Germany, 24 Mar 1945. Air Force Out-standing Unit Award* 15 Dec 1960-1 Apr 1961.

Emblem. Approved 14 Sep 1953.

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Weight 0.0000 kg
Dimensions 0.00 × 0.00 × 0.00 cm