859th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON – HERITAGE

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859th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON

Lineage. Constituted 517th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 13 Oct 1943. Activated on 18 Oct 1942. Redesignated: 12th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 29 Nov 1942; 859th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 24 Sep 1943. Inactivated on 4 Oct 1945. Redesignated 859th Special Operations Squadron, formerly Detachment 1 on 1 Apr 2016-.

Assignments. 377th Bombardment Group, 18 Oct 1942; 25th Antisubmarine wing, 9 Dec 1942; 492nd Bombardment [Group, 1 Oct 1943-c. Aug 1945 (detached on 17 Dec 1944 and sent to [TO, where the squadron operated with the 15th Special Group [Prov] and later with the 2641st Special Group [Prov]). 27th Special Operations Wing, 1 Apr 2016-.

Stations. Atlantic City, NJ, 18 Oct 1942; Langley Field, VA, 12 Jan-18 Sep 1943; Blythe AAFld, CA, 24 Sep 1943; Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 9 Dec 1943-1 Jan 1944; North Pickenham, England, 1 Jan 1944; Harrington, England, 10 Aug-17 Dec 1944; Brindisi, Italy, 20 Dec 1944; Rosignano, Italy, 24 Mar 1945; Gioia del Colle, Italy, 20 May 1945; Bari, Italy, 20 Jul-4 Oct 1945. Cannon AFB, NM, 1 Apr 2016-.

Aircraft. L-49, 1942-1943; O-46, 1942-1943; O-47, 1942-1943; B-18, 1943; B-25, 1943; B-24, 1943-1945; C-47,1944-1945. C-146A, 2016-.

Operations. Antisubmarine patrol, 18 [Oct 1942-18 Sep 1943. Combat in ETO, In May-5 Aug 1944, and 17 Sep-16 Dec 11944; CARPETBAGGER missions, 10 Aug-16 Sep 1944, and 31 Dec 1944-c. May 1945. The 859th Special Operations Squadron, formerly Detachment 1 of the 919th Special Operations Group, was activated on 1 Apr 2016. Provide unmatched mobility, logistical and medical support on behalf of joint special operations forces in five theaters around the globe as part of the Non-Standard Aviation mission. (Non-Standard Aviation refers to operations performed by a fleet of aircraft used by Air Force Special Operations Command to support austere and remote locations not serviced by reliable and safe commercial aviation runway environments)

Service streamers. None.

Campaigns. Antisubmarine, American Theater; Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; North Apennines; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations. French Croix de Guerre with Palm.

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