174th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON

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Computer made/mounted on velcro   4.0 inch-100mm

 

174th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON

Lineage. Constituted 386th Fighter Squadron on 27 Apr 1943. Activated on 15 May 1943. Inactivated on 22 Sep 1945. Redesignated 174th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to IA ANG, on 24 May 1946. 174th Fighter Squadron (SE) extended federal recognition on 2 Dec 1946. 174th Fighter Squadron (Jet) on 1 May 1950; 174th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in Jun 1952; 174th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 Jul 1955; 174th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 10 Apr 1958; 158th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 May 1961; 174th Fighter Squadron on 15 Mar 1992; 174th Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Nov 2003-.

Assignments. 365th Fighter Group, 15 May 1943-22 Sep 1945. 132nd Fighter Group, 2 Dec  1946; 132nd  Fighter Interceptor Wing, 1 Jul 1955; Tactical Air Command, 1 Jul 1960;  185th Tactical Fighter Group, 1 Oct 1962; 185th Fighter Group, 15 Mar 1992; 185th Fighter Wing on 11 Oct 1995; 185th Air Refueling Wing, 1 Nov 2003-.

Stations. Richmond AAB, VA, 15 May 1943; Langley Field, VA, 19 Jul 1943; Dover AAFld, DE, 12 Aug 1943; Richmond AAB, VA, 19 Nov-4 Dec 1943; Gosfield, England, 23 Dec 1943; Beaulieu, England, 5 Mar 1944; Aze ville, France, 27 Jun 1944; Lignerolles, France, c. 31 Aug 1944; Bretigny, France, 3 Sep 1944; Juvincourt, France, 11 Sep 1944; Chievres, Belgium, 4 Oct 1944; Metz, France, 29 Dec 1944; Florennes/Juzaine, Belgium, 30 Jan 1945; Aachen, Germany, 17 Mar 1945; Fritzlar, Germany, 12 Apr 1945; Suippes, France, c. 29 Jul 1945; Antwerp, Belgium, c. 22 Aug-11 Sep 1945; Camp Myles Standish, MA, 20-22 Sep 1945. Sioux City MAP, IA, 2 Dec 1946-. (operated from: Dow AFB, ME, 1 Apr 1951; Alexandria AFB, LA, Jun 1952-31 Dec 1952; Phu Cat AB, South Vietnam, May 1968-Apr 1969)

Aircraft. P-47, 1943-1945. P-51D, 1946-1950, 1951-1953; F-84B, 1950-1951; F-80C, 1953-1956; F-84E, 1956-1958; RF-84F, 1958-1961; F-100C/F, 1961-1974; F-100D/F, 1974-1976; A-7D, 1976-1992; F-16C/D, 1991-2003; KC-135E, 2003-2007; KC-135R, 2007-.

Operations. Combat in ETO, 22 Feb 1944-4 May 1945. Called to active duty as part of the Korean War call-up, 1 Apr 1951-31 Dec 1952. Tactical Reconnaissance operations, 1958-1961. Called to active duty as part of the Pueblo Crisis call-up and began preparing overseas deployment , 26 Jan 1968. Tactical fighter operations, 1961-2003. Participated in Operations:  JUMP START, IRAQI FREEDOM, NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaigns. Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhine-land; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citations: Germany, 21 Oct 1944; Germany, 20 Apr 1945. Cited in the Or der of the Day, Belgian Army: 6 Jun-30 Sep 1944; 16 Dec 1944-25 Jan 1945. Belgian Fourragere.

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