323d EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

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Computer made/mounted on velcro   4.0 inch-100mm

 

323^d EXPEDITIONARY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON

Lineage. Constituted 323^d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 15 Apr 1942. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Redesignated 323^d Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Jun 1947. Activated on 1 Jul 1947. Inactivated on 10 Nov 1948. Redesignated 323^d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron on 16 May 1949, Activated on 1 Jun 1949. Redesignated 323^d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 1 Nov 1950. Inactivated on 8 Nov 1957. Redesignated 323^d Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron in 2013-.

Assignments. 91^st Bombardment Group, 15 Apr 1942-7 Nov 1945. 91^st Reconnaissance Group, 1 Jul 1947-10 Nov 1948. 91^st Strategic Reconnaissance Group, 1 Jun 199 (attached to 55^th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 19 Sep-10 Oct 1949); 91^st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 28 May 1952-8 Nov 1957.

Stations. Harding Field, LA, 15 Apr 1942; MacDill Field, FL, 13 May 1942; Walla Walla, WA, 22 Jun-24 Aug 1942; Kimbolton, England, 13 Sep 1942; Bassingbourn, England, 14 Oct 1942-22 Jun 1945; Drew Field, FL, 3 Jul-7 Nov 1945. Andrews Field, MD, 1 Ju1 1947; McGuire AFB, NJ, 19 Jul-10 Nov 1948. McGuire AFB, NJ, 1 Jun 1949; Forbes AFB, KS, 19 Sep 1949; Barksdale AFB, LA, 10 Oct 1949; Lockbourne AFB, OH, 11 Sep 1951-8 Nov 1957. Nigerien AB 101, Niger, 2013-.

Aircraft. B-17,1942-1945. B/RB-17, 1949; B/RB-29, 1949-1950; B/RB-45, 1950-1952; RB-47,1953-1957. MQ-9,

Operations. Combat in ETO, 7 Nov 1942-17 Apr 1945. Provide persistent aerial surveillance missions across Northwest Africa.

Service Streamers. None.

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

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Hamm, Germany, 4 Mar 1943; Germany, 11 Jan 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 8 Sep 1953-8 Nov 1957.

Emblem. Approved 23 Oct 1953.