Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch-100mm
345th BOMB SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 345th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 3 Feb 1942. Redesiginated 345th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 23 May 1945. Inactivated on 5 Jul 1946. Activated on 1 Jul 1947. Redesignated 345th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 28 May 1948. Inactivated on 25 Jun 1966. 345th Bomb Squadron reactivativated in 2015-.
Assignments. 98th Bombardment Group, 3 Feb 1942; 462d Bombardment Group, 10 Nov 1945; Strategic Air Command, 31 Mar-5 Jul 1946. 98th Bombardment Group, 1 Jul 1947; 98th Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952; 98th Strategic Aerospace Wing, 1 Feb 1964-25 Jun 1966. 489th Bomb Group, 2015-.
Stations. MacDill Field, FL, 3 Feb 1942; Barksdale Field, LA, c. 9 Feb 1942; Ft Myers, FL, 30 Mar 1942; Drane Field, FL, 16 May-3 Jun 1942; Ramat David, Palestine, 5 Aug 1942; Fayid, Egypt, 16 Nov 1942; Tobruk, Libya, 25 Jan 1943; Benina, Libya, 16 Feb 1943; Hergla, Tunisia, 26 Sep 1943; Brindisi, Itlay, 18 Nov 1943; Manduria, Italy, 20 Dec 1943; Lecce, Italy, 18 Jan 1944-19 Apr 1945; Fairmont AAFld, NE, 8 May 1945; McCook AAFld, NE, 25 Jun 1945; MacDill Field, FL, 10 Nov 1945-5 Jul 1946. Andrews Field, MD, 1 Jul 1947; Spokane AAFld, WA, 24 Sep 1947; Yokota, Japan, 5 Aug 1950; Lincoln AFB, NE, 24 Jul 1954-25 Jun 1966. Dyess AFB, TX, 2015-.
Aircraft. B-24, 1942-1945; B-29, 1945. B-29, 1947-1954; B-47, 1954-1966. B-1, 2015-.
Operations. Combat in MTO and ETO, 12 Aug 1942-15 Apr 1945. Combat in Korea, 7 Aug 1950-25 Jul 1953. Engaged in strategic bombardment training with the B-47 throughout the rest of the 1950s-1960s. Formal Training Unit for the B-1B Lancer, 2015-.
Service Streamers. American Theater.
Campaigns. World War II: Egypt- Libya; Air Offensive, Europe; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome- Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea Summer- Fall, 1953.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: North Africa and Sicily, Aug 1942-17 Aug 1943; Ploesti, Rumania, 1 Aug 1943; Korea, 1 Dec 1952-30 Apr 1953. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: [7 Aug] 1950-27 Jul 1953-
Emblem. Approved 7 Dec 1956.