384th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON – BOOM DRIVER

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384th AIR REFUELING SQUADRON (AMC)

Lineage. Constituted 584 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 15 Feb 1943. Activated on 5 Mar 1943. Redesignated: 584 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 9 Oct 1944; 584 Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 3 Dec 1945. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1946. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with 384 Air Refueling Squadron, Medium, which was constituted on 3 Mar 1955. Activated on 1 Apr 1955. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1966. Redesignated 384 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, on 19 Jun 1973. Activated on 30 Sep 1973. Redesignated 384 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

Assignments. 394 Bombardment Group, 5 Mar 1943-31 Mar 1946. 4050 Air Refueling Wing, 1 Apr 1955 (attached to HQ Eighth Air Force, 27 Apr-27 Jun 1956 and 21 May-25 Jun 1957); 499 Air Refueling Wing, 1 Jan 1963-25 Jun 1966. 384 Air Refueling (later, 384 Bombardment) Wing, 30 Sep 1973; 384 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991; 19 Operations Group, 1 Jun 1992; 22 Operations Group, 1 Jan 1994-.

Stations. MacDill Field, FL, 5 Mar 1943; Ardmore AAFld, OK, 12 Jul 1943; Kellogg Field, MI, 24 Aug 1943; Atterbury AAFld, IN, 11 Sep 1943; Kellogg Field, MI, 13 Oct 1943-15 Feb 1944; Boreham, England, 11 Mar 1944; Holmsley, England, 24 Jul 1944; Tour-en-Bassin, France, 22 Aug 1944; Bricy, France, 21 Sep 1944; Cambrai-Niergnies, France, 8 Oct 1944; Venlo, Holland, 5 May 1945; Kitzingen, Germany, Sep 1945-15 Feb 1946; Bolling Field, DC, 15 Feb-31 Mar 1946. Westover AFB, MA, 1 Apr 1955-25 Jun 1966 (deployed at Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 27 Apr-27 Jun 1956 and 21 May-25 Jun 1957; Lajes AB, Azores, 28 Sep-c. 28 Dec 1963). McConnell AFB, KS, 30 Sep 1973-.

Aircraft. B-26, 1943-1945; A-26, 1945-1946. KC-97, 1955-1965. KC-135, 1973-1977, 1978-.

Operations. Combat in European Theater of Operations (ETO), 23 Mar 1944-20 Apr 1945. Aerial refueling for SAC bombers in north Atlantic area, 1955-1965. Worldwide aerial refueling, 1973-; supported operations in Panama, 18-20 Dec 1989 and Southwest Asia, Aug 1990-Mar 1991.

Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: France, 7-9 Aug 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 8 Feb 1956-1 Dec 1959; 1 Jul 1974-30 Jun 1976; 1 Jul 1976-30 Jun 1978; 1 Jul 1980-30 Jun 1981; 1 Jul 1987-30 Jun 1989; 30 May 1990-29 May 1992; 1 Jun 1994-31 May 1996; 1 Aug 1999-31 Jul 2000; 1 Aug 2000-31 Jul 2001; 1 Aug 2002-31 Jul 2004; 1 Aug 2004-31 Jul 2005; 1 Aug 2005-31 Jul 2006. French Croix de Guerre with Palm: 6 Jun-14 Sep 1944.

Emblem. Approved on 5 Feb 1960.