Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3. 5 inch-90mm
48th AIRLIFT SQUADRON (AETC)
Lineage. Constituted as 48 Transport Squadron on 30 May 1942. Activated on 15 Jun 1942. Redesignated as 48 Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942. Inactivated on 15 Nov 1945. Activated on 30 Sep 1946. Redesignated as: 48 Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy on 30 Jul 1948; 48 Troop Carrier Squadron, Special on 1 Feb 1949. Inactivated on 18 Sep 1949. Redesignated as 48 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 26 Nov 1952. Activated on 1 Feb 1953. Inactivated on 8 Jun 1955. Activated on 20 Aug 1964. Organized on 1 Jan 1965. Redesignated as 48 Troop Carrier Squadron on 1 Mar 1966. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1967. Redesignated as 48 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 15 Jun 1971. Activated on 15 Nov 1971. Inactivated on 1 Sep 1973. Redesignated as 48 Airlift Squadron on 21 Nov 2003. Activated on 1 Dec 2003.
Assignments. 313 Transport (later, 313 Troop Carrier) Group, 15 Jun 1942-15 Nov 1945. 313 Troop Carrier Group, 30 Sep 1946-18 Sep 1949. 313 Troop Carrier Group, 1 Feb 1953-8 Jun 1955. 313 Troop Carrier (later, 313 Tactical Airlift) Wing, 1 Jan 1965-25 Jun 1967. 313 Tactical Airlift Wing, 15 Nov 1971; 314 Tactical Airlift Wing, 6 Aug-1 Sep 1973. 314 Operations Group, 1 Dec 2003-.
Stations. Daniel Field, GA, 15 Jun 1942; Bowman Field, KY, 21 Jun 1942; Florence, SC, 4 Aug 1942; Maxton, NC, 13 Dec 1942-26 Apr 1943; Oujda, French Morocco, 11 May 1943; Kairouan, Tunisia, 20 Jun 1943 (air echelon operated from Ponte Olivo Airdrome, Sicily, 27 Jul-11 Aug 1943); Sciacca Airdrome, Sicily, 6 Sep 1943; Trapani/Milo Airfield, Sicily, 6 Oct 1943-18 Feb 1944; Folkingham, England, 3 Mar 1944; Achiet, France, 6 Mar-3 Aug 1945; Baer Field, IN, 26 Sep-15 Nov 1945. Illesheim, Germany, 30 Sep 1946; Tulln AB, Austria, 5 May-25 Jun 1947; Langley Field, VA, 25 Jun 1947; Bergstrom Field (later AFB), TX, 15 Jul 1947-22 Oct 1948 (operated from Rhein/Main AB, Germany, c. 1 Jul-8 Nov 1948); Fassberg, Germany, 9 Nov 1948-18 Sep 1949. Mitchel AFB, NY, 1 Feb 1953; Sewart AFB, TN, 2 Oct 1953-8 Jun 1955. Forbes AFB, KS, 1 Jan 1965-25 Jun 1967. Forbes AFB, KS, 15 Nov 1971; Little Rock AFB, AR, 6 Aug-1 Sep 1973. Little Rock AFB, AR, 1 Dec 2003-.
Aircraft. C-47, 1942-1945; C-53, 1942-1945; C-46, 1945. C-47, 1946-1947; C-54, 1947-1949. C-46, 1953; C-119, 1953-1955. C-130, 1965-1967. C-130, 1971-1973. C-130, 2003-.
Operations. Supported airborne assaults on Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Holland, and Germany during World War II. Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949. Supported U.S. Army forces, 1953-1955. Provided airlift for airborne forces, 1965-1967; deployed aircraft and crews to France and England, Oct 1965-Mar 1967 and to Panama Canal Zone, Mar-Jun 1967. Intra-theater airlift and support of U.S. Army airborne forces, 1971-1973. Trained crews for airlift operations, 2003-.
Service Streamers. World War II American Theater.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Sicily, 11 Jul 1943; France [6-7] Jun 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [1 Dec] 2003-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2005-30 Jun 2006; 1 Jul 2006-30 Jun 2007; 1 Jul 2008-30 Jun 2009.
Emblem. Emblem approved on 30 Aug.