490th MISSILE SQUADRON – MORALE

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Computer made/mounted on velcro   3.5 inch-90mm

 

490th MISSILE SQUADRON (AFGSC)

Lineage. Constituted as 490 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 14 Aug 1942. Activated on 15 Sep 1942. Redesignated as 490 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 1 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 2 Nov 1945. Redesignated as 490 Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 11 Mar 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 4 Apr 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated as 490 Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 7 Jun 1955. Activated on 1 Sep 1955. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1961. Redesignated as 490 Strategic Missile Squadron (ICBM-Minuteman), and activated, on 18 Dec 1961. Organized on 1 May 1962. Redesignated as 490 Missile Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

Assignments. 341 Bombardment Group, 15 Sep 1942; Tenth Air Force, 25 Oct 1943 (attached to 341 Bombardment Group, 25 Oct 1943-c. 7 Jan 1944); 341 Bombardment Group, 7 May-2 Nov 1945 (312 Fighter Wing for operational control, 7 May-c. 25 Aug 1945). 341 Bombardment Group, 4 Apr 1947-27 Jun 1949. 341 Bombardment Wing, 1 Sep 1955-25 Jun 1961. Strategic Air Command, 18 Dec 1961; 341st Strategic Missile Wing, 1 May 1962; 341 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991-.

Stations. Camp Malir, Karachi, India, 15 Sep 1942; Moire Camp, Ondal, India, 5 Jan 1943 (operated from Chakulia, India, 20-25 May 1943); Kurmitola, India, 25 May 1943; Dergaon, India, 26 Aug 1944; Moran, India, 20 Oct 1944; Warazup, Burma, 29 Nov 1944; Hanchung, China, 13 Apr-13 Sep 1945 (detachment operated from Hsian, China, 16 Apr-4 Aug 1945); Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1-2 Nov 1945. Dow Field (later, AFB), ME, 4 Apr 1947-27 Jun 1949. Abilene (later, Dyess) AFB, TX, 1 Sep 1955-25 Jun 1961 (deployed at Andersen AFB, Guam, 9 Jan-c. 3 Apr 1958). Malmstrom AFB, MT, 1 May 1962-.

Aircraft and Missiles. B-25, 1942-1945. AT-6, 1947-1949; AT-11, 1947-1949. B-47, 1956-1961. Minuteman I, 1962-1969; Minuteman II, 1969-1996; Minuteman III, 1996-.

Operations. Combat in Central Burma and India, 18 Feb 1943-20 May 1944 and 5 Jul 1944-4 Aug 1945; flew supplies from Chittagong, India to Imphal, India, 20 May-30 Jun 1944 and dropped leaflets for the US Office of War Information, Jan-Aug 1945. Strategic missile operations, 1962-.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: India-Burma; China Defensive; Central Burma; China Offensive.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Central Burma, 1 Oct-31 Dec 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 22 Oct 1962-31 Dec 1963; 1 Jul 1975-30 Jun 1976; 1 Jul 1976-30 Jun 1977; 1 Jul 1979-30 Jun 1981; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1990; 1 Jul 1990-30 Jun 1991; 1 Sep 1991-31 Aug 1993; 1 Sep 1993-31 Aug 1994; 1 Sep 1994-30 Sep 1995; 1 Oct 1995-30 Sep 1996; 1 Oct 1997-30 Sep 1999; 1 Oct 2000-30 Sep 2002; 1 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2004; 1 Oct 2004-30 Sep 2006; 1 Oct 2006-30 Sep 2008; 1 Oct 2008-30 Sep 2009; 1 Jan 2010-31 Dec 2011.

Emblem. Approved on 2 Mar 1995.