740th MISSILE SQUADRON – COMMAND POST

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740th MISSILE SQUADRON (AFGSC)

Lineage. Constituted as 740 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jun 1943. Redesignated as 740 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 6 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 9 Sep 1945. Redesignated as 740 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 27 Dec 1946. Activated in the Reserve on 10 Jan 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated 740 Fighter-Day Squadron on 7 May 1956. Activated on 25 Jul 1956. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1957. Redesignated as 740 Strategic Missile Squadron (ICBM-Minuteman), and activated, on 28 Jun 1962. Organized on 1 Nov 1962. Redesignated as 740 Missile Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

Assignments. 455 Bombardment Group, 1 Jun 1943-9 Sep 1945. Tenth Air Force, 10 Jan 1947; 455 Bombardment Group, 25 Mar 1947-27 Jun 1949. 455 Fighter-Day Group, 25 Jul 1956-1 Jul 1957. Strategic Air Command, 28 Jun 1962; 455 Strategic Missile Wing, 1 Nov 1962; 91 Strategic Missile Wing, 25 Jun 1968; 4091 Operations Group, 1 Jul 1988; 91 Strategic Missile Wing, 14 Feb 1991; 91 Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991; 91 Missile Group, 1 Jul 1994; 91 Operations Group, 1 Feb 1996-.

Stations. Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 1 Jun 1943; Kearns, UT, 9 Sep 1943; Langley Field, VA, 5 Oct-13 Dec 1943; San Giovanni, Italy, 15 Jan 1944; Bari, Italy, c. Jul-9 Sep 1945. Hensley Field, TX, 10 Jan 1947-27 Jun 1949. Myrtle Beach AFB, SC, 25 Jul 1956-1 Jul 1957. Minot AFB, ND, 1 Nov 1962-.

Aircraft/Missiles. B-24, 1943-1945. B-29, 1947-1949. Minuteman I, 1963-1971; Minuteman III, 1968-.

Operations. Combat in Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) and European Theater of Operations (ETO), 12 Feb 1944-25 Apr 1945. Not operational, 1956-1957. Missile alert operations, 1963-.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Steyr, Austria, 2 Apr 1944; Austria, 26 Jun 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1972-30 Jun 1973; 1 Jul 1976-30 Jun 1978; 1 Jul 1978-30 Jun 1980; 1 Jul 1989-14 Feb 1991; 1 Sep 1993-31 Aug 1995; 1 Sep 1995-31 Aug 1997; 1 Oct 1998-30 Sep 2000; 1 Oct 2000-1 Oct 2001; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2002.

Emblem. Approved on 16 Jul 1964; revised by CSAF, 1995.

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