LINEAGE. Constituted 45th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Nov 1940. Activated on 1 Apr 1941. Re-designated: 45th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 7 May 1942; 45th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 20 Nov 1943. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1946. Re-designated: 45th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 May 1952. Activated on 28 May 1952.

ASSIGNMENTS. 40th Bombardment Group, 1 Apr 1941-1 Oct 1946. 40th Bombardment Wing, 28 May 1952-

STATIONS. Borinquen Field, PR, 1 Apr 1941; France Field, CZ, 17 Jun 1942; David, Panama, 13 Nov 1942; Galapagos Islands, 18 Feb 1943; Howard Field CZ, c. 22 May - 15 Jun 1943; Pratt AAF, Kansas, 1 Jul 1943 - 11 Mar 1944; Chakulia, India, c. 9 Apr 1944 - Apr 1945; West Field, Tinian, Apr - 7 Nov 1945;March Field, Calif, 27 Nov 1945; Davis-Montham Field, AZ, c. 13 May - 1 Oct 1946; Smoky Hill AFB, Kansas, 28 May 1952; Forbes AFB, Kansas, 20 Jun 1960-

AIRCRAFT. B~18, 1941-1942; LB-30, 1942-1943; B-24, 1943; B-17, 1943-1944; B-26, 1943; YB~29, 1943-1944; B~29, 1943-1946. B-29, 1953-1954; B~47,1954-.

OPERATIONS. Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-May 1943. Combat in CBI, Jun 1944-29 Mar 1945, and Western Pacific, 5 May-14 Aug 1945.

CAMPAIGNS. Antisubmarine, American Theater; India-Burma; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Western Pacific; Central Burma.

DECORATIONS. Distingnished Unit Citations (3): Yawata, Japan, 20 Aug 1944; Japan, 5-14 May 1945; Japan, 24 Jul 1945.

EMBLEM. On and over a red demolition bomb outlined in black and marked with three yellow stripes, a yellow hawk with black head, in flight, and grasping a black forty-five caliber automatic pistol, outlined in yellow. (Approved 6 Mar 1942.)