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22d Bombardment Squadron
22d Bombardment Squadron
	Emblem of the 22d Bombardment Squadron
Active	1939–1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Role	Bombardment
Part of	Far East Air Force
Nickname(s)	"Red Raiders"
Engagements	World War II

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The 22d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 341st Bombardment Group, based at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. It was inactivated on November 2, 1945.

History

Antisubmarine patrols off California coast, December 8 – c. December 10, 1941. Deployed to Southwest Pacific and engaged in combat, c. January 13 – c. March 1, 1942; detachment under control of United States Navy in combat from the Fiji Islands and Australia, February 14 – c. March 14, 1942. Surviving B-17 aircraft and personnel reassigned to other units in Australia, March 1942 and unit reassigned without personnel or equipment to the United States for re-equipping and remanning as medium bomber squadron. Deployed to Tenth Air Force for combat in the China-Burma-India theater, December 14, 1942 – July 25, 1945.

Lineage

Constituted as 22d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), and activated, on October 20, 1939

Redesignated 22d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) c. September 15, 1942

Inactivated on November 2, 1945.

Consolidated 19 Sep 1985 with the 22nd Air Refueling Squadron, established on 15 Jun 1950

Activated on 15 Jun 1950

Inactivated on 15 Jun 1960

Redesignated 22d Air Refueling Squadron (Heavy) and activated on 1 Jul 1963

Inctivated on 1 Dec 1989

Redesignated 22d Air Refueling Squadron on 29 Sep 1992

Activated on 1 Oct 1992

Inactivated on 30 Aug 2002

Redesignated 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and converted to provisional status, 22 Jan 2003

Assignments

7th Bombardment Group, October 20, 1939

Attached to 17th Bombardment Group for training, April 26 – May 28, 1942

341st Bombardment Group, September 15, 1942 – November 2, 1945
22d Bombardment Group, 16 Jun 1950

Attached to 22d Bombardment Wing, 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952

22d Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952-1 Dec 1989
366th Operations Group, 1 Oct 1992-30 Aug 2002
Air Mobility Command, to activate or inactivate at any time after 22 Jan 2003.

Stations

Hamilton Field, California, October 20, 1939
Fort Douglas, Utah, September 7, 1940
Salt Lake City Apt., Utah, c. June 21 – November 13, 1941
Archerfield Airport (Brisbane), Australia, December 22, 1941

Air echelon at: Muroc AAF, California, 8-c. December 12 194

Air echelon at: Hickam Field, Hawaii (Territory), December 18, 1941 – January 5, 1942

Air echelon at: Singosari, Java, January 13–19, 1942

Jogjakarta, Java, January 19, 1942

Detachment operated from: Nandi Airport, Fiji Islands, 14-c. February 18, 1942

Detachment operated from: RAAF Base Townsville, Australia, c. February 20 – c. March 14, 1942

Essendon Airport (Melbourne), Australia, c. March 4 – April 6, 1942
Columbia AAB, South Carolina, April 26 – May 28, 1942

Karachi, India, July 23, 1942
Chakulia, India, December 3, 1942
Yangkai, China, January 8, 1944 – c. September 1945

Detachments operated from: Yunnani, April 29 – May 6, 1944, and c. November 5, 1944 – c. January 20, 1945

Detachments operated from: Peishiyi, February – March 25, 1945

Detachments operated from: Chihkiang, March 29 – c. April 1, 1945

Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, November 1–2, 1945
March AFB, California, 16 Jun 1950-1 Dec 1989

Located as a GSU at: McChord AFB, Washington, 15 Jun 1960-1 Jul 1962

Deployed to: Andersen AFB, Guam, 1 Jul 1962-15 Aug 1973

Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, 1 Oct 1992-30 Aug 2002
Undetermined location, 22 Jan 2003

Aircraft

In addition to B-18 Bolo, included Northrop A-17 (or A-17A) during period 1939–1940
B-17 Flying Fortress, 1940–1942
B-25 Mitchell; 1942–1945
Douglas A-26, 1945
KC-97 Stratotanker, 1950-1960
KC-135 Stratotanker, 1960-1989; 1992-2002
Undetermined, 2003-Present

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975

External links

22d Bomb Squadron Association

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 ==History==
+Antisubmarine patrols off California coast, December 8 – c. December 10, 1941.  Deployed to Southwest Pacific and engaged in combat, c. January 13 – c. March 1, 1942; detachment under control of United States Navy in combat from the Fiji Islands and Australia, February 14 – c. March 14, 1942.  Surviving B-17 aircraft and personnel reassigned to other units in Australia, March 1942 and unit reassigned without personnel or equipment to the United States for re-equipping and remanning as medium bomber squadron.  Deployed to Tenth Air Force for combat in the China-Burma-India theater, December 14, 1942 – July 25, 1945.
 === Lineage===
 * Constituted as '''22d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)''', and activated, on October 20, 1939
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 * [[7th Bomb Wing|7th Bombardment Group]], October 20, 1939
 : Attached to [[17th Training Wing|17th Bombardment Group]] for training, April 26 – May 28, 1942
-* [[341st Missile Wing|341st Bombardment Group]], September 15, 1942 – November 2, 1945.
+* [[341st Missile Wing|341st Bombardment Group]], September 15, 1942 – November 2, 1945
+* [[22d Bombardment Group]], 16 Jun 1950
+: Attached to [[22d Bombardment Wing]], 10 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952
+* [[22d Bombardment Wing]], 16 Jun 1952-1 Dec 1989
+* [[366th Operations Group]], 1 Oct 1992-30 Aug 2002
+* [[Air Mobility Command]], to activate or inactivate at any time after 22 Jan 2003.
 ===Stations===
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 : Detachment operated from: [[Nadi International Airport|Nandi Airport]], [[Fiji Islands]], 14-c. February 18, 1942
 : Detachment operated from: [[RAAF Base Townsville]], [[Australia]], c. February 20 – c. March 14, 1942
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 * [[Essendon Airport|Essendon Airport (Melbourne)]], [[Australia]], c. March 4 – April 6, 1942
 * [[Columbia Metropolitan Airport|Columbia AAB]], [[South Carolina]], April 26 – May 28, 1942
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 * [[Karachi]], [[India]], July 23, 1942
 * Chakulia, [[India]], December 3, 1942
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 : Detachments operated from: Chihkiang, March 29 – c. April 1, 1945
 * Camp Kilmer, [[New Jersey]], November 1–2, 1945
+* [[March AFB]], [[California]], 16 Jun 1950-1 Dec 1989
+: Located as a GSU at: [[McChord AFB]], [[Washington]], 15 Jun 1960-1 Jul 1962
+: Deployed to: [[Andersen AFB]], [[Guam]], 1 Jul 1962-15 Aug 1973
+* [[Mountain Home AFB]], [[Idaho]], 1 Oct 1992-30 Aug 2002
+* Undetermined location, 22 Jan 2003
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 * [[B-17 Flying Fortress]], 1940–1942
 * [[B-25 Mitchell]]; 1942–1945
-* [[Douglas A-26]], 1945.
+* [[Douglas A-26]], 1945
+* [[KC-97 Stratotanker]], 1950-1960
+* [[KC-135 Stratotanker]], 1960-1989; 1992-2002
-==Operational History==
+* Undetermined, 2003-Present
-Antisubmarine patrols off California coast, December 8 – c. December 10, 1941.  Deployed to Southwest Pacific and engaged in combat, c. January 13 – c. March 1, 1942; detachment under control of United States Navy in combat from the Fiji Islands and Australia, February 14 – c. March 14, 1942.  Surviving B-17 aircraft and personnel reassigned to other units in Australia, March 1942 and unit reassigned without personnel or equipment to the United States for re-equipping and remanning as medium bomber squadron.  Deployed to Tenth Air Force for combat in the China-Burma-India theater, December 14, 1942 – July 25, 1945.
 ==See also==