Lineage. Constituted as 3 Floating Air Depot on 11 Mar 1944. Activated on 15 Mar 1944. Redesignated as 3 Aircraft Repair Unit (Floating) on 29 May 1944. Inactivated on 2 Jan 1946. Disbanded on 8 Nov 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 763 Maintenance Squadron, on 29 Jul 2003. Activated on 1 Oct 2003.
Assignments. Air Service Command, 15 Mar 1944; V Air Service Area Command, 15 Jan 1945; Air Service Command, Nov 1945-2 Jan 1946. 563 Rescue Group, 1 Oct 2003; 347 Maintenance Group, 18 Aug 2006; 23 Maintenance Group, 1 Oct 2006-.
Stations. Kelly Field, TX 15 Mar 1944; Brookley Field, AL, 17 May-15 Nov 1944; Tacloban Harbor, Leyte, 15 Jan 1945; Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, 25 Feb 1945; Manila Bay, Luzon, 20 Sep-c. 1 Nov 1945; Los Angeles, CA, 26 Nov 1945; Brookley Field, AL, 13 Dec 1945-2 Jan 1946. Nellis AFB, NV, 1 Oct 2003-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Leyte; Luzon.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 2003-31 Oct 2004; 1 Nov 2004-31 Jul 2006. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 7 Oct 2009.
Supersedes statement prepared on 21 Aug 2003.
Emblem. Approved on 2 Mar 2004.
Prepared by Patsy Robertson.
Reviewed by Daniel Haulman.