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490 MISSILE SQUADRON
Lineage. Constituted 490th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 14 Aug 1942. Activated on 15 Sep 1942. Redesignated 490th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 1 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 2 Nov 1945. Redesignated 490th Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 11 Mar 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 4 Apr 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated 490th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 7 Jun 1955. Activated on 1 Sep 1955. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1961. Redesignated 490th Strategic Missile Squadron (ICBM-Minuteman), and activated, on 18 Dec 1961. Organized on 1 May 1962. Redesignated 490th Missile Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.
Assignments. 341st Bombardment Group, 15 Sep 1942; Tenth Air Force, 25 Oct 1943 (attached to 341st Bombardment Group, 25 Oct 1943-c. 7 Jan 1944); 341st Bombardment Group, 7 May-2 Nov 1945 (312th Fighter Wing for operational control, 7 May-c. 25 Aug 1945). 341st Bombardment Group, 4 Apr 1947-27 Jun 1949. 341st Bombardment Wing, 1 Sep 1955-25 Jun 1961. Strategic Air Command, 18 Dec 1961; 341st Strategic Missile Wing,
1 May 1962; 341st 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-.
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.
Emblem. Per fess nebuly Celeste and Silver Gray a target issuant from dexter base of the like ringed Or and from its center a sword imbedded Argent hilt of the third between also from target center a lightning bolt palewise and another fesswise Gules; all within a diminished border Azure. Original emblem approved on 11 Jul 1956 (154861 A.C.), modified and reinstated on 2 Mar 1995; replaced emblem approved on 10 Sep 1985 (DFSC 86-03055).
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