909th Air Refueling Squadron, US Air Force
909TH AIR REFUELING SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted 19 Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Redesignated: 409 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 Apr 1942; 409 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 6 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 6 Jul 1945. Redesignated 409 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 5 Aug 1945. Activated on 20 Aug 1945. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1946. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 909 Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, which was constituted, and activated, on 18 Jan 1963. Organized on 1 Apr 1963. Redesignated 909 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Oct 1991. Antisubmarine patrols, May-30 Jul 1942. Combat in European and Mediterranean Theaters of Operation (ETO and MTO), 9 Oct 1942-25 Apr 1945. Worldwide air refueling, Jul 1963-Jun 1971 and Aug 1971-. Rotated aircrews to Southeast Asia, 1967-1973. Provided air refueling in Southwest Asia, Aug 1990-Mar 1991. Provided air refueling in support of peacetime operations and all levels of conflict in the Pacific Theater, 1991-.
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Origin/meaning
The Emblem was approved on 2 December 1963; updated on 7 November 1995.
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