Constituted 510th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 25 Sep 1942. Activated on 1 Oct 1942. Inactivated on 28 Aug 1945. Redesignated 510th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 25 Aug 1947. Activated in the reserve on 15 Sep 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated 510th Strategic Missile Squadron, and activated on 15 Nov 1962.

Assignments. 351st Bombardment Group, 1 Oct 1942-28 Aug 1945. 351st Bombardment Group, 15 Sep 1947; 381st Bombardment Group, 3 May 1948-27 Jun 1949. Strategic Air Command, 15 Nov 1962--.

Stations. Salt Lake City AAB, Utah, 1 Oct 1942; Gowen Field, Idaho, 1 Oct 1942; Geiger Field, Wash, Nov 1942; Biggs Field, Tex, 2 Jan 1943; Pueblo AAB, Colo, 2 Mar-12 Apr 1943; Polebrook England, 12 May 1943-9 Jun 1945, Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, Jul-28 Aug 1945. Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minn, 15 Sep 1947-27 Jun 1949.

Aircraft. B-17, 1942-1945.

Operations. Combat in ETO, 14 May 1943-20 Apr 1945.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaigns. Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations. Germany, 9 Oct 1943, Germany, 11 Jan 1944.

Emblem. On an ultramarine blue disc, border ultramarine blue, piped black, three yellow aerial bombs, one to dexter, one to sinister, pointing to center base point, larger one in center in pale, surmounted by the head and face of a grinning red devil affronte, trimmed black and yellow. (Approved 9 Dec 1943.)