Constituted 514th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942. Activated on 31 Oct 1942. Redesignated 514th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 23 May 1945. Inactivated on 7 Mar 1946. Redesignated 514th Reconnaissance Squadron (Very Long Range, Weather) on 16 Sep 1947. Activated on 15 Oct 1947. Inactivated on 20 Feb 1951. Redesignated 514th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 25 May 1951. Activated on 1 Jun 1951.

Assignments. 376th Bombardment Group, 31 Oct 1942; 498th Bombardment Group, 10 Nov 1945-7 Mar 1946. 43rd (later 2143rd Air) Weather Wing, 15 Oct 1947-20 Feb 1951. 376th Bombardment Group, 1 Jun 1951; 376th Bombardment Wing, 16 Jun 1952--.

Stations. Lydda, Palestine, 31 Oct 1942; Abu Sueir, Egypt, 8 Nov 1942; Gambut Libya, 10 Feb 1943; Soluch, Libya, 25 Feb 1943; Bengasi, Libya, c. 6 Apr 1943; Enfidaville, Tunisia, 26 Sep 1943 (detachment operated from Bengasi, Libya, 3-11 Oct 1943); San Pancrazio, Italy, 18 Nov 1943-19 Apr 1945; Harvard AAFld, Neb, 8 May 1945; Grand Island AAFld, Neb, 25 Jun 1945; March Field, Calif, 10 Nov 1945; MacDill Field, Fla, 22 Dec 1945-7 Mar 1946. North Field, Guam, 15 Oct 1947-20 Feb 1951. Forbes AFB, Kan, 1 Jun 1951; Barksdale AFB, La, 10 Oct 1951; Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, 1 Dec 1957--.

Aircraft. B-17, 1942; B-24, 1942-1945; B-29, 1945. B/TB/RB/WB-29, 1947-1951; C-54, 1948-1951, C-47, 1949-1950. B-29, 1951-1954; B-47, 1954-1961; E-47, 1961--.

Operations. Combat in MTO and ETO, c. 1 Nov 1942-15 Apr 1945; not fully manned or equipped, 19 Nov 1945-7 Mar 1946. Weather reconnaissance in support of Korean War, Jul 1950-10 Feb 1951. Primarily electronic countermeasures, c. Nov 1952--.

Service Streamers. Korean Theater.

Campaigns. Egypt-Libya; Air Offensive, Europe, Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia, Anzio; Rome-Arno; Normandy, Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: North Africa and Sicily, [Nov] 1942-17 Aug 1943; Ploesti, Rumania, 1 Aug 1943; Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 16 Jun 1944.

Emblem. On a disc sky blue, bordered black, over a white cloud formation issuing from base, a white winged mailed gauntlet right hand, steel gray, with dark gray outlines and shadows throughout; the hand pointing the way skyward and speeding upward across the sky blue disc, leaving speed lines in its wake, supported by two golden yellow bolts of lightning, shaded red, pointing the way. Motto: On a scroll white, outlined and inscribed Air Force golden yellow--WE PAVE THE WAY. (Approved 26 Mar 1957.)