WW-2

Constituted 644th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 16 Jun 1943. Activated on 1 Jul 1943. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Redesignated 644th Strategic Missile Squadron on 1 Dec 1958. Activated on 15 Jan 1959. Inactivated on 1 Nov 1959. Redesignated 644th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), and activated, on 15 Nov 1962. Organized on 1 Feb 1963.

Assignments. 410th Bombardment Group, 1 Jul 1943-7 Nov 1945. 704th Strategic Missile Wing, 15 Jan 1959; 1st Missile Division, 1 Jul-1 Nov 1959. Strategic Air command, 15 Nov 1962; 410th Bombardment Wing, 1 Feb 1963--.

Stations. Will Rogers Field, Okla, 1 Jul 1943; Mujskogg AAFld, Okla, 4 Oct 1943, Laurel AAFld, Miss, 10 Jan 1944; Lakeland AAFld, Fla, 8 Feb-13 Mar 1944; Birch, England, 4 Apr 1944; Gosfield, England, 16 Apr 1944, Coulommiers, France, 27 Sep 1944, Juvincourt, France, 9 Feb 1945, Beaumont-sur-Oise, France, 22 May-25 Jun 1945, Seymour Johnson Field, NC, c. 24 Aug 1945; Myrtle Beach AAFld, SC, 5 Oct-7 Nov 1945. Vandenberg AFB, Calif, 15 Jan-1 Nov 1959. K I Sawyer AFB, Mich, 1 Feb 1963--.

Aircraft. A-20, 1944-1945; A-26, 1945. B-52, 1963--.

Operations. Combat in ETO, 4 May 1944-25 Apr 1945. Activated in 1959 in the Thor program but was not manned.

Service Streamers. None.

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

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 23-25 Dec 1944. Air Force  Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Feb-31 Mar 1963.

Emblem. Over and through an ultramarine blue disc, border white, edged black, a right fist proper, winged gold, doubled about red brass knuckles. (Approved 21 Dec 1943.)