816th Bombardment Squadron
Constituted 816th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943. Activated on 20 Sep 1943. Inactivated on 25 Sep 1945. Redesignated 816th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) on 15 Nov 1952. Activated on 1 Jan 1953. Inactivated on 18 Sep 1956.
Assignments. 483rd Bombardment Group, 20 Sep 1943-25 Sep 1945. 483rd Troop Carrier Group, 1 Jan 1953-18 Sep 1956.
Stations. Ephrata AAB, Wash, 20 Sep 1943; MacDill Field, Fla, 7 Nov 1943-2 Mar 1944; Sterparone Airfield, Italy, 9 Apr 1944, Pisa, Italy, 15 May-25 Sep 1945. Ashiya AB, Japan, 1 Jan 1953, Tachikawa AB, Japan, 17-18 Sep 1956.
Aircraft. B-17, 1943-1945; C-119, 1953-1956.
Operations. Combat in MTO and ETO, 12 Apr 1944-26 Apr 1945, transported redeployed personnel from Pisa, Italy, to Casablanca, French Morocco, May-Sep 1945. Transported troops, supplies and equipment to, and evacuated casualties from Korea, 1953.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaigns. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France, Southern France, North Apennines; Rhineland, Central Europe, Po Valley, Air Combat, EAME Theater. Korean War: Third Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1953.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations. Germany, 18 Jul 1944; Germany, 24 Mar 1945. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: [Jan]-27 Jul 1953. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. 6 May 1953-10 Sep 1954.
Emblem. On a light turquoise blue disc, border medium blue, a skeleton proper, in flight, winged light yellow orange, wearing a light red violet rope, and hurling a light turquoise blue aerial bomb, shaded medium blue, highlighted white, point toward center base, with upraised right hand, all behind small white cloud formations, outlined medium blue. (Approved 22 Mar 1944.)