820th Bombardment Squadron
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Constituted 521st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 13 Oct 1942. Activated on 18 Oct 1942. Redesignated: 16th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 29 Nov 1942; 820th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 22 Sep 1943. Inactivated on 4 Jan 1946.
Assignments. 378th Bombardment Group, 18 Oct 1942; 25th Antisubmarine Wing, 14 Dec 1942; 41st Bombardment Group, 11 Oct 1943-4 Jan 1946.
Stations. Charleston, SC, 18 Oct 1942; Hammer Field, Calif, 22 Sep-5 Oct 1943; Hickam Field, TH, 20 Oct 1943; Tarawa, 24 Dec 1943; Makin, 27 Apr 1944; Wheeler Field, TH, 14 Oct 1944-20 May 1945; Okinawa, 7 Jun-13 Dec 1945; Ft. Lawton, Wash, 1-4 Jan 1946.
Aircraft. O-46, 1942; B-34, 1942-1943; B-25, 1943-1945.
Operations. Antisubmarine patrols, Nov 1942-Jul 1943. Combat in Central Pacific, 28 Dec 1943-21 Sep 1944, and Western Pacific, 9 Jul-12 Aug 1945.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaigns. antisubmarine, American Theater; Air Offensive, Japan; Eastern Mandates; Western Pacific; Ryukyus; China Offensive.
Decorations. None.
Emblem. The caricatured newspaper cartoon figure of ALLEY OOP, grasping stone club red, green handle, in right hand and hurling a large yellow aerial bomb held aloft in left hand proper. (Approved 15 May 1943.)