456th Bombardment Squadron

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The Flying Wedge, by Ernie Pyle

Lineage. Constituted 456th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 19 June 1942. Activated on 4 August 1942. Inactivated on 26 November 1945. Redesignated 456th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 9 September 1947. Activated in the reserve on 26 September 1947. Ordered to active service 10 March 1951. Inactivated on 17 March 1951.

Assignments. 323rd Bombardment Group, 4 August 1942 - 26 November 1945. 323rd Bombardment Group. 26 September 1947 - 17 March 1951.

Stations. Columbia AAB, SC, 4 August 1942; MacDill Field, FL, 21 August 1942; Myrtle Beach Bombing Range, SC, 2 November 1942 - 25 April 1943; Horham, England 13 May 1943; Earls Colne, England, 14 June 1943; Beaulieu, England, 21 July 1944; Lessay, France, 26 August 1944; Chartes, France, 21 September 1944; Laon/Athies, France 13 October 1944; Denain/Prouvy, France, 9 February 1945; Gablingen, Germany, 15 May 1945; Kempten, Germany, 20 May 1945; Clastres, France, October-December 1945; Camp Myles Standish, Mass, 25-26 November 1945. Tinker Field, Okla, 26 September 1947 - 17 Mar 1951.

Aircraft. Martin B-26 Marauder, 1942-1945.

Operations. Combat in ETO, 16 July 1943 - 25 April 1945. Disarmament of German Air Force, May-September 1945.

Service Streamers. None.

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

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Belgium and Germany, 24-27 December 1944.

Emblem. None.