73rd Bombardemnt Sqaudron.

73d BOMBARDMENT SQAUDRON
LINEAGE. Organized as 73d Aero Squadron on 26 Feb 1918. Demobilized on 4 July 1919. Reconstituted and consolidated (1936) with 73d Headquarters Squadron with was constituted on 18 Oct 1927. Redesignated 73d Pursuit Squadron on 8 May 1929. Activated on 15 July 1931. Redesignated: 73d Attack Squadron on 1 Mar 1935; 73d Bombardment Squadron (Medium). On 17 Oct 1939. Disbanded on 1 Nov 1943.

ASSIGNMENTS. Unkn, 26 Feb-Nov 1918; 2d Day Bombardment Group, Nov 1918-1919; unkn, 1919-4 Jul 1919. 17th Pursuit (later Attack; Bombardment) Group, 15 Jul 1931; 28th Composite Group, 3 May 1941; Second Air Force, 6 Oct -1 Nov 1943.

STATIONS. Waco, Tex, 26 Feb 1918; Call Field, Tex, 1 Mar 1918; Garden City, NY, 16 Jul-13 Aug 1918; St Maixent, France, c. 5 Sep 1918; Delouze, France, c. 20 Sep 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, c. 5 Oct 1918; Ourches, France, c. 15 Nov 1918-1919; Hazelhurst Field, NY, c. 19 Jun-4 Jul 1919. March Field, Calif, 15 Jul 1931; McChord Field, Wash, 26 Jun 1940-10 Mar 1941; Elmendorf Field, Alaska, 14 Mar 1941 (detachments operated from Ft Randall, Umnak, Adak, and Amchitka, 1942--1943); Umnak, Apr 1943; Amchitka, Jun-30 Aug 1943; Paine Field, Wash, 14 Sep 1943; Pyote AAFld, Tex, 6 Oct-1 Nov 1943.

AIRCRAFT. P-12, 1931-1934; P-26, 1934-1935; P-12, 1935-1936; A-17, 1936-1940; B-18, 1939-1942; B-26, 1942-1943; B-25, 1942-1943

OPERATIONS. Air park with Second Army, c. 15 Nov 1918-1919. Reconnaissance in support of flood-relief in Southern California, 2-5 Mar 1938. Combat in Northern Pacific, Dec 1941-13 Aug 1943

SERVICE STREAMERS. Theater of Operations.

CAMPAIGNS. Aleutian Islands; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

DECORATIONS. None.

EMBLEM. On a hurt and within an annulet or a conventionalized California Bear's head and shoulders affronte, with right paw raised, of the last, markings sable, eyes and tongue gules. (Approved 23 Mar 1932.)