Lineage. Constituted as 71 Station Complement Squadron on 15 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jun 1943. Inactivated on 31 Dec 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 71 Logistics Squadron, on 9 Dec 1991. Activated on 15 Dec 1991. Redesignated as: 71 Logistics Readiness Squadron on 30 Sep 2002; 71 Installation Support Squadron on 18 Sep 2015.
Assignments. Third Air Force, 1 Jun 1943; First Air Force, 7 Aug 1943; Ninth Air Force, 16 Nov 1943; IX Air Support (later, IX Tactical Air) Command, 22 Jan 1944; Ninth Air Force, 6 Aug 1944; 1 Transport Group (Provisional), 22 Sep 1944; 43 Air Depot Group, 13 Oct 1944; 45 Air Depot Group, 8 Oct 1945-31 Dec 1945. 71 Support (later, 71 Mission Support) Group, 15 Dec 1991-.
Stations. Jacksonville AAFld, FL, 1 Jun 1945; Hillsgrove, RI, 27 Aug-25-Oct 1943; Ramsbury, England, 18 Nov 1943; Middle Wallop, England, 23 Nov 1944; Chalgrove, England, 6 Aug 1944; Aldermaston Court, England, 29 Aug 1944; Creil, France, 27 Sep 1944; Melun, France, 15 Oct 1944; Laon-Couvron, France, 17 Feb 1945; Hanau, Germany, 16 Oct-31 Dec 1945. Vance AFB, OK, 15 Dec 1991-
Service Streamers. World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1996; 1 Jul 1996-30 Jun 1998; 1 Jul 2000-30 Jun 2002; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2004-30 Jun 2005; 1 Jul 2009-30 Jun 2010; 1 Jul 2012-30 Jun 2014; 1 Jul 2016-30 Jun 2018; 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2020. Cited in the Order of the Day, Belgian Army: 6 Jun-30 Sep 1944.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 13 Jan 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 21 Jan 2016.
Emblem. Approved on 28 Nov 2022.
Prepared by James Musser.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.