Lineage. Constituted 317th Station Complement Squadron on 8 Nov 1943. Activated on 4 Jan 1944. Redesignated 317th Station Complement Squadron (Special) c. 3 Jul 1944. Inactivated on 26 Oct 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated 317th Operations Support Squadron, on 19 Dec 1991. Activted on 1 Jan 1992. Inactivated on 16 Jul 1993. Activated on 1 Apr 1997.
Stations. Bournemouth, England, 4 Jan 1944; Hasley Courts, England, 17 May 1944; Grove, England, 9 Jul 1944; Bolleville, France, 23 Aug 1944; Le Bourget, France, 4 Sep 1944; Etain (Verdun), France, 8 Oct 1944; Sedan, France, 21 Oct 1944; Creil, France, 23 Dec 1944; Ansbach, Germany, 21 May 1945; Clastres, France, 11 Jul 1945; Sissone (Camp Chicago), France, 27 Jul 1945; Calas Staging Area, France, 18 Sep-Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 25-26 Oct 1945. Pope AFB, NC, 1 Jan 1992-16 Jul 1993. Dyess AFB, TX, 1 Apr 1997.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: European-African-Middle Eastern Theater; Northern France 1944; Rhineland 1944-1945.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. None.
Emblem. Approved on 5 Aug 1997; latest rendering 27 August 2018.
Date Prepared. 13 Nov 1997
Prepared by Judy Endicott.