93 Bomb Squadron (AFRC)

Lineage. Organized as 93 Aero Squadron on 21 Aug 1917.  Demobilized on 31 Mar 1919. Reconstituted, and consolidated (14 Oct 1936) with 93 Bombardment Squadron which was constituted on 1 Mar 1935.  Activated on 20 Oct 1939.  Redesignated: 93 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 6 Dec 1939; 93 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 28 Mar 1944.  Inactivated on 1 Apr 1944.  Activated on 1 Apr 1944.  Redesignated: 93 Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 10 Aug 1948; 93 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 1 Jul 1961.  Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Feb 1963.  Redesignated 93 Bomb Squadron, and activated in the Reserve, on 1 Oct 1993. 

 

Assignments.  3 Pursuit Group, by 28 Jul 1918; 1 Air Depot, 11 Dec 1918-4 Mar 1919; unkn, 13-31 Mar 1919.  19 Bombardment Group, 20 Oct 1939-1 Apr 1944 (ground echelon attached to 5 Interceptor Command, c. 19 Dec 1941-May 1942). 19 Bombardment Group, 1 Apr 1944; 19 Bombardment Wing, 1 Jun 1953; 4239 Strategic Wing, 1 Aug 1961-1 Feb 1963.  917 Operations Group, 1 Oct 1993; 307 Operations Group, 1 Jan 2011-.

 

Stations.  Kelly Field, TX, 21 Aug-29 Sep 1917; England, 29 Oct 1917; Beaulieu, England, Jan-24 Jun 1918; Issoudun, France, c. 7 Jul 1918; Vaucouleurs, France, 28 Jul 1918; Lisle-en-Barrois, France, 24 Sep 1918; Foucaucourt, France, 6 Nov 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, c. 15 Dec 1918; Romorautin, France, 2 Feb 1919-4 Mar 1919; Garden City, NY, 13-31 Mar 1919.  March Field, CA, 20 Oct 1939; Albuquerque, NM, Jun-27 Sep 1941; Clark Field, Luzon, c. 23 Oct 1941; Batchelor Field, Australia, c. 19 Dec 1941 (ground echelon on Luzon and Mindanao, c. 19 Dec 1941-May 1942); Singosari, Java, c. 1 Jan 1942; Melbourne, Australia, c. 1 Mar 1942; Cloncurry, Australia, 29 Mar 1942; Longreach, Australia, 18 May 1942; Mareeba, Australia, 23 Jul-c. 25 Oct 1942; Pocatello AAFld, ID, c. 28 Dec 1942; Pyote AAFld, TX, c. 18 Jan 1943-1 Apr 1944.  Great Bend AAFld, KS, 1 Apr-7 Dec 1944; North Field (later, Andersen AFB), Guam, 16 Jan 1945; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 27 Jun 1950-18 May 1954; Pinecastle AFB, FL, c. 2 Jun 1954; Homestead AFB, FL, c. 25 Jun 1956; Kincheloe AFB, MI, 1 Aug 1961-1 Feb 1963.  Barksdale AFB, LA, 1 Oct 1993-.

 

Commanders.  1Lt Henry T. Fleitman, 1917; 1Lt Max A. Montgomery, 1918; 1Lt Frank M. Condon, May 1918; Maj Jean Huffer, 1918; Capt Charles Rockwell, 1918-unkn.  Maj Hilbert M. Wittkop, 20 Oct 1939; Capt Jack W. Wood, Apr 1941; Capt William E. McDonald, Jun 1941; Maj Cecil E. Combs, Jul 1941; Maj James T. Connally, 18 Mar 1942; Capt W. H. Smith, 27 Apr 1942; Lt Col Felix M. Hardison, 18 May 1942; Capt Robert J. Hughey, 1 Jan 1943; Capt Bernice S. Barr, 4 Feb 1943; Capt Richard T. Hernlund, 27 Mar 1943-unkn.  Capt Jesse R. Womble, May 1944; Capt Lee C. Free, Jun 1944; Maj Sam Bakshas, Jul 1944; Lt Col Leon L. Lowry, 1945; Capt Earle F. Riley, 12 Oct 1945; Maj Russell J. Smith, 28 Feb 1946; Capt Joseph Svejkar, 24 Feb 1947; Maj Edsel L. Lyon, Mar 1947; Maj Walter B. Sams, 27 May 1947; Lt Col Dalson E. Crawford, Aug 1947; Maj David L. Henderson, 13 Nov 1947; Capt John C. Alexander, 6 May 1949; Lt Col Earl L. Johnson, 8 Jul 1949; Maj Jack W. Williams, 6 Nov 1949; Lt Col Douglas H. Hatfield, 28 Mar 1950; Lt Col William J. Would, 13 Apr 1951; Lt Col James E. Brewer, 10 Oct 1951; Lt Col James F. Sapp, 26 Jun 1952; Lt Col Melvin H. Slate, 30 Dec 1952; Lt Col Lyle C. Maritzen, 14 Sep 1953; Lt Col Ralph W. Jones, 24 Apr 1954; Lt Col Vernon N. Luber, Oct 1954; Lt Col Winfred O. Craft, 21 Nov 1954; Lt Col Curtis N. Youngblood, 8 Feb 1955; Lt Col Ralph W. Jones, Oct 1955; Lt Col George H. Koehne Jr., Jun 1956-unkn; Maj Howard Richardson, unkn-Jul 1961; Lt Col Richard E. Murray, Jul 1961; Lt Col D. K. Kasselman, by Jan 1962-1 Feb 1963.  Unkn, 1 Oct 1993-Jul 1994; Lt Col Lindell Mabus, 4 Jul 1994; Lt Col Henry B. Kintner, 6 Dec 1998; Lt Col Steven W. Kirkpatrick, 15 Oct 2000; Lt Col John D. Lunsford (interim), 23 Sep 2001; Lt Col Timothy W. Mers (interim), 6 May 2002; Lt Col John D. Lunsford (interim), 2 Mar 2003; Unkn, 2004-2011; Lt Col David L. Leedom, 6 Mar 2011; :Lt Col James L. Morriss, III, 28 Apr 2013; Lt Col Robert W. VanHoy II, 6 May 2014; Lt Col Brent E. Weisner, 3 Jun 2016; -.

 

Aircraft.  In addition to SPAD XIII, briefly flew SPAD VII, 1918.  B-18 and B-17, successively, 1939-1941; B-17, and probably B-24 and LB-30, during period 7 Dec 1941-Oct 1942; B-17, 1942-1944.  B-29, 1944-1954; B-47, 1954-1961; B-52, 1961-1963.  B-52, 1993-.

 

Operations.   Combat in France as a pursuit unit, 11 Aug-10 Nov 1918.  Combat in Southwest Pacific, 7 Dec 1941-c. 24 Oct 1942; ground echelon fought with infantry units in Philippine Islands, c.19 Dec 1941-May 1942; replacement training unit, 1 Feb 1943-1 Apr 1944.  Combat in Western Pacific, c. 12 Feb-15 Aug 1945.  Combat in Korea, 28 Jun 1950-25 Jul 1953.  Bombardment training, 1954-1963 and 1993-.

 

Service Streamers.     World War II American Theater

 

Campaign Streamers.  World War I: Lorraine; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.  World War II: Philippine Islands; East Indies; Air Offensive, Japan; Papua; Guadalcanal; Western Pacific; Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater.  Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea Summer 1953.

 

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

 

Decorations.  Distinguished Unit Citations: Philippine Islands, 7 Dec 1941-10 May 1942; Philippine Islands, 8-22 Dec 1941; Philippines and Netherlands Indies, 1 Jan-1 Mar 1942; Philippine Islands, 6 Jan-8 Mar 1942; Papua, 23 Jul-[24 Oct 1942]; New Britain, 7-12 Aug 1942; Japan, 9-19 Mar 1945; Kobe, Japan, 5 Jun 1945; Korea, 28 Jun-15 Sep 1950.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 1993-1 Jul 1995; 1 Oct 1997-30 Sep 1999; 1 Oct 2001-1 Aug 2003; 1 Oct 2007-30 Sep 2009.  Philippine Presidential Unit Citation (WWII).  Korean Presidential Unit Citation: 7 Jul 1950-27 Jul 1953.

 

Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 7 Jun 2016. 

 

Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through 7 Jun 2016.

 

Supersedes statement prepared on 2 Jul 2001. 

 

Emblem.  Approved on 24 Apr 1942.

 

Prepared by Daniel L. Haulman.