Lineage

Constituted 423d Night Fighter Squadron on 17 Aug 1943. Activated on 1 Oct 1943. Redesignated: 155th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 22 Jun 1944; 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic, on 3 Dec 1945; 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Night Photographic, on 1 Jul 1948. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1949. Redesignated 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 19 Sep 1950. Activated on 26 Sep 1950. Redesignated: 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic-Jet, on 1 Jan 1953; 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Jan 1967. Inactivated on 31 May 1971. Activated on 15 Oct 1971. Inactivated on 31 Oct 1975. Redesignated 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron on 8 Sep 1981. Activated on 1 Apr 1982. Inactivated on 30 Sep 1989. Redesignated 45th Reconnaissance Squadron on 24 Jun 1994. Activated on 1 Jul 1994.

Assignments

Air Defense Department, AAF School of Applied Tactics (attached to 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group), 1 Oct 1943; 481st Night Fighter Operational Training Group, 1 Nov 1943; IX Tactical Air Command, 18 Apr 1944; 10th Photographic Group, 17 May 1944; IX Tactical Air Command, 16 Feb 1945; 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 21 Feb 1945 (attached to 9th Tactical Reconnaissance Group [Prov], 25 Apr-23 May 1945); 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 23 May 1945; IX Tactical Air Command, 12 Jul 1945; 64th Fighter Wing, 1 Aug 1945; 10th Reconnaissance Group, 24 Nov 1945; 86th Composite Group, 15 May 1947; United States Air Forces in Europe, 14 Jan 1948; 7300th Air Force Composite Wing, 1 Jul 1948; United States Air Forces in Europe (attached to 36th Fighter Wing), 13 Aug 1948-25 Mar 1949. 543d Tactical Support Group, 26 Sep 1950; 314th Air Division, 1 Dec 1950 (attached to 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 27 Dec 1950- 24 Feb 1951); 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 25 Feb 1951 (attached to 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Jun-25 Nov 1954 and 1 Jul-30 Sep 1957); 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Oct 1957; 39th Air Division, 25 Apr 1960 (attached to 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 8 Jul 1966- [as Detachment 1, 45th TRS]); 475th Tactical Fighter Wing, 15 Jan 1968 (remained attached to 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing [as Detachment 1, 45th TRS] to 31 Dec 1970); Fifth Air Force, 15 Mar-31 May 1971. 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 15 Oct 1971-31 Oct 1975 (attached to 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 13 Jun-7 Jul 1973). 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Apr 1982-30 Sep 1989. 55th Operations Group, 1 Jul 1994-.

Stations

Orlando AB, FL, 1 Oct 1943; Kern County Aprt, CA, 29 Jan-26 Mar 1944; Chormy Down, England, 18 Apr 1944; Chalgrove, England, 20 May 1944; Rennes, France, c. 10 Aug 1944; Chateaudun, France, 28 Aug 1944; St Dizier, France, c. 12 Sep 1944; Le Culot, Belgium, c. 13 Feb 1945; Maastricht, Holland, c. 4 Apr 1945; Kassel/Rothwesten, Germany, c. 10 Jul 1945; Darmstadt, Germany, 28 Sep 1945; Furth, Germany, 24 Nov 1945; Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, 26 Mar 1947-25 Mar 1949. Itazuke AB, Japan, 26 Sep 1950; Komaki AB, Japan, 23 Oct 1950; Taegu AB, South Korea, 27 Dec 1950; Kimpo, South Korea, 18 Aug 1951; Misawa AB, Japan, 3 Mar 1955-31 May 1971 (detachment at Don Muang RTAFB, Thailand, Nov 1961-1 May 1962 and 14 Nov-14 Dec 1962; Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam, 14 Dec 1962-5 May 1963, 1 Nov 1963-3 May 1964, and 1 Feb- 6 Nov 1965; Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 1 Nov 1965-15 Aug 1966; deployed at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam, Jul 1966-31 Dec 1970). Bergstrom AFB, TX, 15 Oct 1971-31 Oct 1975 (deployed at RAF Alconbury, England, 13 Jun-7 Jul 1973). Bergstrom AFB, TX, 1 Apr 1982-30 Sep 1989. Offutt AFB, NE, 1 Jul 1994-.

Aircraft

P-70, 1943-1944; A-20, 1943-1945; F-3, 1944-1945; A-26 (later, B-26), 1945-1949; F-6, 1946-1948; B-17, 1948. T-6, 1950-1951; F-51, 1950- 1953; C-47, 1951-1952; F-80, 1952-1955; RF-80, 1952-1955; RF-84, 1955-1958; RF-101, 1958-1970. RF-4, 1971-1975. RF-4, 1982-1989.

Operations

Combat in ETO, 6 Jun 1944-8 Apr 1945. Photo-mapping of Europe, Jun 1945-Mar 1949. Combat in Korea, 29 Dec 1950-27 Jul 1953. Squadron detachments flew combat reconnaissance in SEA, Nov 1961-Jul 1966. Combat reconnaissance in SEA, Jul 1966-Nov 1970.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe. Korea: 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. Vietnam: Vietnam Advisory; Vietnam Defensive; Vietnam Air Offensive; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III; Vietnam Air/Ground; Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV; TET 69/ Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations (Korea): 25 Feb-21 Apr 1951; 9 Jul-27 Nov 1951; 1 May-27 Jul 1953. Presidential Unit Citations (Southeast Asia): 18 Feb 1966-30 Jun 1967; 1 Sep 1967-10 Jul 1968; 11 Jul 1968-31 Aug 1969. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 1 Nov 1962-31 Oct 1963; 1 Nov 1963-31 Dec 1964; 1 Jan 1966-30 May 1967; 1 Jul 1969-30 Jun 1970; 1 Jul-31 Dec 1970. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Dec 1952-30 Apr 1953; 8 Nov 1961-10 May 1962; 16 Oct 1971- 15 May 1973; 16 May 1974-31 Oct 1975; 1 Jun 1982-31 May 1983; 1 Jun 1983-31 May 1984; 1 Jan 1985-1 Feb 1986. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 10 Feb 1951-31 Mar 1953. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Apr 1966-30 Apr 1970.

Emblem

On a Yellow disc edged with a narrow Green border a Black and White representation of Sylvester the cat, in a running position, with Red nose and tongue, garbed in a Brown coonskin cap, garnished Dark Brown, with a Gray and White camera suspended around about its neck by a Gray strap, grasping in its dexter paw a White rolled map with Green land masses an in the sinister paw a Brown Kentucky rifle garnished Dark Brown, all outlines and details Black. COPYRIGHT-Warner Bros. Approved on 29 Dec 1952 (DFSC 82- 05120); replaced emblem approved 15 Feb 1944 (27554 A.C.).