Lineage

Constituted 446th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 19 Jun 1942. Activated on 26 Jun 1942. Redesignated 446th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 6 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 12 Sep 1945. Redesignated 446th Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 5 Mar 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 30 Mar 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated 446th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 25 Nov 1953. Activated on 15 Dec 1953. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Oct 1961. Redesignated 446th Strategic Missile Squadron and activated, on 19 Apr 1965. Organized on 1 Jul 1965. Redesignated 446th Missile Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

Assignments

321st Bombardment Group, 26 Jun 1942?12 Sep 1945. Eleventh Air Force, 30 Mar 1947; 321st Bombardment Group, 30 Sep 1947?27 Jun 1949. 321st Bombardment Wing, 15 Dec 1953?25 Oct 1961. Strategic Air Command, 19 Apr 1965; 321st Strategic Missile Wing, 1 Jul 1965; 321st Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991; 321st Missile Group, 1 Jul 1994?.

Stations

Barksdale Field, LA, 26 Jun 1942; Columbia AAB, SC, c. 1 Aug 1942; Walterboro, SC, 17 Sep 1942; DeRidder AAB, LA, 1 Dec 1942?21 Jan 1943; Oujda, French Morocco, 7 Mar 1943; Ain M?Lila, Algeria, 12 Mar 1943; Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia, 1 Jun 1943; Soliman, Tunisia, 9 Aug 1943; Grottaglie, Italy, 3 Oct 1943; Amendola, Italy, c. 27 Nov 1943; Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 14 Jan 1944; Gaudo Airfield, Italy, 18 Feb 1944; Solenzara, Corsica, c. 29 Apr 1944; Falconara, Italy, c. 6 Apr 1945; Pomigliano, Italy, c. Aug?12 Sep 1945. Johnstown Muni Aprt, PA, 30 Mar 1947?27 Jun 1949. Pinecastle (later, McCoy) AFB, FL, 15 Dec 1953?25 Oct 1961 (deployed at RAF Lakenheath, England, 9 Dec 1954?5 Mar 1955; Sidi Slimane AB, Morocco, 9 Apr?3 Jul 1956). Grand Forks AFB, ND, 1 Jul 1965?.

Aircraft and Missiles.

B?25, 1942?1945. AT?6 and AT?11, 1947?1949. B?47, 1953?1961. Minuteman II, 1966?1972; Minuteman III, 1972?.

Operations

Combat in MTO and ETO, 15 Mar 1943?25 Apr 1945. Not operational, 1 Jul 1965?c. 29 Mar 1966. Missile operations, Apr 1966?.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; Southern France; North Apennines; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Athens, Greece, 8 Oct 1943; Toulon, France, 18 Aug 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1968?30 Jun 1969; 1 Jul 1984?30 Jun 1986; 1 Jun 1986?30 Jun 1987.

Emblem

On a disc quartered Blue and White and edged Blue; a sphere, land area Green, water areas Light Blue; encircling the sphere a modernistic wing with speed lines of the first and second colors; above the demi-sphere a tiger, in his proper colors, resting his paws on the top of the sphere. MOTTO: SEMPER SUMMATUM?Always the Highest. Approved on 4 May 1956 (K 834).