Lineage

Constituted 448th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 19 Jun 1942. Activated on 26 Jun 1942. Redesignated 448th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 6 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 12 Sep 1945. Redesignated 448th Bombardment Squadron, Light, on 29 Jan 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 15 Mar 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Redesignated 448th Bombardment Squadron, Medium, on 30 Oct 1958. Activated on 1 Feb 1959. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Oct 1961. Redesignated 448th Strategic Missile Squadron, and activated, on 2 Aug 1965. Organized on 15 Sep 1965. Redesignated 448th Missile Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

Assignments

321st Bombardment Group, 26 Jun 1942?12 Sep 1945. Eleventh Air Force, 15 Mar 1947; 321st Bombardment Group, 30 Sep 1947; Tenth Air Force, 28 Mar?27 Jun 1949. 321st Bombardment Wing, 1 Feb 1959?25 Oct 1961. Strategic Air Command, 2 Aug 1965; 321st Strategic Missile Wing, 15 Sep 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, 20 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, 8 Aug 1943; Grottaglie, Italy, 4 Oct 1943; Amendola, Italy, c. 20 Nov 1943; Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 14 Jan 1944; Gaudo Airfield, Italy, 18 Feb 1944; Solenzara, Corsica, 23 Apr 1944; Falconara, Italy, 6 Apr 1945; Pomigliano, Italy, c. Aug 1945?12 Sep 1945. Stout Field, IN, 15 Mar 1947?27 Jun 1949. McCoy AFB, FL, 1 Feb 1959?25 Oct 1961. Grand Forks AFB, ND, 15 Sep 1965?.

Aircraft and Missiles

B?25, 1942?1945. AT?6 and AT?11, 1947?1949. DB?47, 1959?1960; B?47, 1959?1961. Minuteman II, 1966?1972; Minuteman III, 1972?.

Operations

Combat in MTO, 15 Mar 1943?25 Apr 1945. Not operational, 15 Sep 1965?c. Sep 1966. Missile operations, Oct 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 1985?30 Jun 1987.

Emblem

Celeste, a bald eagle soaring proper grasping a missile warhead proper; all within a diminished bordure Or. MOTTO: IN AQUILAE CURA?Under the Care of the Eagle. Originally approved on 3 Feb 1960 (K 11614), modified, and reinstated on 17 Oct 1994 (DFSC 95?00357); replaced emblem approved on 30 Nov 1966 (KE 21643).