Lineage

Constituted 756 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 19 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jul 1943. Inactivated on 28 Aug 1945. Redesignated 756 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 11 Mar 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 19 Apr 1947. Redesignated 756 Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 26 Jun 1949. Ordered to Active Service on 1 May 1951. Inactivated on 16 May 1951. Redesignated 756 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 6 May 1954. Activated in the Reserve on 1 Jun 1954. Redesignated: 756 Military Airlift Squadron on 1 Oct 1966; 756 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 29 Jun 1971; 756 Military Airlift Squadron on 1 Jul 1986; 756 Airlift Squadron on 1 Feb 1992.

Assignments

459 Bombardment Group, 1 Jul 1943-28 Aug 1945. 459 Bombardment Group, 19 Apr 1947; Tenth Air Force, 26 Jun 1949; Fifteenth Air Force, 21 Jul 1949; Second Air Force, 1 Apr 1950-16 May 1951. First Air Force, 1 Jun 1954; 459 Troop Carrier Group, 26 Jan 1955; 459 Troop Carrier Wing, 14 Apr 1959; 909 Troop Carrier (later, 909 Military Airlift; 909 Tactical Airlift) Group, 17 Jan 1963; 459 Tactical Airlift (later, 459 Military Airlift; 459 Airlift) Wing, 1 Sep 1975; 459 Operations Group, 1 Aug 1992-.

Stations

Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 1 Jul 1943; Kearns, UT, 2 Sep 1943; Davis-Monthan Field, AZ, 22 Sep 1943; Westover Field, MA, 1 Nov 1943-2 Jan 1944; Giulia Airfield, Italy, 12 Feb 1944-c. 2 Aug 1945; Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, c. 14-28 Aug 1945. Long Beach AAFld, CA, 19 Apr 1947; Smoky Hill AFB, KS, 27 Jun 1949; Barksdale AFB, LA, 10 Oct 1949-16 May 1951. Andrews AFB, MD, 1 Jun 1954-.

Commanders

Maj Daulton B. Lee, Jul 1943; Lt Col Harrison R. Christy Jr., by Mar 1944; Unkn, Apr-28 Aug 1945. Unkn, 19 Apr 1947-16 May 1951. Unkn, 1 Jun-23 Jul 1954; Maj George A. Amsler (acting), 24 Jul 1954; Lt Col Gordon W. Becker, Sep 1954; Lt Col Bruce G. Sundlun, 25 Nov 1957; Lt Col Frank J. Parrish, by Jan 1962; Col James H. Lawrence, by Oct 1963; Lt Col Frank J. Parrish, by Oct 1965; Lt Col Elmer E. Wachter, by Dec 1969; Lt Col Richard R. Drake, by Sep 1971; Lt Col Robert Roig, by Sep 1972; Lt Col Richard C. McMahon, by Dec 1975; Col Jere J. Danaher, Jun 1977; Col John R. O'Rosky, 12 Sep 1978; Lt Col Horace M. Davis, 26 Nov 1980; Lt Col David R. Harrington, 1 Jun 1982; Lt Col Bernard A. Borandi, 17 Feb 1984; Lt Col David C. Gilliom, by Dec 1986; Lt Col Charles W. Beattie, 1 Aug 1989; Lt Col Daniel L. Boesz, unkn; Lt Col Louis C. Cusimano, 29 Jan 1993; Lt Col Frederick K. Lange, 8 Sep 1995; Lt Col John M. Allen, 4 Oct 1997-.

Aircraft

B-24, 1943-1945. Unkn, 1947-1951. C-46, 1954-1957; C-119, 1957-1966; C-124, 1966-1971; C-130, 1971-1986; C-141, 1986-.

Operations

Combat in MTO and ETO, 2 Mar 1944-26 Apr 1945. Trained for and troop carrier and airlift operations beginning in Jun 1954 and in 1966 began flying airlift missions worldwide, including airlift support of contingency operations in Grenada (1983) and Panama (1989). Also flew numerous humanitarian airlift missions.

Service Streamers

None.

Campaign Streamers

Air Offensive, Europe; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers

Panama, 1989-1990.>

Decorations

Distinguished Unit Citation: Bad Voslau, Austria, 23 Apr 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Apr 1971-31 Mar 1973; 1 Nov 1978-31 Oct 1980; 1 Jan 1982-31 Dec 1983; 1 Jan 1984-31 Dec 1985; 1 Oct 1991-30 Sep 1993; 1 Oct 1993-30 Sep 1995. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: 1 Oct 1966-28 Jun 1971.

Emblem

Approved in 1984.

Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 15 Jan 2002.

Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through 30 Sep 1998.