Lineage

Constituted 22d Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Redesignated 412th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 Apr 1942. Activated on 15 Jun 1942. Redesignated 412th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 28 Aug 1945. Redesignated 412th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, on 9 Jul 1947. Activated in the Reserve on 16 Jul 1947. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949. Consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with 912th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, which was constituted, and activated, on 3 Aug 1961. Organized on 1 Dec 1961. Redesignated 912th Air Refueling Squadron on 1 Sep 1991.

Assignments

95th Bombardment Group, 15 Jun 1942?28 Aug 1945. 95th Bombardment Group, 16 Jul 1947?27 Jun 1949. Strategic Air Command, 3 Aug 1961; 4137th Strategic Wing, 1 Dec 1961; 465th Bombardment Wing, 1 Feb 1963; 19th Bombardment (later, 19th Air Refueling) Wing, 25 Jul 1968; 19th Operations Group, 1 Sep 1991; 319th Operations Group, 1 Apr 1994?.

Stations

Barksdale Field, LA, 15 Jun 1942; Pendleton Field, OR, 26 Jun 1942; Geiger Field, WA, 28 Aug 1942; Ephrata, WA, 31 Oct 1942; Geiger Field, WA, 24 Nov 1942; Rapid City AAB, SD, 17 Dec 1942?18 Apr 1943; Framlingham, England, 11 May 1943; Horham, England, 15 Jun 1943?6 Aug 1945; Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 14?28 Aug 1945. Knoxville Muni Aprt, TN, 16 Jul 1947? 27 Jun 1949. Robins AFB, GA, 1 Dec 1961; Grand Forks AFB, ND, 1 Apr 1994?.

Aircraft

B?17, 1942?1945. Unkn, 1947?1949. KC?135, 1962?; EC?135, 1984?1989.

Operations

Combat in ETO, 13 May 1943?20 Apr 1945. Long distance aerial refueling, 1961?1972; worldwide aerial refueling, beginning 1973. Gained EC?135 airborne command post mission, 1984?1989. Supported operations in Grenada, 23?24 Oct 1983; Panama, 18?21 Dec 1989; and Southwest Asia, Aug 1990?Mar 1991.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Germany, 17 Aug 1943; Munster, Germany, 10 Oct 1943; Berlin, Germany, 4 Mar 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: [1 Dec] 1961?31 Mar 1962; 1 Jul 1976?30 Jun 1978; 1 Jul 1982?30 Jun 1984; 1 Jul 1984?30 Jun 1986.

Emblem

On an Air Force Blue globe with White grid lines two White clouds, detailed and shaded Silver Gray, fesswise above center of globe, small cloud in far dexter large cloud extends from center dexter to far sinister issuant from large cloud above center point of globe palewise an Air Force Yellow refueling boom tip shaded Tangerine, all within a White band with a narrow Air Force Blue border. Approved on 28 Sep 1964 (K 15824).