395th Strategic Missile Squadron
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The 395th Tactical Missile Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It has not been active under that name.
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395th Strategic Missile Squadron (later 395th Tactical Missile Squadron) | |
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Active | 1941–1944; 1959–1969 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Missile Testing |
Engagements | China-Burma-India Theater |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Insignia | |
Patch with 395th Strategic Missile Squadron emblem | |
395th Bombardment Squadron emblem[1] |
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The squadron's first predecessor was activated as the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron as the United States Army Air Corps was expanding prior to the entry of the United States into World War II. The squadron moved to Panama as the 395th Bombardment Squadron and participated in the antisubmarine campaign in the Caribbean Sea until 1943. It moved back to the United States to convert to a Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit and deployed to the China-Burma-India Theater, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation before it was disbanded when the Army Air Forces reorganized its very heavy bomber units from four to three squadrons.
The second predecessor of the squadron was organized in 1959 as the 395th Missile Training Squadron, later redesignated the 395th Strategic Missile Squadron. It trained crews on the SM-68 Titan missile at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California until it was inactivated on 31 December 1969. The two squadrons were consolidated into a single unit as the 395th Tactical Missile Squadron in 1985, but have not been active under that name.