301st Air Refueling Squadron

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301st Air Refueling Squadron
China Burma India Theater European Theater of World War II
Insignia
Patch with 301st Air Refueling Squadron emblem

The 301st Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive

Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio, where it was inactivated on 31 December 1975. In 1985 the 301st was consolidated with the World War II 301st Transport Squadron and 322d Transport Squadron. The squadron
has not been active since consolidation.

The 301st Transport Squadron was an

Sookerating Airfield
in the Assam Valley of India during 1943.

The 322d Transport Squadron performed a similar mission for

United States Strategic Air Forces
in England in late 1943 and early 1944.

The 301st Air Refueling Squadron performed

Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
squadron.

History

World War II

C-47 in Air Transport Command markings

The first of the two

cadre from the 13th Air Corps Ferry Squadron , which had been stationed at Sookerating since 1942. For the next five months the squadron flew personnel, equipment and supplies from its base in India over the Hump
to advanced bases in China.

On 1 December 1943, the India-China Wing, Air Transport Command reorganized, disbanding its

table of organization
groups and squadrons and replacing them with "Stations" manned under exact manning tables. The squadron, along with the remainder of the 29th group, was replaced by Station 7, India-China Wing, Air Transport Command.

The 322d Transport Squadron was assigned to the

Eighth Air Force
in the United Kingdom and France. The 322d squadron was disbanded only a few months after it was activated.

Air refueling operations

KB-29M as flown by the 301st Air Refueling Squadron

The 301st Air Refueling Squadron was activated in March 1949[1] at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana[2] The squadron was one of the first

32d Bombardment Squadron from May to November 1950.[3]

In the spring of 1951, SAC ordered the

376th Bombardment Wing at Barksdale,[4] with the 301st providing the nucleus for the 376th Air Refueling Squadron. The 301st replaced its initial contingent of Boeing KB-29 Superfortresses with Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighters in 1953.[5] After 1955, the squadron was frequently detached from its parent wing[5]
as it deployed to forward locations.

In the spring of 1958, SAC phased out

4238th Strategic Wing, which was activated in anticipation of the assignment of Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses to Barksdale.[6]

USAF KC-97F refueling a B-47B

The 301st Deployed to

Goose Air Base, Canada[9] as late as April 1962.[10] As the 301st reduced in size, its companion refueling squadron in the 4238th Strategic Wing, the 913th Air Refueling Squadron, which flew more modern Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers, doubled its strength.[11]

The 301st was reactivated in 1973 at Lockbourne as a KC-135A squadron. In 1975, the 301st wing transferred eight KC-135s to the 160th Air Refueling Group of the Ohio Air National Guard, which became the first SAC gained Air National Guard unit under the "Total Force" concept.[12] The squadron was inactivated at the end of 1975.[13]

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 301st Transport Squadron c. 4 June 1943
Activated on 21 June 1943
Disbanded on 1 December 1943[14]
  • Reconstituted on 19 September 1985 and consolidated with 322nd Transport Squadron (Cargo& Mail) and 301st Air Refueling Squadron as the 301st Air Refueling Squadron[14]
  • Constituted as the 322d Transport Squadron (Cargo & Mail) 1943
Activated c. 5 December 1943
Disbanded 9 April 1944[14]
  • Reconstituted 19 September 1985 and consolidated with 301st Transport Squadron and the 301st Air Refueling Squadron as the 301st Air Refueling Squadron[14]
  • Constituted as the 301st Air Refueling Squadron, Medium on 2 February 1949
Activated on 1 March 1949[1]
Inactivated: on 1 July 1962[15]
Redesignated 301st Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy, on 19 June 1973
Activated: on 30 September 1973
Inactivated on 31 December 1975[13]
  • Consolidated with 322nd Transport Squadron (Cargo& Mail) and 301st Transport Squadron on 19 September 1985[14]

Assignments

Stations

  • Sookerating Airport, India, 21 June 1943 – 1 December 1943
  • England, c. 4 December 1943 – 9 April 1944
  • Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 7 November 1949 – 1 July 1962[2]
  • Lockbourne Air Force Base (later Rickenbacker Air Force Base), Ohio, 30 September 1973 – 31 December 1975

Aircraft

  • Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1943
  • Boeing KB-29M Superfortress, 1949–1953[5]
  • Boeing KC-97F Stratotanker, 1953–1962[5]
  • Boeing KC-97G Stratotanker, 1953–1962[5]
  • Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker, 1973–1975[5]

Campaign and service streamers

Campaign Streamer Campaign Dates Notes
India-Burma 21 June 1943 – 1 December 1943 301st Transport Squadron[16]
EAME Theater without inscription December 1943-9 April 1944 322d Transport Squadron

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Abstract, History 301 Air Refueling Squadron Mar–Dec 1949". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-912799-53-6
    .
  3. LCCN 68061579
    .
  4. ^ "Abstract, History 301st Bombardment Wing". Air Force History Index. May 1951. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. ^
    ISBN 0-912799-12-9
    .
  6. ^ a b "Abstract, History 4238 Strategic Wing Apr 1958". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Abstract, History 4238 Strategic Wing Oct 1960". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Abstract, History 4238 Strategic Wing Jul 1961". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Abstract, History 4238 Strategic Wing Mar 1962". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Abstract, History 4238 Strategic Wing Apr 1962". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Abstract, History 4238 Strategic Wing Jun–Jul 1962". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Abstract, Vol. I History 301 Air Refueling Wing Oct–Dec 1974". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Abstract, Vol. I History 301 Air Refueling Wing Oct – Dec 1975". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d e Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 662q, 19 September 85, Subject: Reconstitution, Redesignation, and Consolidation of Selected Air Force Tactical Squadrons
  15. ^ "Abstract, History 4238 Strategic Wing". Air Force History Index. August 1962. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  16. ^ AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits Archived 4 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 June 1971, p. 291

Bibliography

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