BACKGROUND

Organized as 73d Aero Squadron on 26 Feb. 1918. Demobilized on 4 July 1919. Reconstituted and consolidated (1936) with 73d Headquarters Squadron with was constituted on 18 Oct. 1927. Redesignated 73d Pursuit Squadron on 8 May 1929. Activated on 15 July 1931. Redesignated: 73d Attack Squadron on 1 March 1935; 73d Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 17 Oct. 1939. Disbanded on 1 Nov. 1943.

SQUADRONS/AIRCRAFT

• P-12, 1931-1934
• P-26, 1934-1935
• P-12, 1935-1936
• A-17, 1936-1940
• B-18, 1939-1942
• B-26, 1942-1943
• B-25, 1942-1943

STATIONS

• Waco, Texas, 26 Feb. 1918>
• Call Field, Texas, 1 March 1918
• Garden City, NY, 16 July-13 August 1918
• St. Maixent, France, c. 20 Sept. 1918
• Delouze, France, c. 20 Sept. 1918
• Colombeyles-Belles, France, c. 5 Oct. 1918
• Ourches, France, c. 15 Nov. 1918-1919
• Hazelhurst Field, NY, c. 19 June-4 July 1919
• March Field, California, 15 July 1931
• McChord Field, Washington, 26 June 1940-10 March 1941
• Elmendorf Field, Alaska, 14 March 1941 (detachments operated from Ft. Randall, Umnak, Adak, and Amchitka, 1942-1943)
• Umnak, April 1943; Amchitka, June-30 August 1943
• Paine Field, Wash, 14 Sept. 1943
• Pyote AAFld, Texas, 6 Oct.-1 Nov. 1943

COMMANDERS

• N/A

CAMPAIGNS

• Aleutian Islands
• Air Combat, Asiatic-Pacific Theater

DECORATIONS

• None

EMBLEM/INSIGNE

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ASSIGNMENTS

• Unknown, 26 Feb.-Nov. 1918
• 2d Day Bombardment Group, Nov. 1918-1919
• Unknown, 1919-4 July 1919
• 17th Pursuit (later Attack; Bombardment) Group, 15 July 1931
• 28th Composite Group, 3 May 1941
• Second Air Force, 6 Oct.-1 Nov. 1943

OPERATIONS

• Air park with Second Army, c. 15 Nov. 1918-1919
• Reconnaissance in support of flood-relief in Southern California, 2-5 March 1938
• Combat in Northern Pacific, Dec. 1941-13 Aug. 1943

SERVICE STREAMERS

• Theater of Operations

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