436th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

Organized as 88th Aero Squadron on 18 Aug 1917. Redesignated: 88th Squadron 14 Mar 1921; 88th Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923. Inactivated on 1 Aug 1927. Activated on 1 Jun 1928. Redesignated: 88th Observation Squadron (Long Range, Amphibian) on 1 Mar 1935; 88th Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 Sep 1936; 88th Reconnaissance Squadron (Long Range) on 6 Dec 1939; 88th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Nov 1940; 436th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 Apr 1942. Inactivated on 6 Jan 1946

Insignia approved on 2 Feb 1924 from World War I emblem. Multi piece leather

Stations. Karachi, India, 12 Mar 1942; Allahabad, India, 1 Jun 1942; Gaya, India, 14 Nov 1942; Bishnupur, India, 25 Feb 1943; Panagarh, India, 25 Sep 1943; Madhaiganj, India, 13 Dec 1943; Tezgaon, India, 14 Jun 1944; Madhaiganj, India, 6 Oct 1944 (detachment based at Luliang, China, ferrying gasoline to Suichwan, China, Dec 1944-Jan 1945); Tezpur, India, 1 Jun-7 Dec 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 5-6 Jan 1946.