425th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

Constituted 36th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 15 Apr 1942. Redesignated 425th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 22 Apr 1942. Inactivated on 6 Jan 1946.

Insignia approved on 25 Aug 1943. USA made, embossed painted leather.

Stations. Gowen Field, ID, 15 Apr 1942; Davis-Monthan Field, AZ, 18 Jun 1942; Alamogordo, NM, 24 Jul 1942; Davis-Monthan Field, AZ, 28 Aug 1942; Wendover Field, UT, 1 Oct 1942; Pueblo AAB, CO, 30 Nov 1942-2 Jan 1943; Kunming, China, 20 Mar 1943; Kwanghan, China, 18 Feb 1945; Rupsi, India, 27 Jun-14 Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 5-6 Jan 1946.