498th Bombardment Squadron, Medium

Constituted 498th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 3 Sep 1942. Activated on 8 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 19 Dec 1945.

Insignia Australian made fully embroidered.

S. Columbia AAB, SC, 8 Sep 1942; Walterboro AAFld, SC, 6 Mar-16 Apr 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 5 Jun 1943; Dobodura, New Guinea, c. 9 Jan 1944; Nadzab, New Guinea, 20 Feb 1944; Biak, c. 13 Jul 1944; Dulag, Leyte (operated from Biak), 12 Nov 1944; Tacloban, Leyte, 27 Dec 1944; San Marcelino, Luzon, 12 Feb 1945; Clark Field, Luzon, 11 May 1945; Ie Shima, c. 20 Jul-1 Dec 1945; Ft Lewis, Wash, 17-19 Dec 1945.