499th Bombardment Squadron, Medium

Constituted 499th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 3 Sep 1942. Activated on 8 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 19 Dec 1945.

Insignia approved on 22 Nov 1943. Australian hand embroidery on wool.

Stations. Columbia AAB, SC, 8 Sep 1942; Walterboro AAFld, SC, 6 Mar-16 Apr 1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 5 Jun 1943; Dobodura, New Guinea, 15 Jan 1944; Nadzab, New Guinea, 18 Feb 1944; Biak, 24 Jul 1944; Dulag, Leyte (operated from Biak), 12 Nov 1944; Tacloban, Leyte, 27 Dec 194; San Marcelino, Luzon, 12 Feb 1945; Clark Field, Luzon, 12 May 1945; Ie Shima, 28 Jul-1 Dec 1945; Ft Lewis, WA, 17-19 Dec 1945.