96th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

Organized as 96 Aero Squadron on 20 Aug 1917. Redesignated: 96 Squadron (Bombardment) on 14 Mar 1921; 96 Bombardment Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 96 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 6 Dec 1939; 96 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, c. 6 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 28 Feb 1946.

Insignia approved on 4 Mar 1924. US made, painted on leather.

Stations. Kelly Field, TX, 20 Aug-7 Oct 1917; Clermont-Ferrand, France, 16 Nov 1917; Amanty, France, 18 May 1918; Maulan, France, 23 Sep 1918; Colombey-les-Belles, France, 10 Jan 1919; St Denis de Pile, France, 13 Feb 1919; Libourne, France, 12-16 Apr 1919; Mitchel Field, NY, 2 May 1919; Ellington Field, TX, 26 May 1919; Camp Furlong, NM, c. 28 Jun 1919; Fort Bliss, TX, 3 Jul 1919 (flight operated from Douglas, AZ, c. 10 Aug 1919-10 Jan 1920); Kelly Field, TX, 12 Jan 1920 (operated from Langley Field, VA, 20 May-26 Oct 1921); Langley Field, VA, 30 Jun 1922; Ephrata, WA, 29 Oct 1942; Glasgow, MT, 29 Nov 1942-14 Mar 1943; Navarin, Algeria, 25 Apr 1943; Chateaudun-du-Rhumel, Algeria, 27 Apr 1943; Ain M'lila, Algeria, 17 Jun 1943; Massicault, Tunisia, 30 Jul 1943; Amendola, Italy, c. 10 Dec 1943; Foggia, Italy, c. 20 Oct 1945-28 Feb 1946.