5th Bombardment Squadron, Medium; 5th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy & 5th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy

Organized as 5th Aero Squadron on 5 May 1917. Redesignated Squadron A, Souther Field, Ga, on 15 Ju1 1918. Demobilized on 11 Nov 1918. Reconstituted and consolidated (1924) with 5th Aero Squadron which was organized on 24 Oct 1919. Redesignated: 5th Squadron on 14 Mar 1921; 5th Observation Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 5th Bombardment Squadron on 1 Mar 1935; 5th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 6 Dec 1939; 5th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Nov 1940; 5th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 28 Mar 1944. Inactivated on 20 Oct 1948.

Insignia approved on 27 May 1924. USA chenille made.

Stations. San Antonio, TX, 5 May 1917; Souther Field, GA, 1 May-11 Nov 1918. Hazelhurst Field, NY, 24 Oct 1919; Mitchel Field, NY, Nov 1919 (operated from Langley Field, VA, 6 May-26 Oct 1921); Rio Hato, Panama, 13 Nov 1940; Beane Field, St Lucia, c. 28 Sep 1941; Orlando AB, FL, 31 Oct 1942; Pinecastle AAFld, FL, 15 Apr 1943; Brooksville AAFld, FL, 7 Jan 1944; Pinecastle AAFld, FL, 13 Feb 194; Dalhart AAFld, TX, c. 9 Mar 1944; McCook AAFld, KS, 19 May-18 Nov 1944; North Field, Tinian, 28 Dec 1944-6 Mar 1946; Clark Field, Luzon, 14 Mar 1946; Harmon Field, Guam, 9 Jun 1947-20 Oct 1948.