The 93rd Bomb Squadron, sometimes written as 93d Bomb Squadron, is a

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of the

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. It is assigned to the

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of Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. The squadron is equipped with the

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, and is the Air Force's B-52 Formal Training Unit (F.T.U.). It is one of two

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bomber squadrons in the United States Air Force. The 93rd is one of the oldest and most decorated units in the United States Air Force.

History

World War I

Established as the 93d Aero Squadron in the Air Service during the summer of 1917 in Texas during

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. Its first predecessor was organized as the ''93rd Aero Squadron'' on 21 August 1917 at Kelly Field, Texas. The squadron deployed to France in October 1917 and trained for aerial combat with the French Air Force. The 93d fought on the Western Front during

as a pursuit squadron from 11 August until 10 November 1918. The unit was demobilized after the war in March 1919. The squadron's second predecessor was constituted as the ''93rd Attack Squadron'' in 1929 as part of the

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was reactivated in 1939 as part of the

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as the 93d Bombardment Squadron and assigned to the

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, California. Initially equipped with

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s, later

Douglas B-18 Bolo The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Bolo was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company ...

s, receiving early model Boeing B-17C Flying Fortresses before the end of the year.

B-17 Service in the Philippines and Australia

The squadron deployed to the Philippines as the ''93rd Bombardment Squadron'' in 1941, engaging in combat during the 1941–42 Battle of the Philippines at the beginning of

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. Withdrawn to Australia, it fought in the Dutch East Indies campaign before returning to the United States and being re-equipped with Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers. It returned to the Pacific Theater of Operations in early 1945 to carry out strategic bombing missions over the

Japanese Home Islands The Japanese archipelago (Japanese: 日本列島, ''Nihon rettō'') is a group of 6,852 islands that form the country of Japan, as well as the Russian island of Sakhalin. It extends over from the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast to the East Chin ...

. The 93rd deployed with part of the 19th Group to the

Philippines Air Force The Philippine Air Force (PAF) ( tgl, Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, , Army of the Air of the Philippines) ( es, Ejército Aérea del Filipinas, , Ejército de la Aérea de la Filipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed For ...

at Clark Field, Philippines in October 1941 as a reinforcement unit for the Far East Air Force when tensions were escalating between the United States and the Japanese Empire. On 6 December the 93d was sent to

Del Monte Field Del Monte Field (active 1941–1942) was a heavy bomber airfield of the Far East Air Force (FEAF) of the United States Army Air Forces, located on Mindanao in the Philippines. The airfield was located in a meadow of a Del Monte Corporation pinea ...

, a new field established on

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as a dispersal measure. On 8 December 1941 nearly half of the 19th Group's bombers were destroyed on the ground during an air raid at Clark. The survivors at Del Monte engaged in combat from secondary airfields against the invading Japanese forces until the situation in the Philippines became untenable and they were withdrawn to Australia. The survivors of the ground echelon fought as infantry during

Battle of Bataan The Battle of Bataan ( tl, Labanan sa Bataan; January 7 – April 9, 1942) was fought by the United States and the Philippine Commonwealth against Japan during World War II. The battle represented the most intense phase of the Japanese inva ...

and after their surrender, were subjected to the

Bataan Death March The Bataan Death March (Filipino: ''Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan''; Spanish: ''Marcha de la muerte de Bataán'' ; Kapampangan: ''Martsa ning Kematayan quing Bataan''; Japanese: バターン死の行進, Hepburn: ''Batān Shi no Kōshin'') wa ...

, although some did escape to Australia and some presumably fought on as unorganized guerrilla forces during the Japanese occupation. In Australia, the escaped airmen and aircraft of the squadron reformed into a combat unit; engaging in combat during the Dutch East Indies and New Guinea Campaigns flying

heavy bomber Heavy bombers are bomber aircraft capable of delivering the largest payload of air-to-ground weaponry (usually bombs) and longest range (takeoff to landing) of their era. Archetypal heavy bombers have therefore usually been among the larges ...

combat missions from Australia. In late 1942, the B-17C/D and a few F models in Australia were replaced by long-range Consolidated B-24 Liberators, and the unit was returned to the United States and became an operational training unit with

Second Air Force The Second Air Force (2 AF; ''2d Air Force'' in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers. In World War II the CONUS unit defende ...

for replacement B-17 personnel.

Harl Pease Medal of Honor

On 7 August 1942, Captain Harl Pease led an all-volunteer crew from the 93d in a B-17 with a makeshift, hand-pumped fuel system on a mission over Rabaul, New Britain. While the crew was successful in bombing their target, Pease and his crew were shot down, captured and beheaded by Japanese forces. Pease posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his bravery, and Pease Air Force Base (now Pease Air National Guard Base) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire was named in his honor in 1957.

B-29 Superfortress operations against Japan

It was redesignated on 1 April 1944 as a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombardment squadron. When training was completed moved to

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in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific Area in January 1945 and assigned to

XXI Bomber Command The XXI Bomber Command was a unit of the Twentieth Air Force in the Mariana Islands for strategic bombing during World War II. The command was established at Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas on 1 March 1944. After a period of organization an ...

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. Its mission was the strategic bombardment of the Japanese Home Islands and the destruction of its war-making capability. Its groups flew "shakedown" missions against Japanese targets on Moen Island, Truk, and other points in the

Caroline Islands The Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the ce ...

and Marianas. The squadron began combat missions over Japan on 25 February 1945 with a firebombing mission over Northeast Tokyo. The squadron continued to participate in wide area firebombing attack, but the first ten-day blitz resulting in the Army Air Forces running out of incendiary bombs. Until then the squadron flew conventional strategic bombing missions using high explosive bombs. The squadron continued attacking urban areas until the end of the war in August 1945, its subordinate units conducted raids against strategic objectives, bombing aircraft factories, chemical plants, oil refineries, and other targets in Japan. The squadron flew its last combat missions on 14 August when hostilities ended. Afterwards, its B-29s carried relief supplies to Allied prisoner of war camps in Japan and Manchuria. it remained on Guam after the war conducted sea-search, photographic mapping, and training missions in the western Pacific.

Korean War

Deployed to

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, Okinawa in June 1950 as a result of the Korean War. Flew strategic bombing missions over North Korea; targets included an oil refinery and port facilities at Wonsan, a railroad bridge at Pyongyang, and Yonpo Airfield. After United Nations ground forces pushed the communists out of South Korea, the squadron turned to strategic objectives in North Korea, including industrial and hydroelectric facilities. It also continued to attack bridges, marshalling yards, supply centers, artillery and troop positions, barracks, port facilities, and airfields. During the Cold War it carried out B-29 bombardment missions over North Korea during the

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, later being a

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and Boeing B-52 Stratofortress squadron as part of Strategic Air Command. Continued bombardment operations until the June 1953 armistice in Korea; returned to the United States in May 1954; the squadrons B-29s being sent to reclamation.

Strategic Air Command

Re-equipped with

s in 1954 as part of Strategic Air Command (SAC). Flew strategic bombardment training missions until 1962 when B-47s were being phased out of the inventory. In 1960 was reassigned to SAC

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, being re-equipped with

intercontinental heavy bombers. The squadron moved to Kinchloe Air Force Base, Michigan to disperse its heavy bomber force. Conducted worldwide strategic bombardment training missions and providing nuclear deterrent. Was inactivated in 1963 when SAC inactivated its provisional Strategic Wings, redesignating them permanent Air Force Wings. Squadron was inactivated with aircraft, personnel and equipment being transferred to the 716th Bombardment Squadron, which was simultaneously activated.

Air Force reserve

Reactivated in the Air Force Reserve in 1993, conducting bombardment training. It won the B-52 category of the 1995 Gunsmoke competition and participated in training

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through the 1990s. In September 2001 deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where it flew 88 combat missions before redeploying to Barksdale Air Force Base in January 2002. It deployed in support of operations in Afghanistan again from May–September 2002. In March 2003 the 93d deployed to

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and

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in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Between March and August 2003 the 93d flew more than 100 combat sorties and dropped over 1 million pounds of

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. From January–March 2005 the squadron deployed to

Anderson Air Force Base Andersen Air Force Base (Andersen AFB, AAFB) is a United States Air Force base located primarily within the village of Yigo in the United States territory of Guam. The host unit at Andersen AFB is the 36th Wing (36 WG), assigned to the Pacific ...

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as part of an ongoing bomber rotation to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to the Asian-Pacific region by the U.S. Pacific Command. On 3 March 2017, Lt. Col. Steven R. Smith became the first WSO to reach 10,000 hours on the B-52. As an flight instructor with the 93rd Bomb Squadron, Lt. Col.Smith had 496 combat hours and over 30 Years on B-52.

B-52 Formal Training Unit

In March 2009 the unit assigned the responsibility of being Air Force's Formal Training Unit and will train and prepare Air Combat Command and AFRC B-52 aircrews for worldwide missions. The squadron's aircraft complement grew from eight to 16, with the new assets transferring over from Barksdale's active duty 2nd Bomb Wing. The 2nd BW's 11th BS, the current B-52 FTU, became an active associate to the 93rd BS. The squadron will provide aircraft and produce sorties for the 340th Weapons School and the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, a B-52 test organization, at Barksdale AFB. Although the 93rd BS will no longer be an operational squadron once the FTU stands up, a small classic association comprised four crews will maintain combat proficiency with the 2nd BW.

Lineage

; 93d Aero Squadron * Organized as the 93d Aero Squadron on 21 August 1917 : Redesignated 93d Aero Squadron (Pursuit) on 26 July 1918 : Demobilized on 31 March 1919 : Reconstituted and consolidated with the 93d Bombardment Squadron as the 93d Bombardment Squadron on 14 October 1936Lineage, including assignments and stations, in Haulman, except as noted. ; 93d Bomb Squadron * Constituted as the 93d Attack Squadron on 8 May 1929Clay, p. 1435 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron on 1 March 1935Haulman gives this as the constitution date. : Organized as a Regular Army Inactive unit on 23 August 1935The vast majority of Regular Army Inactive units were organized with only

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personnel assigned, while remaining on the inactive list as regular units. Clay, p. vii. : Consolidated with the 93d Aero Squadron on 14 October 1936 : Inactivated on 31 October 1936 * Activated on 20 October 1939 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 6 December 1939 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 28 March 1944 : Inactivated on 1 April 1944 * Activated on 1 April 1944 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 10 August 1948 : Redesignated 93d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 1 July 1961 : Discontinued and inactivated on 1 April 1963 * Redesignated 93d Bomb Squadron and activated in the reserve on 1 October 1993

Assignments

* Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 21 August 1917 *

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, 13 October 1917 * Air Service Headquarters, AEF, British Isles (attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 30 October 1917 – 1 June 1918) * Air Service Production Center No. 2, 14 June 1918 *

Third Aviation Instruction Center Issoudun Aerodrome was a complex of military airfields in the vicinity of Issoudun, Centre, France. They were used during World War I as part of the Third Air Instructional Center, American Expeditionary Forces for training United States airmen ...

, 7 July 1918 *

3d Pursuit Group The 3rd Pursuit Group was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I as part of the First United States Army. Formed in France in July 1918, the group was assigned to the 1st Pursuit Wing and saw act ...

, 26 July 1918 * 1st Air Depot, 15 December 1918 * Air Service Production Center No. 2, 1 February 1919Haulman says the assignment to the 1st Air Depot lasted until 4 March. * Advanced Section Services of Supply, 4 March 1919 * Eastern Department, 13–31 March 1919 * 33d Attack Group, 8 May 1929 * 19th Bombardment Group, 20 October 1939 – 1 April 1944Clay indicates this assignment began on 1 March 1935, while the squadron was a Regular Army Inactive unit. (ground echelon attached to

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, c. 19 December 1941 – May 1942) * 19th Bombardment Group, 1 April 1944 *

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, 1 June 1953 *

, 1 August 1961 – 1 February 1963 * 917th Operations Group, 1 October 1993 – 8 January 2011 *

, 8 January 2011 – present

Stations

* Kelly Field, Texas, 21 August – 29 September 1917 * Garden City, New York, 13 October 1917 *

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, England, 29 October 1917 * Camp Sorden, England (dispersed to several Royal Flying Corps stations in England *

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, England, January–24 June 1918 * Flower Down Rest Camp, Winchester, England, 1 June 1918 *

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, France, 7 June 1918 *

Romorantin Aerodrome Romorantin - Pruniers Air Detachment (DA 273) is a French Air Force military facility, located southwest of Romorantin-Lanthenay, in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Pruniers airfield was part of a huge depot built for the United ...

, 14 June 1918 *

Issoudun Aerodrome Issoudun Aerodrome was a complex of military airfields in the vicinity of Issoudun, Centre, France. They were used during World War I as part of the Third Air Instructional Center, American Expeditionary Forces for training United States airmen ...

, 7 July 1918 * Vaucouleurs Aerodrome, 28 July 1918 *

Lisle-en-Barrois Aerodrome Lisle-en-Barrois Aerodrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located on the plateau north of the commune of Lisle-en-Barrois, in the Meuse department in north-eastern France. Overview In 1915, the French escadrille MS 37 sta ...

, France, 24 September 1918 *

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, France, 6 November 1918 *

Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome : ''see also: Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force'' When the United States entered World War I on 6 April 1917, the Air Service of the United States Army existed only as a branch of the Signal Corps, and was kno ...

, France, c. 15 December 1918 *

, France, 2 February 1919 *

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, France, 4 March 1919 * Garden City, New York, 13–31 March 1919 * March Field, California, 20 October 1939 *

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, Texas, 23 August 1935 – 31 October 1936 * Albuquerque Army Air Base, New Mexico, June–27 September 1941 * Clark Field,

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, Philippines, c. 23 October 1941 *

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, Northern Territory, Australia, c. 19 December 1941 (ground Echelon on Luzon and

until May 1942) * Singosari Airfield,

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, Netherlands East Indies, c. 1 January 1942 *

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, Australia, c. 1 March 1942 * Cloncurry Airport, Queensland, Australia, 29 March 1942 *

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, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1942 *

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, Queensland, Australia, 23 July–c. 25 October 1942 * Pocatello Army Air Field, Idaho, c. 28 December 1942 *

Pyote Army Air Base Pyote Air Force Base was a World War II United States Army Air Forces training airbase. It was on a mile from the town of Pyote, Texas, on Interstate 20, 20 miles west of Monahans and just south of U.S. Highway 80, east of El Paso. It was ...

, Texas, c. 18 January 1943 – 1 April 1944 *

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, Kansas, 1 April – 7 December 1944 * North Field,

(later Anderson Air Force Base), 16 January 1945 * Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, 27 June 1950 – 18 May 1954 *

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, Florida, c. 2 June 1954 *

Homestead Air Force Base Homestead Air Reserve Base (Homestead ARB), previously known as Homestead Air Force Base (Homestead AFB) is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida to the northeast of the city of Homestead. It is home to the 482nd Fighter Wing (482 FW) of th ...

, Florida, c. 25 June 1956 * Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan, 1 August 1961 – 1 February 1963 * Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1 October 1993 – present

Aircraft operated

SPAD S.XIII The SPAD S.XIII is a French biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War, developed by '' Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés'' (SPAD) from the earlier and highly successful SPAD S.VII. During early 1917, the French designer Louis Bé ...

(1918) *

SPAD S.VII The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by ''Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés'' (SPAD) during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and r ...

(1918) * B-17 Flying Fortress (1939–1944) * Douglas B-18 Bolo (1939–1941) * Consolidated B-24 Liberator (1941–1942) * LB-30 (1941–1942) * Boeing B-29 Superfortress (1944–1954) *

B-47 Stratojet The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft. ...

(1954–1961) * B-52 Stratofortress (1961–1963, 1993–Present)

References

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Bibliography

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External links

93d Bomb Squadron Fact Sheet
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