97th: 1941-1946.
Stations
McChord Field, Wash, 15 Jan 1941;
Fresno, Calif, 14 Aug 1941;
Will Rogers Field, Okla, c. 16 Feb 1942;
Greensboro, NC, c. 16 Jul-18 Oct 1942;
Mediouna, French Morocco, 18 Nov 1942;
Youks-les-Bains, Algeria, 7 Jan 1943;
Canrobert, Algeria, 6 Mar 1943;
Thelepte, Tunisia, 30 Mar 1943;
Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia, 13 Apr 1943;
Soliman, Tunisia, c. 1 Jul 1943;
Malta, 21 Jul 1943;
Torrente Comunelli, Sicily, 9 Aug 1943;
Gerbini, Sicily, 20 Aug 1943;
Grottaglie, Italy, 24 Sep 1943;
Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 15 Oct 1943;
Vesuvius Airfield, Italy, c. 10 Jan 1944;
Capodichino, Italy, 22 Mar 1944;
Vesuvius Airfield, Italy, 25 Apr 1944;
Ponte Galeria, Italy, c. 10 Jun 1944;
Ombrone Airfield, Italy, 27 Jun 1944;
Corsica, 11 Jul 1944;
Salon, France, 7 Sep 1944;
Follonica, Italy, 18 Sep 1944;
Rosignano Airfield, Italy, Oct 1944;
Grosseto, Italy, 11 Dec 1944;
Pisa, Italy, Jun-24 Jun 1945;
Seymour Johnson Field, NC, 11 Jul 1945;
Lake Charles AAFld, La, Sep 1945;
Commanders
Maj William A Schulgen, 15 Jan 1941;
Lt Col Hilbert M Wittkop, unkn;
Col Frederick R Terrell, Jan 1942;
Col Malcolm Green Jr, 17 May 1943;
Lt Col Kenneth S Wade, 1 Apr 1945;
Col Marvin S Zipp, 28 Aug 1945;
Col Robert Hughey, 23 Nov 1945;
Campaigns
American Theater;
Algeria-French Morocco;
Tunisia;
Sicily;
Naples-Foggia;
Anzio;
Rome-Arno;
Southern France;
North Apennines;
Po Valley.
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citations: (1) North Africa, 22 Feb 1943;
(2) Po Valley, 21-24 Apr 1945.
Insigne.
Shield: Or, in chief, a bomb sable, point downward, winged gules, surmounting an arc, reversed and couped, azure, all above a stylized cloud indication, of the second, emitting four lightning flashes gules toward base. (Approved 26 Oct 1951.)
Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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