April 1947 Redesignated 736th Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 27 June 1949 Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951 Inactivated on 16 June 1951 Redesignated 736th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 26 May 1952 Activated in the reserve on 13 June 1952 Inactivated on 1 January 1953 Redesignated 736th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy and activated, on 15 Nov 1962 (not organized) Organized on 1 February 1963 Inactivated on 2 July 1969 Assignments 454th Bombardment Group, 1 June 1943 – 17 October 1945 454th Bombardment Group, 27 April 1947 – 16 Jun 1951 454th Troop Carrier Group, 13 June 1952 – 1 January 1953 Strategic Air Command, 15 November 1962 (not organized) 454th Bombardment Wing, 1 February 1963 – 2 July 1969 Stations Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, 1 June 1943 Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 1 July 1943 McCook Army Air Field, Nebraska, 30 July 1943 Charleston Army Air Field, South Carolina, 3 October–8 December 1943 Torretto Airfield, Italy, 16 January 1944 San Giovanni Airfield, Italy, 24 January 1944 – July 1945 Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, 1 August 1945 Pyote Army Air Field, Texas, 17 August–17 October 1945 McChord Field (later McChord Air Force Base), Washington, 27 April 1947 Spokane Air Force Base (later Fairchild Air Force Base), Washington, 27 June 1949 – 16 June 1951 Portland International Airport, Oregon, 13 June 1952 – 1 January 1953 Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, 1 February 1963 – 2 July 1969 Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943-1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1949-1951 Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1952-1953 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1963-1968 Awards and campaigns See also List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Bombardment squadrons of the United States Air Force Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces Military units and formations established in 1943 World War II strategic bombing units Military units and formations of the United States Air Force Reserves