1 June 1943 Redesignated 737th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 1944 Redesignated 737th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 5 August 1945 Inactivated on 17 October 1945 Activated in the reserve on 12 July 1947 Inactivated on 27 June 1949 Redesignated 737th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 26 May 1952 Activated in the reserve on 13 June 1952 Inactivated on 1 January 1953 Redesignated: 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and converted to provisional status on 12 June 2002 Assignments 454th Bombardment Group, 1 June 1943 - 17 October 1945 454th Bombardment Group, 12 July 1947 - 27 June 1949 454th Troop Carrier Group, 13 June 1952 - 1 January 1953 Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate as needed, 12 June 2002 Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate as needed, 19 March 2003 386th Expeditionary Operations Group Stations Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, 1 June 1943 Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 1 July 1943 McCook Army Air Field, Nebraska, 31 July 1943 Charleston Army Air Field, South Carolina, 3 October–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, 12 July 1947 – 27 June 1949 Portland International Airport, Oregon, 13 June 1952 – 1 January 1953 Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, unknown Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943-1945 Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1952-1953 Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Awards and campaigns See also List of C-130 Hercules operators B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Airlift squadrons of the United States Air Force Air expeditionary squadrons of the United States Air Force