under its most recent designation. Lineage Constituted as the 744th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 May 1943 Activated on 1 June 1943 Redesignated 744th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 5 March 1944 Redesignated 744th 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 744th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 15 October 1952 Activated on 1 December 1952 Inactivated on 9 July 1956 Redesignated 744th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy and activated on 15 November 1962 (not organized) Organized on 1 February 1963 Inactivated on 30 September 1975 Redesignated 744th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and converted to provisional status on 12 June 2002 Assignments 456th Bombardment Group, 1 June 1943 – 17 October 1945 456th Bombardment Group, 12 July 1947 – 27 June 1949 456th Troop Carrier Group, 1 December 1952 456th Troop Carrier Wing, 1 March 1955 – 9 July 1956 Strategic Air Command, 15 November 1962 (not organized) 456th Strategic Aerospace Wing (later 456th Bombardment Wing), 1 February 1963 – 30 September 1975 Air Mobility Command to activate or inactivate as needed Stations Wendover Field, Utah, 1 June 1943 Gowen Field, Idaho, 14 July 1943 Bruning Army Air Field, Nebraska, 2 August 1943 Kearns Army Air Base, Utah, 9 September 1943 Muroc Army Air Field, California, 2 October–4 December 1943 Cerignola Airfield, Italy, 11 January 1944 Stornara Airfield, Italy, 27 January 1944 – 19 July 1945 Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, 1 August 1945 Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas, 17 August-17 October 1945 McChord Field (later McChord Air Force Base), Washington, 12 July 1947 – 27 June 1949 Miami International Airport, Florida, 1 December 1952 Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, 15 August 1953 – 16 October 1955 Shiroi Air Base, Japan, 10 November 1955 Ardmore Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 6 June–9 July 1956 Beale Air Force Base, California, 1 February 1963 – 30 September 1975 Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1945 Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1952–1956 Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1963–1975 Awards and campaigns See also List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force Project Skyhook B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces References Notes Explanatory notes Citations Bibliography Further reading (experiences with Project Drag Net) External links Bombardment squadrons of the United States Air Force Military units and formations established in 1943 Bombardment