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[TLHorstead]

 

15th RECONNAISSANCE TECHNICAL SQUADRON

 

 

Lineage:  Constituted and Activated:  as the 15^th Photographic Technical Unit on 27 Nov 1944. Inactivated: on 20 Nov 1945. Consolidated: (16 Oct 1984) with the 15^th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron which was Constituted: on 25 Jan 1952, Activated: on 16 Feb 1952.  Inactivated: on 30 Jan 1972.

 
Assignments: XIX Tactical Air Command, 27 Nov 1944; Ninth Air Force, 01 Jul – 20 Nov 1945. Strategic Air Command: 25 Jan 1952; Fifteenth Air Force, 16 Feb 1952 – 30 Jan 1972

 

Stations: Virton, Luxembourg, 27 Nov 1944; France, Jan 1945; Virton, Luxembourg,  Dates Not Provided;    Furth, Germany, 27 Apr – 20 Nov 1945;  March AFB, CA, 16 Feb 1952 – 30 Jan 1972

 

Awards, Honors and Decorations:                                                                                                  

 

Service Streamers:  None. 

Campaign Streamers:  World War II:   Europe, Africa Middle East Theater of Operations:  Northern France; Rhineland.                                                                           

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers:  None.  

Decorations: Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:  01Mar 1959 – 30 May 1960     01 Jan 1970 – 31 May 1972
 

Emblem: Approved on  06 Nov 1956.

 

Terry L Horstead

 

 

[vonk]

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