328th Air Refueling Squadron

The 328th Air Refueling Squadron is an Air Force Reserve Command unit of the 914th Air Refueling Wing at Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara, New York. It operates KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft refueling United States Air Force aircraft worldwide.

328th Air Refueling Squadron
A KC-135 Stratotanker arrives at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Active1944–1945; 1949–1951; 1952–present
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleAir Refueling
Part ofAir Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQNiagara Falls International Airport
EngagementsChina-Burma-India Theater
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1]
Insignia
328th Airlift Squadron emblem (approved 23 September 1998)[1]
328th Airlift Squadron emblem (1996) (approved 28 July 1944, modified 1996)[2]
328th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem
3d Combat Cargo Squadron emblem[note 1]

History

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World War II

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Constituted as 3 Combat Cargo Squadron on 11 April 1944. Activated on 15 April 1944 at Bowman Field, KY with C-47 transports. The 328th transported personnel and supplies, primarily to forward areas, and evacuated casualties in the China-Burma-India Theater from 16 September 1944 to 11 November 1945.[1] Redesignated as 328 Troop Carrier Squadron on 29 Sep 1945. Inactivated on 20 Dec 1945. Redesignated as 328 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 4 August 1949. Activated in the Reserve on 2 September 1949, with C-46 aircraft at Reading Municipal Airport, PA.[1]

Ordered to Active Service on 15 March 1951, at New Castle County Airport, DE, 1 May 1950 – 1 April 1951 . Inactivated on 1 April 1951. Activated in the Reserve on 14 June 1952, at New Castle County Aprt, DE. Move to Paine AFB on 16 Nov 1957, WA. Ordered to Active Service on 28 Oct 1962. Relieved from Active Duty on 28 Nov 1962. Redesignated as: 328 Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1967; convert to [C- 130 aircraft in 1971.[1]

Redesignated 328 Airlift Squadron on 1 February 1992; 328 Air Refueling Squadron on 1 June 2017. Niagara Falls Municipal Airport (later, Niagara Falls Intl Airport; Niagara Falls IAP-ARS), NY, 25 March 1958-. Currently operating KC-135R tanker aircraft.[1]

Operations

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Lineage

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  • Constituted as the 3d Combat Cargo Squadron on 11 April 1944
Activated on 15 April 1944
Redesignated 328th Troop Carrier Squadron on 29 September 1945
Inactivated on 20 December 1945
  • Redesignated 328th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 4 August 1949
Activated in the reserve on 2 September 1949
Ordered to active service on 15 March 1951
Inactivated on 1 April 1951
  • Activated in the reserve on 14 June 1952
Ordered to active service on 28 October 1962
Relieved from active service on 28 November 1962
Redesignated 328th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 July 1967
Redesignated 328th Airlift Squadron on 1 February 1992
Redesignated 328th Air Refueling Squadron on 1 June 2017[1]

Assignments

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Stations

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Aircraft

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References

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Notes

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Explanatory notes
  1. ^ Maurer says that the emblem used by the 328th Troop Carrier Squadron was the one approved in 1944 for the 3d Combat Cargo Squadron. Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 20. The 2007 AFHRA Factsheet says the current emblem is a modification of the 1944 emblem. Whether approved or not, it appears that the 3d Combat Cargo Squadron used a variation of the Horseshoe Emblem in the CBI Theater. Each was used by the 328th Airlift Squadron, modified to comply with regulations current at the time, the emblem of the 328th Troop Carrier Squadron was placed on a disc in 1996, and when the Horseshoe Emblem was restored in 1998, it was revised so that the wings were within the disc.
Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Haulman, Daniel L. (19 June 2018). "Factsheet 328 Air Refueling Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 20

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency