425th Bombardment Squadron (425th BS)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 308th Bombardment Group (308th BG)

Background
On January 28, 1942 constituted as the 425th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) in the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). On April 15, 1942 activated in the 308th Bombardment Group (308th BG) at Gowen Field, Idaho operating the B-18 Bolo and later converts to the B-24 Liberator. On June 18, 1942 moves to Davis-Montham Field, Arizona. On July 24, 1942 moves to Alamogordo, New Mexico. On August 28, 1942 returns to Davis-Montham Field, Arizona. On October 1, 1942 moves to Wendover Field, Utah. On November 30, 1942 moves to Pueblo Army Air Field, Colorado. On January 2, 1943 begins a movement overseas to China assigned to the 14th Air Force (14th AF).

The squadron emblem was a tan disc, bordure blue, a green dragon, wings, tail barb, tongue, nose, and facial trimmings red, horns black, entwined about a large yellow ae- rial bomb; eleven white stars arranged four, two, and five about outer circumference of tan disc.

Wartime History
On March 20, 1943 arrives Chengkung Airfield in China.

On January 25, 1944 lost B-24J "Haley's Comet" 42-73242  pilot Musinski and B-24J "Hot As Hell" 42-73308  pilot 1st Lt. William A. Swanson (MIA).

On February 18, 1944 moves to Kwanghan Airfield (A-3) in China.

On June 27, 1945 moves to Rupsi Airfield in India.

Postwar
On January 6, 1946 inactivated.

Awards
Distinguished Unit Citation East and South China Seas Straits of Formosa, and Gulf of Tonkin (May 24, 1944-April 28, 1945).

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages 521-522 (425th Bombardment) [PDF pages 533-534]