823rd Bombardment Squadron (823rd BS) "The Terrible Tigers"
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 38th Bombardment Group (38th BG)

Background
On March 29, 1943 constituted as 823rd Bombardment Squadron (Medium). On April 20, 1943 activated in the 38th Bombardment Group (38th BG) in Australia operating the B-25 Mitchell. Nicknamed "The Terrible Tigers".

Wartime History
On June 20, 1943 moves to 17 Mile Drome (Durand) near Port Moresby in New Guinea.

On November 3, 1943 nine B-25s (Mission 306 H) to attack barges, buildings and hideouts between Alexishafen to Bogadjim. Lost is B-25G Mitchell 42-64850  pilot F/O Richard Smith ditched into the Astrolabe Bay roughly 3/4 of a mile offshore Bil Bil Island (Bili Bili Island).

On November 27, 1943 lost is B-25G 42-64889 pilot 1st Lt. John M. Wieland crashed into the sea 1.5 miles north of Cape Boram near Wewak.

On January 28, 1944 lost is B-25G 42-64881 pilot 1st Lt. Donald T. Renshaw over the Coral Sea.

On March 7, 1944 moves to Nadzab Airfield.

On February 2, 1944 lost is B-25G 42-64810 pilot 1st Lt George R. Gable, Jr. on a search mission.

On February 15, 1944 the squadron flew a low level strike mission (46 D-1) over Kavieng. Lost is B-25G 42-64873  pilot 1st Lt John H. Di Filippo crashed in the Chinatown area of Kavieng.

On March 11, 1945 lost is B-25J 44-29270 pilot 2nd Lt. James N. Webb shot down by anti-aircraft fire with 6 missing.

On April 16, 1944 the squadron flew a bombing mission against Hollandia. Returning, the formation encountered a severe weather front. Lost is B-25D "Fer de Lance" 41-30527  pilot 1st Lt. G. J. Maturi and B-25G "Old War Horse" 42-64867 force land at Saidor Airfield.

On August 26, 1944 moves to Biak.

On October 15 1944 moves to Morotai.

On February 1, 1945 moves to Lingayen Airfield on Luzon in the Philippines.

On July 24, 1945 moves to Okinawa until the end of the Pacific War.

Postwar
On November 21, 1945 moves to Itazuke Airfield on Kyūshū Island in Japan. On April 12, 1946 inactivated. On September 10, 1962 reactivated and redesignated as 823rd Tactical Missile Squadron, 38th Tactical Missile Wing in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) at Sembach Air Base in Germany operating the Martin Mace missile.

Awards
Distinguished Unit Citation: New Britain December 24-26, 1943, New Guinea June 16-17, 1944, Leyte November 10, 1944
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award April 1, 1956–March 1, 1958, April 1, 1959–January 30, 1961

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) page 770 (823d Bombardment) [PDF page 782]
Sun Setters of the Southwest Pacific Area (2011) 38th Bombardment Group definitive group history published by the 38th BG Association
38th Bomb Group Aviation Artwork by Steve Ferguson
Alcohol Busters of Formosa by Steve Ferguson depicts B-25J from 823rd Bomb Squadron over Formosa (Taiwan) May 29, 1945