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5 unusual facts about 904th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron


904th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron

The 904th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

In 1985, the 904th and the 404th Bombardment Squadron were consolidated when the United States Air Force combined inactive units that had served in World War II with squadrons that had been established after the war ended.

The earliest predecessor of the squadron was the 14th Reconnaissance Squadron (later the 404th Bombardment Squadron) which participated in anti-submarine warfare patrols in the Gulf of Mexico before moving to Alaska to participate in combat in the Aleutian Islands, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation.

From 10 June 1941 to 22 April 1942, the unit was associated with the 1st Photographic Group for training.

The squadron moved to Alaska in July 1942 in response to the Japanese invasion of the Aleutian Islands.



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