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90th
                                                                             12th                                                                                                                       26th                                     89th                               Aero Squadron                             104th
                                                                     Aero Squadron                                                             13th                                              Aero Squadron                           Aero Squadron
                                                                                                                                      Aero Squadron                                                                                                                                                                    Aero Squadron










                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Lineage:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Organized as 90th Aero
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Squadron on 20 Aug 1917.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Redesignated:
                                                                The 13th and 104th Aero                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The 13th and 104th Aero
                                                                Squadrons were separately                                                                                                  Lineage:                                                                          90th Squadron c. Jun 1921;         Squadrons were separately
                                                                organized, each served in                                                                                                  Organized as 1st Reserve                                                          90th                               organized, each served in
                                                                combat in the skies over                                                                                                   Aero Squadron on 26 May                                                           Attack Squadron an 25 Jan          combat in the skies over
                                                                France during WWII. The                                                                                                    1917. Redesignated                                                                1923; 90th                         France during WWII. The
                                                                two units were consolidated                                                                                                26th Aero Squadron on 1                                                           Bombardment Squadron               two units were consolidated
                                                                as the 13th Squadron, and                                                                                                  Oct 1917. Demobilized on 7                                                        (Light) on 15                      as the 13th Squadron, and
                                                                adopted the ‘Oscar’ emblem.                                                                                                Jun 1919. Reconstituted                                                           Sep 1939; 90th Bombardment         adopted the ‘Oscar’ emblem.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Squadron
                                                                                                                                                                                           and consolidated (8 Apr                                                           (Dive) on 28 Sep 1942; 90th
                                                                                                                                                                                           1924) with 26th Squadron                                                          Bombardment
                                                                                                                                                                                           which was authorized on                                                           Squadron (Light) on 25 May
                                                                                                                                                                                           30 Aug 1921. Organized on 15                                                      1943. Inactivated on 1 Oct
                                                                                                                                                                                           Sep 1921. Redesignated 26th                                                       1949. Redesignated
                                                                                                                                                                                           At tack Squadron on 25                                                            90th Bombardment Squadron
                                                                                                                                                                                           Jan 1923. Inactivated 27 Jun                                                      (Light, Night Intruder) on 7
                                                                                                                                                                                           1924. Activated on 1 Sep 1930.                                                    Jun 1951.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Redesignated: 26th Bombard-                                                       Activated on 25 Jun 1951. Re-
                                                                                                                                                                                           mentSquadron (Medium) on                                                          designated
                                                                                                                                                                                           6 Dec 1939; 26th Bombard-                                                         90th Bombardment Squadron
                                                                                                                                                                                           ment Squadron (Heavy) on 11                                                       (Tactical)
                                                                                                                                                                                           Dec 1940; 26th Bombardment                                                        on 1 Oct 1955.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Squadron (Very Heavy) on                                                          Emblem:
                                                                                                                                                                                           30 Apr 1946. Inactivated on                                                       A pair of red dice with
                                                                                                                                                                                           u) Oct 1948. Redesignated                                                         white spots and edges,
                                                                                                                                                                                           26th Bombardment Squadron                                                         showing a “natural”
                                                                                                                                                                                           (Heavy), and activated, on 1                                                      (2 and 5 ) . (Approved 14 Feb
                                                                                                                                                                                           Dec 1948.                                                                         1924 World War I emblem.)
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