559th Bombardment Squadron (later 969th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron)
559th Squadron B-26 Marauders[a]
Active
1942–1945; 1958–1961
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
medium bomber
Engagements
European Theater of Operations
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation
Insignia
559th Bombardment Squadron emblem[1]
World War II fuselage code[1]
TQ
Military unit
The 969th Airborne Warning and Control Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was formed in 1985 by the consolidation of the 559th and 659th Bombardment Squadrons.
The first predecessor of the squadron is the 559th Bombardment Squadron, which was organized in 1942 as a Martin B-26 Marauder unit. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, operating from England, and later from Advanced Landing Grounds on the European continent. The squadron was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for supporting beleaguered ground troops during the Battle of the Bulge. After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at the port of embarkation, Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on 12 November 1945.
The squadron's second predecessor is the 659th Bombardment Squadron, which was formed in 1958 when Strategic Air Command expanded its Boeing B-47 Stratojet wings from three to four squadrons as they began to stand alert at their home stations. It was inactivated in 1961 when its parent unit began converting to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. The two squadrons were consolidated under their current name in September 1985, but the consolidated squadron has never been active.
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^ abWatkins, pp. 74-75
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