573d Bombardment Squadron information

573d Bombardment Squadron (Later 573d Tactical Air Support Squadron)
B-26 Marauders of the 391st Bombardment Group[a]
Active	1943-1945; 1956
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Light bomber
Engagements	European Theater of Operations
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation
Insignia
573d Bombardment Squadron emblem[1]
World War II fuselage code[1]	T6

The 573d Tactical Air Support Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was formed by the consolidation of two earlier units bearing the number 573, but has not been active since the consolidation.

The first predecessor of the squadron is the 573d Bombardment Squadron, a World War II unit assigned to the 391st Bombardment Group. After training in the United States, the squadron moved to England, and participated in operations against Germany from there and the European Continent as part of IX Bomber Command. It earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its combat actions. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated at the port of embarkation.

The squadron's second predecessor is the 573d Fighter-Day Squadron, which formed part of the 342d Fighter-Day Wing, when the Air Force reopened Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. A few months after it was activated, the squadron transferred its personnel and equipment to another squadron and was inactivated. The two squadrons were consolidated in 1985.

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