1 Helicopter Squadron
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: On
a Blue disc edged Yellow within a pattern of five Yellow
stars forming a pentagon the White silhouette of the
Washington Monument rising from a Green mound in base,
the Monument surmounted by a Gray silhouetted helicopter
fesswise. MOTTO: FIRST AND FOREMOST. Approved on 25 Feb
1970.
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Lineage
Constituted 1st Fighter
Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Apr 1944. Activated on 20 Apr
1944. Redesignated 1st Fighter Squadron, Commando, on 2 Jun
1944. Inactivated on 12 Nov 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
Reconstituted, and consolidated (19 Sep 1985) with the 1st
Helicopter Squadron, which was constituted on 9 May 1969.
Activated on 1 Jul 1969.
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Assignments
Third Air Force, 20 Apr 1944;
2d Air Commando Group, 22 Apr 1944–12 Nov 1945. 1st
Composite Wing, 1 Jul 1969; 89th Military Airlift Wing, Special
Mission (later, 89th Military Airlift Group; 89th Military
Airlift Wing), 1 Jul 1976; 89th Operations Group, 12 Jul 1991–.
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Stations
Lakeland AAFld, FL, 20 Apr
1944; Cross City AAFld, FL, 12 Jun 1944; Alachua AAFld, FL, 21
Jun 1944; Drew Field, FL, 17 Aug 1944; Lakeland AAFld, FL, 22
Aug–23 Oct 1944; Kalaikunda, India, 14 Dec 1944; Cox’s
Bazaar, India, 13 Feb 1945; Kalaikunda, India, 10 May–22
Oct 1945; Camp Kilmer, NJ, 11–12 Nov 1945. Andrews AFB, MD,
1 Jul 1969–.
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Aircraft
P–51, 1944–1945; F–6,
1945. CH–21, 1969–1970; TH–1, 1969–1970; UH–1,
1969–; CH–3, 1970–1988.
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Operations
Combat in CBI, 14 Feb–9
May 1945. From 1969, provided local airlift for the Executive
Department, high-ranking dignitaries, and distinguished
visitors; support for emergency evacuation of key government
officials; search and rescue; and emergency medical evacuation.
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Campaign Streamers
World War II: Central Burma.
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Armed Forces Expeditionary
Streamers
None
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Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation:
Bangkok, Thailand, 15 Mar 1945. Air Force Outstanding Unit
Awards: 1 Jul 1976–31 Jan 1977; 1 Jul 1987–30 Jun
1989; 1 Jul 1989–30 Jun 1991; 1 Jul 1991–30 Jun 1992.
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