Talk:23rd Bomb Squadron

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Emailed AFHRA for clarification on emblem history. Will correct/update when I receive a reply Jongleur 04:54, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Looks like historical problem that has been forwarded to this day. Excerpted from email reply that I received. Thank you for your interest in Air Force Heraldry. Our records show that the insignia for the 23rd Bomb Squadron was indeed approved by the Chief of the Air Corps on 30 Sep 1931 and was used by the squadron from that date. The original description reads: "On a blue disk, a volcano in black silhouette with red lava flowing from the crater. Extending upward therefrom and inter-mingled with clouds, futuristic, vari-colored rays from yellow to red; in front thereof five dropped bombs, two on the destra, three on the sinister side.  The volcano represents the station, as well as the destructive force of the bombardment unit as represented by the aerial bombs.  The arrangement of the bombs alludes to the number of the squadron." I hope you find this information useful. Very respectfully,

Historian HQ AFHRA/RSO DSN 493-****

As time permits, I'll continue to look in to why the AF records show that the emblem was adopted before the incident that is depicted occured. Jongleur 02:52, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

23d or 23rd?
Shouldn't the twentythird be called 23rd rather than 23d?

Tabletop 03:24, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No. USAF usage is 2d and 3d, not 2nd and 3rd. --Lineagegeek (talk) 20:55, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

1952 emblem
On 12 May 1952, the squadron (then a reconnaissance squadron) adopted a new emblem. It is depicted in Maurer, Combat Squadrons of the Air Force in World War II on page 121. I have been unable to find an image of this emblem to upload to Wikimedia (should be OK for public use under PD-USGov-Military-Army-USAIOH ). Although the squadron returned to the "volcano" emblem at an unknown date, the 1952 emblem remained the official squadron emblem until 1994. --Lineagegeek (talk) 21:03, 26 March 2018 (UTC)