page_title: 622d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
section_title: World War II
hierarchical_section_title: 622d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron / History / World War II
caption_attribution_description: English: 22nd Reconnaissance Squadron Patch (World War II)
context_page_description: The 622d Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The squadron was first established during World War II as the 22d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. The squadron served in the European Theater of World War II, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and a French Croix de Guerre with Palm for its actions in combat.
  The unit was again active in the Air Force Reserve as the 22d Reconnaissance Squadron from 1947 to 1949 but apparently was not equipped with its own aircraft. In 1985 the squadron was consolidated with the 622d Air Refueling Squadron.
  The 622d Air Refueling Squadron served with Tactical Air Command beginning in 1955. It was last assigned to the 4440th Aircraft Delivery Group at England Air Force Base, Louisiana, where it was inactivated on 1 Apr 1964.
context_section_description: The squadron was first activated in September 1942 as the 22d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, a component of the 5th Photographic Group.  The outfit existed essentially on paper until 21 December 1943 when 12 officers and 129 enlisted men were transferred from the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. After training, the unit left Colorado Springs on 17 May 1943 and traveled to England aboard the RMS Queen Mary.   There it served as a photographic reconnaissance unit until the end of the war.
  The Squadron arrived at the RAF Mount Farm airfield on 8 June 1943. The unit was equipped with Lockheed F-5 (P-38) Lightning photographic aircraft and its first mission was flown on 24 June 1943. The 22nd Reconnaissance Squadron was combined with the 13th Photographic Squadron and 14th Photographic Squadron into the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group on 7 July 1943.   In 1943, the 22nd was among the squadrons flying the first photoreconnaissance missions against Peenemünde.
  It received a Distinguished Unit Citation for its coverage of bridges, marshalling yards, canals, highways, and other targets that contributed to the success of the Normandy Campaign/  It provided reconnaissance support for the Battle of the Bulge and the Rhine crossings.  Its work was also recognized by the French, who awarded the unit the French Croix de Guerre with Palm.
caption: 22d Reconnaissance Squadron Emblem
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