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.

Although the squadron initially trained for low level attacks, VIII Air Support Command, in consultation with the Royal Air Force, decided to employ its B-26 units in attacks at medium altitude, mirroring a decision made earlier in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

The squadron flew its first combat mission on 15 August,[5] with initial operations focusing on German airfields near the coast of France, in an effort to force the Luftwaffe to withdraw its interceptors from the coastal belt, reducing their effectiveness against heavy bombers passing through on their way to strike targets deeper in occupied Europe.

During the Battle of the Bulge, it attacked strongly defended communications and transportation targets at Mayen and Pruem, for which it was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation.

[4] After V-E Day the squadron moved to Rosieres-en-Santerre Airfield, France, where it remained until returning to the United States for inactivation in November 1945.

The squadron flew close air support, interdiction, rescue combat patrol, MiG Cap, and other missions.

During the Pueblo Crisis, in February 1968, the squadron deployed to Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, returning in July.

It was assigned to the 12th Operations Group at Randolph Air Force Base, and provided undergraduate navigator training with the Boeing T-43 Bobcat from 15 December 1992 to its inactivation on 1 October 1996.

It was again activated with the same assignment and station on 16 January 2002 to provide pilot instructor training with the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II until its inactivation on 28 September 2006.