After the United States entered World War II the squadron was ordered to search for German U-boats and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys[2] initially off the southeast coast.

The squadron was reassigned to 479th Antisubmarine Group in Southwest England in August 1943[2] and flew killer hunts against German U-boats in the Bay of Biscay off the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border.

[2] Its ground echelon was ordered in September, just prior to inactivation of AAFAC, to move to Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, where it was inactivated on 30 October 1943, while the air echelon was disbanded in England in late November 1943[2] with squadron aircraft reassigned to the United States Navy.

[4] It transported personnel and supplies to the Ryukus and evacuated casualties on the return flights until moving to Okinawa.

[5] In 1955, plans were made that the Suffolk County Air Force Base Missile Annex should be ready in February 1960.

The annex included a launch area with 56 Mode II Launcher Shelters in two flights—that meant that two compressor buildings were available to simultaneously ready two missiles to the "Standby" stage prior to "Fire-up".

[10] The BOMARC missile site was located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Suffolk County AFB at 40°50′00″N 072°40′51″W / 40.83333°N 72.68083°W / 40.83333; -72.68083 (6th ADMS).

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency