748th Bombardment Squadron
| 748th Bombardment Squadron | |
|---|---|
European Theater of Operations | |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with 748th Bombardment Squadron emblem[b][1] |  |
The 748th Bombardment Squadron is a former
V-E Day
, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated in August 1945.
History
Training in the United States
The 748th Bombardment Squadron was activated at
European Theater of Operations on New Years Day, 1944.[1]
Combat in Europe
The
geschwader of interceptors against the formation. Nine of the 457th Group's Flying Fortresses were lost to this attack.[4]
In June 1944, the squadron was diverted from its strategic mission to prepare for
British 1st Airborne Division. It provided similar support during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 and January 1945, and Operation Varsity, the airborne assault across the Rhine in March 1945.[2]
The squadron flew its last combat mission on 20 April 1945. Following
Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota in late July. It was inactivated there the following month.[1][2]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 748th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
- Activated on 1 July 1943
- Redesignated 748th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 20 August 1943
- Inactivated on 28 August 1945[1]
Assignments
- 457th Bombardment Group, 1 July 1943 – 28 August 1945[1]
Stations
- Geiger Field, Washington, 1 July 1943
- Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, 9 July 1943
- Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington, 28 October 1943
- Wendover Field, Utah, 6 December 1943 – 1 January 1944
- RAF Glatton, (Station 130)[5] England, 28 January 1944 – c. 1 June 1945
- Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, c. 20 July–28 August 1945[6]
Aircraft
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943–1945[1]
Campaigns
| Campaign Streamer | Campaign | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Air Offensive, Europe | 28 January 1944 – 5 June 1944 | [1] |
|
Normandy | 6 June 1944 – 24 July 1944 | [1] |
|
Northern France | 25 July 1944 – 14 September 1944 | [1] |
|
Rhineland | 15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945 | [1] |
|
Ardennes-Alsace | 16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 | [1] |
|
Central Europe | 22 March 1944 – 21 May 1945 | [1] |
See also
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Kingman Army Air Field on 28 November 1945 and sold for scrap in July 1946. Baugher, Joe (14 May 2023). "1943 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Approved 15 August 1944. Description: Over and through a light blue disc, broken line segment border medium green, a large red aerial bomb falling toward dexter base, tail fins in graduated shades of gray and blue, nose taking the form of the head and shoulders of a black leopard, with expression of anger on face, between a red violet aerial bomb in dexter chief, and a yellow green and red violet aerial bomb in sinister base, all in front of two white cloud formations.
- Citations
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Anderson, Capt. Barry (1985). Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II (PDF). Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-87938-638-2.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.