759th Bombardment Squadron
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| 759th Airlift Squadron emblem[b][1] |  |
The 759th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive
Distinguished Unit Citation
for an attack on an aircraft factory in Austria. it was inactivated after returning to the United States.
The squadron was activated in the
43d Bombardment Group, a Strategic Air Command unit flying Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. It was mobilized for the Korean War
in May 1951. After its personnel were transferred to other units, it was inactivated on 16 June 1951.
History
World War II
The
Giulia Airfield, its station in Italy, was being constructed.[citation needed] In January 1944, the squadron began its overseas movement.[1]
The squadron arrived in Italy in February 1944 and began flying combat missions in March.
In addition to strategic missions, the squadron also carried out support and
American Fifth Army in northern Italy.[2]
The squadron returned to the United States in August 1945, being programmed for deployment to the
Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota in the middle of the month. The Japanese surrender in August led to the inactivation of unit on 28 August.[1]
Reserve operations
The 759th was activated as a
Beechcraft T-7 Navigators and T-11 Kansans[4][5][6] The squadron trained under the supervision of the 419th AAF Base Unit (later the 2348th Air Force Reserve Flying Training Center).[7]
President
43d Bombardment Group, a B-29 unit. Along with all other reserve corollary units, the group was mobilized for the Korean War.[10] Once the squadron was mobilized in May 1951 SAC reassigned its personnel to other units and the unit inactivated the following month.[1]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 759 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
- Activated on 1 July 1943
- Redesignated 759 Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 29 September 1944[11]
- Inactivated on 28 August 1945
- Redesignated 759 Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 11 March 1947
- Activated in the reserve on 19 April 1947
- Redesignated 759 Bombardment Squadron, Medium on 26 June 1949
- Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951
- Inactivated on 16 June 1951[12]
Assignments
- 459th Bombardment Group, 1 July 1943 – 28 August 1945
- 459th Bombardment Group, 19 April 1947 – 16 June 1951[1]
Stations
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Aircraft
- B-24 Liberator, 1943-1945[1]
Awards and campaigns
| Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
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Distinguished Unit Citation |
23 April 1944 | Bad Vöslau, Austria 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
| Campaign Streamer | Campaign | Dates | Notes |
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Air Offensive, Europe | 12 February 1944 – 5 June 1944 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Air Combat, EAME Theater | 12 February 1944 – 11 May 1945 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Rome-Arno | 12 February 1944 – 9 September 1944 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Central Europe | 22 March 1944 – 21 May 1945 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Normandy | 6 June 1944 – 24 July 1944 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Northern France | 25 July 1944 – 14 September 1944 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Southern France | 15 August 1944 – 14 September 1944 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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North Apennines | 10 September 1944 – 4 April 1945 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Rhineland | 15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
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Po Valley | 3 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 | 759th Bombardment Squadron[1] |
See also
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Kingman Army Air Field on 16 November 1945. Baugher, Joe (10 June 2023). "1944 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 21 June 2023. Photo taken while bombing near Padua, Italy on 4 May 1945.
- ^ Approved 31 July 1944. Description: On a medium brown disc, border evenly divided white and brown, a white diamond edged blue green charged with a blue green four-leaf clover.
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 740-741, except as noted.
- ^ a b c d Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 334-335
- ^ See Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 740-741. (not listing any assigned aircraft for the period).
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (16 May 2011). "Factsheet 756 Air Refueling Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (10 February 2012). "Factsheet 757 Airlift Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Endicott, Judy D. (7 April 2008). "Factsheet 758 Airlift Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ See Mueller, p. 101. (419th stationed at Davis-Monthan).
- ^ Knaack, p. 25
- ^ Cantwell, p. 73
- ^ Cantwell, p. 87
- ^ See Haulman, Robertson and Endicott. (showing redesignation of other squadrons in group).
- ^ Lineage information in Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 740-741, except as noted.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cantwell, Gerald T. (1997). Citizen Airmen: a History of the Air Force Reserve, 1946-1994. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program. ISBN 0-16049-269-6. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Knaack, Marcelle Size (1978). Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems (PDF). Vol. 2, Post-World War II Bombers 1945-1973. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-59-5. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- 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.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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