44th Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Forces

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Surnames/tags: Military_and_War World_War_II

Contents 1 44th Bombardment Group in World War II 1.1 506th Bomb Squadron 1.2 66th Bomb Squadron 1.3 67th Bomb Squadron 1.4 68th Bomb Squadron 1.5 Sources

44th Bombardment Group in World War II

World War II Era information

506th Bomb Squadron

World War II Era information (The last designation for the unit was the 506th Bombardment Squadron (Medium))

LINEAGE

• 506th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) constituted, 24 Sep 1942, Activated, 1 Oct 1942
• Redesignated 66th Bombardment Squadron, (Very Heavy), 5 Aug 1945 Inactivated, 6 Aug 1946

STATIONS

• Salt Lake City AAB, Utah, 1 Nov 1942;
• Pueblo AAB, Colo, 1 Oct 1942
• Wendover Field, Utah, 29 Oct 1942
• Pueblo AAB, Colo, c. 29 Nov 1942-7 Feb 1943
• Shipdham, England, 17 Mar 1943 - 15 Jun 1945 (detachments operated from Benina, Libya, c. 27 Jun-c. 1 Sep 1943, and Tunis, Tunisia, c. 19 Sep-c. 9 Oct 1943)
• Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 26 Jun 1945
• Great Bend AAFld, Kan, 25 Jul 1945
• Smoky Hill AAFld, Kan, 14 Dec 1945-4 Aug 1946

AIRCRAFT

• B-24 1942 - 1945
• B-29 1945 - 1946

DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS

• Kiel, Germany - 14 May 1943
• Ploesti, Rumania - 1 August 1943

66th Bomb Squadron

WWII era information (The last designation for the unit was the 66th Missile Squadron) LINEAGE

• 66th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) constituted, 20 Nov 1940 Activated, 15 Jan 1941
• Redesignated 66th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, 5 Aug 1945 Inactivated, 12 Jul 1946

STATIONS

• MacDill Field, FL, 15 Jan 1941
• Barksdale Field, LA, 9 Feb 1942
• Will Rogers Field, OK, 26 Jul-25 Aug 1942
• Cheddington, England, 12 Sep 1942
• Shipdham, England, 10 Oct 1942-c. 15 Jun 1945 (detachments operated from Benina, Libya, 28 Jun-c. 31 Aug 1943, and Tunis, Tunisia, 19 Sep-c. 9 Oct 1943)
• Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 26 Jun 1945
• Great Bend AAFld, KS, 24 Ju1 1945
• Smoky Hill AAFld, KS, 12 Oct 1945-12 Jul 1946

AIRCRAFT

• B-18 1941 - 1942
• B-24 1942 - 1945
• B-29 1945 - 1946

DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS

• Kiel, Germany - 14 May 1943
• Ploesti, Rumania - 1 August 1943

67th Bomb Squadron

World War II Era information (The last designation for the unit was the 67th Strategic Missile Squadron)

LINEAGE

• 67th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) constituted, 20 Nov 1940 Activated, 15 Jan 1941
• Redesignated 67th Bombardment Squadron, (Very Heavy), 5 Aug 1945 Inactivated, 12 Jul 1946

STATIONS

• MacDill Field, FL, 15 Jan 1941
• Barksdale Field, LA, 9 Feb 1942
• Will Rogers Field, OK, 26 Jul-25 Aug 1942
• Cheddington, England, 12 Sep 1942
• Shipdham, England, 10 Oct 1942-c. 15 Jun 1945 (detachments operated from Benina, Libya, 28 Jun-c. 31 Aug 1943, and Tunis, Tunisia, 19 Sep-c. 9 Oct 1943)
• Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 26 Jun 1945
• Great Bend AAFld, KS, 24 Ju1 1945
• Smoky Hill AAFld, KS, 12 Oct 1945-12 Jul 1946

AIRCRAFT

• B-18 1941 - 1942
• B-24 1942 - 1945
• B-29 1945 - 1946

DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS

• Kiel, Germany - 14 May 1943
• Ploesti, Rumania - 1 August 1943

68th Bomb Squadron

World War II Era information (The last designation for the unit was the 68th Strategic Missile Squadron)

LINEAGE

• 68th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) constituted, 20 Nov 1940, Activated, 15 Jan 1941
• Redesignated 68th Bombardment Squadron, (Very Heavy), 5 Aug 1945, Inactivated, 12 Jul 1946

STATIONS

• MacDill Field, FL, 15 Jan 1941
• Barksdale Field, LA, 9 Feb 1942
• Will Rogers Field, OK, 26 Jul-25 Aug 1942
• Cheddington, England, 12 Sep 1942
• Shipdham, England, 10 Oct 1942-c. 15 Jun 1945 (detachments operated from Benina, Libya, 28 Jun-c. 31 Aug 1943, and Tunis, Tunisia, 19 Sep-c. 9 Oct 1943)
• Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 26 Jun 1945
• Great Bend AAFld, KS, 24 Ju1 1945
• Smoky Hill AAFld, KS, 12 Oct 1945-12 Jul 1946

AIRCRAFT

• B-18 1941 - 1942
• B-24 1942 - 1945
• B-29 1945 - 1946

DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS

• Kiel, Germany - 14 May 1943
• Ploesti, Rumania - 1 August 1943

Sources

• Maurer, Maurer, Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (Reprint. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1969)
• 44th in WWII at Wikipedia