91st Bombardment Group (Heavy), United States Army Air Forces
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Surnames/tags: Military_and_War World_War_II
The 91st Bomb Group (Heavy) was an air combat unit of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War. Classified as a heavy bombardment group, the 91st operated B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft and was known unofficially as "The Ragged Irregulars" or as "Wray's Ragged Irregulars", after the commander who took the group to England. During its service in World War II the unit consisted of the 322nd, 323rd, 324th, and 401st Bomb Squadrons. The 91st Bomb Group is most noted as the unit in which the bomber Memphis Belle flew, and for having suffered the greatest number of losses of any heavy bomb group in World War II.
The 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was assigned to:
- Second Air Force on 26 June 1942
- Eighth Air Force before 4 Nov 1942
- 101st Provisional Bomb Wing on 3 January 1943
Primary subordinate units were:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron
- 364th Service Squadron
- 39th Service & Support Group (detachment)
- 161st Quartermaster Company (detachment)
- 863rd Chemical Company
- 982d Military Police Company
- 1076th Ordnance Company
- 1204th Quartermaster Company (detachment)
- 1696th Ordnance Company
- 322nd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
- 323rd Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
- 324th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
- 401st Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
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