45th Operations Group

45th Bombardment Group
Emblem of the 45th Bombardment Group
Active	1941-1942
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Bobmardment

The 45th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the AAF Antisubmarine Command, based at Miami Airport, Florida. It was inactivated on 8 December 1942

History

Heraldry

Azure, three aerial bombs or, a chief potentee of the last. Motto: DE ASTRA—From the Stars. (Approved 6 Jan 1942.)

Lineage

• Constituted as 45th Bombardment Group (Light) on 20 Sep 1940

Activated on 15 Jan 1941

Redesignated 45th Bombardment Group (Medium) on Dec 1941

Inactivated on 8 Dec 1942.

Assignments

• First Air Force, 15 Jan 1941
• AAF Antisubmarine Command, 1941-8 Dec 1942

Squadrons

• 7th Antisubmarine (formerly 78th Bombardment): 1941-1942
• 8th Antisubmarine (formerly 79th Bombardment): 1941-1942
• 9th Antisubmarine (formerly Both Bombardment) : 1941¬1942
• 10th Antisubmarine (formerly 433d Bombardment) : 1941-1942
• 23d Antisubmarine Squadron (Attached), 21 May-13 Aug 1942

Stations

• Savannah, Ga, 15 Jan 1941
• Manchester, NH, 18 Jun 1941
• Dover, Del, 16 May 1942
• Miami, Fla, i Aug-8 Dec 1942.

Operational History

Antisubmarine patrols, 1941-1942

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.