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* Constituted '''437th Bombardment Squadron (Medium)''' on 19 Jun 1942 |
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: Activated on 26 Jun 1942 |
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: Redesignated '''437th Bombardment Squadron (Light)''' on 3 Feb 1945 |
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: Inactivated on 4 Jan 1946 |
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* Redesignated '''168th Bombardment Squadron (Light)''', and allotted to [[Illinois Air National Guard]], on 24 May 1946. |
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* 319th Bombardment Group, 26 Jun 1942 |
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* VII Bomber Command, 18 Dec 1945-4 Jan 1946 |
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===Stations=== |
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* [[Barksdale Field]], [[Louisiana]], 26 June 1942 |
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* [[Harding Army Air Field]], [[Louisiana]], 8–27 August 1942 |
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* [[RAF Shipdham]] (USAAF Station 115), England, 12 September 1942 |
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* [[RAF Horsham St Faith]] (USAAF Station 123), England, c. 4 October 1942 |
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* [[Saint-Leu Airfield]], [[Algeria]], c. 11 November 1942 |
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* [[Oran Tafaraoui Airport]], [[Algeria]], 18 November 1942 |
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* [[Maison Blanche Airport]], [[Algeria]], 24 November 1942 |
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* [[Telergma Airfield]], [[Algeria]], c. 12 December 1942 |
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* [[Oujda Airfield]], [[French Morocco]], 3 March 1943 |
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* [[Rabat-Salé Airport]], [[French Morocco]], 25 April 1943 |
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* [[Sedrata Airfield]], [[Algeria]], 1 June 1943 |
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* [[Djedeida Airfield]], [[Tunisia]], 26 June 1943 |
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* [[Decimomannu Air Base|Decimomannu Airfield]], [[Sardinia]], c. 1 November 1943 |
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* [[Serragia Airfield]], [[Corsica]], c. 21 September 1944–1 January 1945 |
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* [[Bradley Field]], [[Connecticut]], 25 January 1945 |
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* [[Columbia Army Air Base]], [[South Carolina]], c. 28 February–27 April 1945 |
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* [[Kadena Airfield]], [[Okinawa]], c. 2 July 1945 |
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* [[Naha AB|Machinato-Naha Airfield]], [[Okinawa]], 21 July–21 November 1945 |
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* [[Fort Lewis]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]], 17–18 December 1945 |
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===Aircraft=== |
===Aircraft=== |
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* B-26, 1942-1944 |
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* B-25, 1944-1945 |
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* A-26, 1945-1946 |
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== References== |
== References== |
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Revision as of 00:51, 2 July 2010
| 437th Bombardment Squadron | |
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| Active | 1942-1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 437th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the VII Bomber Command. It was last stationed at Fort Lawton, Washington, and was inactivated on 4 January 1946
History
Lineage
- Constituted 437th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 19 Jun 1942
- Activated on 26 Jun 1942
- Redesignated 437th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 3 Feb 1945
- Inactivated on 4 Jan 1946
- Redesignated 168th Bombardment Squadron (Light), and allotted to Illinois Air National Guard, on 24 May 1946.
Assignments
- 319th Bombardment Group, 26 Jun 1942
- VII Bomber Command, 18 Dec 1945-4 Jan 1946
Stations
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Aircraft
- B-26, 1942-1944
- B-25, 1944-1945
- A-26, 1945-1946
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN: 0892010975