872nd Bombardment Squadron: Difference between revisions

872d Bombardment Squadron
872d Bombardment Squadron
Active	1943-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Bombardment

Browse history interactively

Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 02:04, 19 July 2010

The 872d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 382d Bombardment Group stationed at Camp Anza, California. It was inactivated on 4 January 1946.

History

Formed in late 1943 as a B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombardment Squadron; trained under Second Air Force. Ground echelon deployed to Northern Mariana Islands by ship in early August 1945; air echelon remained at last training base in Kansas after Japanese Capitulation. Ground echelon remained in Marianas supporting other units aircraft and demoblization; air echelon demobilized with new B-29 aircraft remaining in Kansas, eventually being assigned to postwar units. Entire unit inactivated by December 1945.

Lineage

Constituted 872nd Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 19 Nov 1943

Activated on 20 Nov 1943

Inactivated on 10 May 1944

Activated on 19 Sep 1944

Inactivated on 4 Jan 1946.

Assignments

497th Bombardment Group, 20 Nov 1943-10 May 1944
382d Bombardment Group, 19 Sep 1944-4 Jan 1946

Stations

El Paso Army Airfield, Texas, 20 Nov 1943
Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico, 1 Dec 1943
Pratt Army Airfield, [[Kansas[[, 13 Apr-10 May 1944
Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas, 19 Sep 1944
Smoky Hill Army Airfield, Kansas, 11 Dec 1944-1 Aug 1945
Guam, 8 Sep 1945 (ground echelon only; air echelon remained in US until inactivation)
Tinian, c. Oct-15 Dec 1945 (ground echelon only)
Camp Anza, California, 28 Dec 1945-4 Jan 1946.

Aircraft

Combination of B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, and B-25 Mitchell used for training , 1944-1945
B-29 Superfortress, Received in late spring, 1945.

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

External links

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox Military Unit
 |unit_name= 872d Bombardment Squadron
+|image=  [[File:No image available.svg|250px]]
-|image=
 |caption=
 |dates=  1943-1946
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 ==History==
+Formed in late 1943 as a [[B-29 Superfortress]] very heavy bombardment Squadron; trained under [[Second Air Force]].  Ground echelon deployed to [[Northern Mariana Islands]] by ship in early August 1945; air echelon remained at last training base in Kansas after Japanese Capitulation.    Ground echelon remained in Marianas supporting other units aircraft and demoblization; air echelon demobilized with new B-29 aircraft remaining in Kansas, eventually being assigned to postwar units.   Entire unit inactivated by December 1945.
 === Lineage===
+* Constituted '''872nd Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy)''' on 19 Nov 1943
+: Activated on 20 Nov 1943
+: Inactivated on 10 May 1944
+* Activated on 19 Sep 1944
+: Inactivated on 4 Jan 1946.
 ===Assignments===
+* [[497th Bombardment Group]], 20 Nov 1943-10 May 1944
+* [[382d Bombardment Group]], 19 Sep 1944-4 Jan 1946
 ===Stations===
+* [[El Paso Army Airfield]], [[Texas]], 20 Nov 1943
+* [[Clovis Army Air Field]], [[New Mexico]], 1 Dec 1943
+* [[Pratt Army Airfield]], [[Kansas[[, 13 Apr-10 May 1944
+* [[Dalhart Army Air Field]], [[Texas]], 19 Sep 1944
+* [[Smoky Hill Army Airfield]], [[Kansas]], 11 Dec 1944-1 Aug 1945
+* [[Guam]], 8 Sep 1945 (ground echelon only;  air echelon remained in US until inactivation)
+* [[Tinian]], c. Oct-15 Dec 1945 (ground echelon only)
+* Camp Anza, [[California]], 28 Dec 1945-4 Jan 1946.
 ===Aircraft===
+* Combination of [[B-17 Flying Fortress]], [[B-24 Liberator]], and [[B-25 Mitchell]] used for training , 1944-1945
+* [[B-29 Superfortress]],  Received in late spring, 1945.
 == References==