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==History== |
==History== |
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Formed under [[III Bomber Command]] in early 1943 as a [[B-26 Marauder]] medium bomber squadron. Trained for duty in [[Europe]] with [[Ninth Air Force]]. Engaged in combat beginning in early 1944, attacked tactical targets in [[France]], [[Low Countries]] and [[Germany]] supporting Allied ground forces advancing after [[D-Day]] in Northern France Campaign and the Western Allied invasion of Germany, 1945. Received [[A-26 Invader]]s in April 1945, however did not use in combat. After [[V-E Day]], demobilized personnel while stationed in France during the summer of 1945, inactivated as a paper unit in Virginia, October 1945. |
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* Constituted '''572e Bombardment Squadron (Medium)''' on 15 Jan 1943 |
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: Activated on 21 Jan 1943 |
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: Re-designated '''572d Bombardment Squadron (Light)''' on 23 Jun 1945 |
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: Inactivated on 29 Oct 1945 |
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===Assignments=== |
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* [[391st Bombardment Group]], 21 Jan 1943-25 Oct 1945 |
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* [[MacDill Field]], Florida, 21 January 1943 |
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* [[Myrtle Beach General Bombing and Gunnery Range]], [[South Carolina]], 24 May 1943 |
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* [[Godman Field]], [[Kentucky]], 4 September-31 December 1943 |
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* [[RAF Matching]] (AAF-166), England 25 January 1944 |
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* [[Roye-Amy Airfield]] (A-73), France 19 September 1944 |
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* [[Asch Airfield]] (Y-29), Belgium 16 April 1945 |
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* [[Vitry-En-Artois Airfield]], France, c. 1 Jun 1945 |
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* [[Lyon-Bron Airport]], Laon, France, c. 31 Jul-13 Sep 1945 |
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* [[Camp Patrick Henry]], Virginia, 29 Oct 1945. |
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* [[B-26 Marauder]], 1943-1945 |
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* [[A-26 Invader]], 1945. |
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== References== |
== References== |
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Revision as of 17:59, 4 November 2011
| 572d Bombardment Squadron | |
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| Active | 1943-1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 572d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 391st Bombardment Group, stationed at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. It was inactivated on 29 October 1945.
History
Formed under III Bomber Command in early 1943 as a B-26 Marauder medium bomber squadron. Trained for duty in Europe with Ninth Air Force. Engaged in combat beginning in early 1944, attacked tactical targets in France, Low Countries and Germany supporting Allied ground forces advancing after D-Day in Northern France Campaign and the Western Allied invasion of Germany, 1945. Received A-26 Invaders in April 1945, however did not use in combat. After V-E Day, demobilized personnel while stationed in France during the summer of 1945, inactivated as a paper unit in Virginia, October 1945.
Lineage
- Constituted 572e Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 15 Jan 1943
- Activated on 21 Jan 1943
- Re-designated 572d Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 23 Jun 1945
- Inactivated on 29 Oct 1945
Assignments
- 391st Bombardment Group, 21 Jan 1943-25 Oct 1945
Stations
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Aircraft
- B-26 Marauder, 1943-1945
- A-26 Invader, 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