674th Bombardment Squadron

The 674th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 417th Bombardment Group, based at Itami Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on November 15, 1945.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 674th Bombardment group on March 28, 1943

Activated on March 28, 1943

Inactivated on November 15, 1945

Stations

• Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, March 28, 1943
• DeRidder AAB, Louisiana, August 5 – December 10, 1943
• Oro Bay (Cape Sudest) Airfield, New Guinea, January 28, 1944
• Dobodura Airfield, New Guinea, February 4, 1944
• Saidor Airfield, New Guinea, April 17, 1944
• Kornasoren Airfield Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, New Guinea, c. September 8, 1944
• Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, December 6, 1944
• McGuire Field, Mindoro, Philippines, December 22, 1944
• Motobu Airfield, Okinawa, August 15, 1945
• Itami Air Base, Japan, November 1–15, 1945

Aircraft and missiles

• A-20 Havoc, 1943–1945

Operational history

Combat in Southwest Pacific, March 27, 1944 – June 17, 1945.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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 0-89201-092-4.

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