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词条 828th Bombardment Squadron
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  1. History

  2. Lineage

     Assignments  Stations  Aircraft  Awards and campaigns 

  3. See also

  4. References

     Notes  Bibliography 
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The 828th Bombardment Squadron was a squadron of the United States Army Air Forces. It was active during World War II in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator unit, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation. Following V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and began training with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress at Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas, before inactivating in August 1946.

History

The squadron was activated at Fairmont Army Air Field, Nebraska as one of the four that made up the 485th Bombardment Group. It trained with Consolidated B-24 Liberators until March 1944, when it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The squadron's ground echelon arrived at its base at Venosa Airfield, Italy in April, but when the air echelon arrived in theater, it remained in Tunisia for additional training.[2][3]

The squadron entered combat in May 1944, and primarily flew long range strategic bombing missions against targets in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia, bombing marshalling yards, oil refineries, airfields, heavy industry, and other strategic objectives. The squadron was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for continuing an attack on an oil refinery near Vienna, Austria on 26 June 1944 despite heavy fighter opposition.[3]

The 828th was occasionally diverted from the strategic campaign to carry out some support and interdiction operations. It struck bridges, harbors, and troop concentrations in August 1944 to aid with Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France. It also hit communications lines and other targets during March and April 1945 to support the advance of the British Eighth Army in northern Italy.[3]

The unit departed Italy in May 1945. In late July, it reassembled at Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa and was redesignated as a very heavy unit the following month. In September, it moved to Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas and began training with Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. When Strategic Air Command was formed in March 1946, the squadron became one of its first operational squadrons. In August 1946, the squadron was inactivated and its mission, personnel and B-29s were transferred to the 340th Bombardment Squadron, which was simultaneously activated at Smoky Hill.[2][4]

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 828th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 September 1943

Activated on 20 September 1943

Redesignated 828th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy c. 1944

Redesignated 828th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 5 August 1945

Inactivated on 4 August 1946[2]

Assignments

  • 485th Bombardment Group, 20 September 1943 – 4 August 1946[2]

Stations

  • Fairmont Army Air Field, Nebraska, 20 September 1943 – 11 March 1944
  • Venosa Airfield, Italy, c. 30 April 1944 – c. 9 May 1945
  • Sioux City Army Air Base, Iowa, 24 July 1945
  • Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Kansas, 8 September 1945 – 4 August 1946[2]

Aircraft

  • Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943–1945
  • Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 1945–1946[2]

Awards and campaigns

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Campaign Streamer Campaign Dates Notes
Air Offensive, Europec. 9 May 1944–5 June 1944828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Air Combat, EAME Theaterc. 9 May 1944–11 May 1945828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Central Europec. 9 May 1944–21 May 1945828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Rome-Arnoc. 9 May 1944–9 September 1944828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Normandy6 June 1944–24 July 1944828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Northern France25 July 1944–14 September 1944828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Southern France15 August 1944–14 September 1944828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
North Apennines10 September 1944–4 April 1945828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Rhineland15 September 1944–21 March 1945828th Bombardment Squadron[2]
Po Valley3 April 1945–8 May 1945828th Bombardment Squadron[2]

See also

{{Portal|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}
  • B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces
  • List of B-29 Superfortress operators

References

Notes

1. ^Watkins, pp. 120-121
2. ^10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 772
3. ^Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 356-357
4. ^See Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 421 (simultaneous activation of 340th)

Bibliography

{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
  • {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|origyear= 1961|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf|accessdate= December 17, 2016|edition=reprint|year=1983|publisher= Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-02-1|lccn=61060979|pages=}}
  • {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|origyear=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |edition= reprint|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402|pages= }}
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