382d Bombardment Group

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unit_name= 382d Bombardment Group


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dates= 1942 - 1946
country= United States
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command_structure= Twentieth Air Force
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garrison= Pacific Ocean Theater of World War II
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* World War II: American Campaign (1942-1945): Pacific Theater (1945)
anniversaries=The 382d Bombardment Group was a World War II United States Army Air Forces combat organization. It served primarily in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.

History

Assignments

* Second Air Force : 2d (later II) Bomber Command:: 3 Nov 1942 - 31 Mar 1944:: 25 Aug 1944 - 31 Aug 1945
* Eighth Air Force: 316 Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, 31 Aug 1945-4 Jan 1946

Stations Assigned

* Salt Lake City AAB, UT 3 Nov 1942
* Davis-Monthan Field, AZ 23 Jan 1943
* Pocatello AAFld, ID 5 Apr 1943
* Muroc AAFld, CA 6 Dec 1943-31 Mar 1944
* Dalhart AAFld, TX 25 Aug 1944
* Smoky Hill AAFld, KS 11 Dec 1944-8 Jul 1945
* Guam 8 Sep-16 Dec 1945
* Camp Anza, CA 30 Dec 1945-4 Jan 1946

Operational Units

* 420th Bombardment Squadron 1944-1946 (B-29)
* 464th Bombardment Squadron 1944-1946 (B-29)
* 872d Bombardment Squadron 1944-1946 (B-29)
* 536th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)
* 537th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)
* 538th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)
* 539th Bombardment Squadron 1942-1944 (B-24)

Aircraft Flown

* Consolidated B-24 Liberator
* Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Operational History

Constituted as 382d Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Oct 1942. Activated on 3 Nov 1942. Assigned to Second AF and equipped with B-24's. Served first as an operational training and later as a replacement training unit. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1944.

Redesignated 382d Bombardment Group (Very Heavy). Activated on Aug 1944. Assigned to Second AF. Trained for overseas duty with B-29's. Moved to the Pacific theater, Jul-Sep 1945, and assigned to Eighth Air Force. The war ended before the group could enter combat.

Returned to the US on Dec 1945. Inactivated on 4 Jan 1946

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.

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