334th Bombardment Group

334th Bombardment Group
Emblem of the 334th Bombardment Group
Active	1942–1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Type	Bombardment
Engagements	World War II

The 334th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.

History

Lineage

Constituted as 334th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 9 July 1942

Activated on 16 July 1942

Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Personnel and equipment reassigned to 330th Army Air Forces Base Unit, 1 May 1944

Personnel and equipment reassigned to 128th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 January 1945

Inactivated 1 May 1945

Assignments

Third Air Force, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Components

470th Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
471st Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
472d Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
473d Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Stations

Greenville Army Air Base, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Aircraft

B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944

Operations history

Trained replacement crews for combat

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.

External links

USAAF Third Air Force in World War II

Airfields

Group Training Stations
Replacement Training Stations
Tactical Airfields

Units

Commands

Divisions

III Tactical Air Division

Wings

Groups

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