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320 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I11945; 1947-1949; '952-. 702d: 1943-1945;1947-1949; 1952-. 703d: 1943-1945; 1947-1948-STATIONS. Gowen Field, Idaho, I Apr1943; Wendover Field, Utah, 8 Jun 1943;Sioux City AAB, Iowa, 8 Jul-20 Oct 1943;Tibenham, England, 4 Nov 1943-28 May1945; Ft Dix AAB, NJ, g Tun-12 Sep 1945.McChord Field, Wash, 12 Jul 1947-27 Jun1949. Buffalo, NY, 8 Jul 1952; NiagaraFalls Mun Aprt, NY, 15 Jun 1g55-.COMMANDERS. Col Robert H Terrill, IApr 1943; Col William W Jones, 25 Jul1944-12 Sep 1945.CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Europe;Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland;Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.DECORATIONS. Distinguished Unit Citation:Gotha, Germany, 3 Feb 1944.French Croix de Guerre with Palm.INSIGNE. Shield: Azure, a snortingbison, proper, winged argent, with streaksof fire proper, issuing from his horns andnostrils, in base three stars of the third.Motto: THE BISON WING. (Approved 7 Sep 1955.)446th BOMBARDMENT GROUPConstituted as 446th BombardmentGroup (Heavy) on 20 Mar 1943. Activatedon I Apr 1943. Trained for overseasduty with B-24's. Moved to England,Oct-Nov 1943, and assigned to Eighth AF.Operated chiefly against strategic objectiveson the Continent from Dec 1943 untilApr 1945. Targets included U-boat installationsat Kiel, the port at Bremen, achemical plant at Ludwigshafen, ballbearingworks at Berlin, aero-engineplants at Rostock, aircraft factories atMunich, marshalling yards at Coblenz,motor works at Ulm, and oil refineries atHamburg. Besides strategic missions, thegroup often carried out support and interdictoryoperations. Supported the Normandyinvasion in Jun 1944 by attackingstrong points, bridges, airfields, transportation,and other targets in France. Aidedground forces at Caen and St Lo duringJul by hitting bridges, gun batteries, andenemy troops. Dropped supplies to Alliedtroops near Nijmegen during theairborne attack on Holland in Sep.Bombed marshalling yards, bridges, androad junctions during the Battle of theBulge, Dec 1g44-Jan 1945. Dropped supplies to airborne and ground troops nearWesel during the Allied assault across theRhine in Mar 1945. Flew last combatmission on 25 Apr, attacking a bridge nearSalzburg. Returned to the US, Jun-Jul.Inactivated on 28 Aug 1945.Redesignated 446th BombardmentGroup (Very Heavy). Allotted to the re.serve. Activated on 26 Mar 1948. Redesignated446th Bombardment Group(Heavy) in Tun 1949. Ordered to activeduty on I May 1951. Assigned to StrategicAir Command. Inactivated on 25Tun 1951.Redesignated 446th Troop CarrierGroup (Medium). Allotted to the reserve.Activated on 25 May 1955.SQUADRONS 704th: 1943-1945; 1948-1951 ; I955-* 705th: 1943-1945; 1948-
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-GROUPS 3211951; I955-. 706th: 1943-1945; 194%1949; 1955-. 707th: 1943-1945; 1948-19490STATIONS. Davis-Monthan Field, Ariz,I Apr 1943; Lowry Field, Colo, c. 8 Jun-Oct 1943; Flixton, England, c. 4 Nov1943-c. Jul 1945; Sioux Falls AAFld, SD,c. Jul-28 Aug 1945. Carswell AFB, Tex,26 Mar 1948-25 Jun 1951. Ellington AFB,Tex, 25 May 1g55-.COMMANDERS. Lt Col Arthur Y Snell,25 Apr 1943; Col Jacob J Brogger, 28 Sep1943; Col Troy W Crawford, 23 Sep 1944;Lt Col William A Schmidt, 4 Apr 1945-unkn. Unkn, I May-25 Jun 1951.CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Europe ;Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland;Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. None.447th BOMBARDMENT GROUPConstituted as 447th BombardmentGroup (Heavy) on 6 Apr 1943. Activatedon I May 1943. Trained for combatwith B-17's. Moved to England inNov 1943 and assigned to Eighth AF.Entered combat in Dec 1943 and operatedchiefly as a strategic bombardment organization.From Dec 1943 to May 1944,helped to prepare for the invasion of theContinent by attacking submarine pens,naval installations, and cities in Germany ;ports and missile sites in France; and airfieldsand marshalling yards in France,Belgium, and Germany. During BigWeek, 20-25 Feb 1944, took part in theintensive campaign of heavy bombersagainst the German aircraft industry.Supported the invasion of Normandy inJun 1944 by bombing airfields and othertargets near the beachhead. Aided thebreakthrough at St Lo in Jul and the effortto take Brest in Sep. Pounded enemypositions to assist the airborne invasionof Holland in Sep. Also dropped suppliestb Free French forces during thesummer of 1944. Turned to strategic targetsin Germany in Oct 1944, placing emphasison sources of oil production untilmid-Dec. 2d Lt Robert E Femoyer, navigator,won the Medal of Honor for actionon 2 Nov 1944: while on a mission overGermany, his B-17 was damaged by flakand Femoyer was severly wounded byshell fragments; determined to navigatethe plane out of danger and save the crew,he refused a sedative and, for more thantwo hours, directed the navigation of thebomber so effectively that it returned tobase without further damage; Femoyerdied shortly after being removed from theplane. During the Battle of the Bulge,Dec 1g44-Jan 1945, the group assaultedmarshalling yards, railroad bridges, andcommunications centers in the combatzone. Then resumed operations againsttargets in Germany, attacking oil, transportation,communications, and other objectivesuntil the war ended. During thisperiod, also supported the airborne assaultacross the Rhine (Mar 1945). Returnedto the US in Aug 1945. Znactivated on 7Nov 1945.
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