Air Force Combat Units of WWII

AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-GROUPS 327on Holland. Hit enemy communicationsin and near the combat zone during theBattle of the Bulge, Dec 1g44-Jan 1945.Bombed an airfield in support of the airborneassault across the Rhine in Mar 1945.Received a DUC for action on 7 Apr 1945when, despite vigorous fighter attacks andheavy flak, it accurately bombed a jetfighterbase at Kaltenkirchen. Flew lastcombat mission of World War I1 on 21Apr, striking marshalling yards at Ingolstadt.Returned to the US in Aug. Znactivatedon 28 Aug 1945.Redesignated 452d BombardmentGroup (Very Heavy). Allotted to the reserve.Activated on 19 Apr 1947. Redesignated452d Bombardment Group(Light) in Jun 1949. Ordered to activeduty on 10 Aug 1950. Assigned to TacticalAir Command. Trained with B-26 aircraftfor duty in the Korean War. Movedto Japan, Oct-Nov 1950, and assigned toFar East Air Forces. Entered combatagainst communist forces late in Oct, operatingfirst from Japan and later fromKorea. Flew armed reconnaissance, intruder,and interdictory missions, andprovided support for ground troops.Bombed and strafed buildings, tunnels,rail lines, switching centers, bridges, vehicles,supply dumps, and airfields. Relievedfrom active duty and inactivated in.Korea, on 10 May 1952.Allotted to the reserve. Redesignated452d Tactical Reconnaissance Group.Activated in the US on 13 Jun 1952. Re-designated 452d Bombardment Group(Tactical) in May 1955.SQUADRONS. 703d: 1948-1949. 728th:1943-1945; 1947-1952; 1952-. 729th:1943-1945; 1947-1952; 1952-e 730th:1943-1945 ; 1947-1952; I952-e 73'St.. 1943-I915 ; 1947-1951-STATIONS. Geiger Field, Wash, I Jun1943; Rapid City AAB, SD, c. 15 Jun 1943;Pendleton Field, Ore, c. 11 Oct 1943;Walla Walla AAFld, Wash, c. 4 Nov-c.22 Dec 1943; Deopham Green, England,c. 3 Jan 1g44-c. 6 Aug 1945; Sioux FallsAAFld, SD, c. 12-28 Aug 1945. LongBeach, Calif, 19 Apr 1947; George AFB,Calif, 10 Aug-Oct 1950; Itazuke, Japan,c. 22 Oct 1950; Miho, Japan, c. 8 Dec 1950;Pusan-East AB, Korea, c. 17 May 1951-10May 1952. Long Beach Mun Aprt, Calif,13 Jun 1g52-.COMMANDERS. Lt Col Herbert 0Wangeman, c. 15 Jun 1943; Lt Col RobertB Satterwhite, 8 Feb 1944; Lt Col MarvinF Stalder, 28 Feb 1944; Col Thetus COdom, 30 Mar 1944; Col Archibald YSmith, c. 24 Jul 1944; Col William DEckert, c. I Aug 1944; Lt Col Charles WSherburne, 13 Sep 1944; Col Burnham LBatson, c. 25 Sep 1944; Col Jack E Shuck,c. 6 Jun 1g45-unkn. Col Charles WHowe, 10 Aug 1950; Col Frank L WoodJr, c. May 1951 ; Lt Col John A Herrington,c. Jun 1951; Lt Col Harry C Mailey, c.Dec 1951; Col James D Kemp, c. 28 Mar1952-un kn.CAMPAIGNS. World War ZZ: Air Offensive,Europe; Normandy; Northern