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356 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I1northern Italy, Apr 1945. Moved toCasablanca in May 1945. Assigned to AirTransport Command. Znactivated inFrench Morocco on 25 Jul1945.SQUADRONS. 824th: 1943-1945. 825th:1943-1945. 826th: 1943-1945. 827th:1943-1945-STATIONS. Harvard AAFld, Neb, 20 Sep1943-2 Mar 1944; Torretto Airfield, Italy,Apr 1944; Casablanca, French Morocco, c.25 May-25 Jul 1945.COMMANDERS. Col William B Keese,Oct 1943; Lt Col Chester C Busch, Apr1945-unkn.CAMPAIGNS. Air Combat, EAME Theater; Air Offensive, Europe ; Rome-Arno ;Normandy; Northern France; SouthernFrance; North Apennines; Rhineland;Central Europe; Po Valley.DECORATIONS. Distinguished Unit Citations:Munich, Germany, and Innsbruck,Austria, 13 Jun 1944; Vienna, Austria, 21Aug 1944.INSIGNE. None.485th BOMBARDMENT GROUPConstituted as 485th BombardmentGroup (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943 and activatedon 20 Sep. Trained with B-24’s.Moved to the Mediterranean theater, Mar-Apr 1944, with the air echelon receivingadditional training in Tunisia before joiningthe ground echelon in Italy. Assignedto Fifteenth AF. Entered combat in May1944 and engaged primarily in flying longrangemissions to targets in Italy, France,Germany, Austria, Hungary, Rumania,and Yugoslavia, bombing marshallingyards, oil refineries, airdrome installations,heavy industry, and other strategic objectives.Received a DUC for combating intensefighter opposition and attacking anoil refinery at Vienna on 26 Jun 1944. Alsocarried out some support and interdictoryoperations. Struck bridges, harbors, andtroop concentrations in Aug 1944 to aidthe invasion of Southern France. Hitcommunications lines and other targetsduring Mar and Apr 1945 to support theadvance of British Eighth Army in northernItaly. Returned to the US in May1945. Redesignated 485th BombardmentGroup (Very Heavy) in Aug 1945.Equipped with B-29’s. Assigned to StrategicAir Command on 21 Mar 1946. Znactivatedon 4 Aug 1946.SQUADRONS. 506th: 1946. 828th: 1943-1946. 829th: 1943-1946. 830th: 1943-1946. 83~~t: 1943-1945.STATIONS. Fairmont AAFld, Neb, 20Sep 1943-11 Mar 1944; Venosa, Italy, Apr1944-15 May 1945; Sioux Falls AAFld,SD, 30 May 1945; Sioux City AAB, Iowa,24 Jul 1945; Smoky Hill AAFld, Kan, 8SeP 1945-4 Aug 1946.COMMANDERS. Col Walter E ArnoldJr, 27 Sep 1943; Col John P Tomhave,c. 29 Aug 1914; Col John B Cornett, 17Feb 1945; Lt Col Douglas M Cairns, 23Mar 1945-unkn; Lt Col Richard T Lively,6 Aug 1945; Col John W White, 15Sep 1945; Col Walter S Lee, 1g46-Aug1946.CAMPAIGNS. American Theater; AirCombat, EAME Theater; Air Offensive,
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-GROUPS 357Europe; Rome-Arno; Normandy; NorthernFrance; Southern France; NorthApennines; Rhineland; Central Europe;Po Valley.DECORATIONS. Distinguished Unit Citation:Vienna, Austria, 26 Jun 1944.INSIGNE. None.486th BOMBARDMENT GROUPConstituted as 486th BombardmentGroup (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943 and aduatedon 20 Sep. Moved to England in Mar1944 and assigned to Eighth AF. Enteredcombat in May 1944 with B-24 aircraftbut soon converted to B-17’s. Operatedchiefly against strategic objectives in Germanyuntil May 1945. Targets includedmarshalling yards in Stuttgart, Cologne,and Mainz; airfields in Kassel and Munster;oil refineries and storage plants inMerseburg, Dollbergen, and Hamburg;harbors in Bremen and Kiel; and factoriesin Mannheim and Weimar. Other missionsincluded bombing airfields, gun positions,V-weapon sites, and railroad bridgesin France in preparation for or in supportof the invasion of Normandy in Jun 1944;striking road junctions and troop concentrationsin support of ground forces pushingacross France, Jul-Aug 1944; hittinggun emplacements near Arnheim to minimizetransport and glider losses during theairborne invasion of Holland in Sep 1944;and bombing enemy installations in supportof ground troops during the Battle ofthe Bulge (Dec 1944-Jan 1945) and theassault across the Rhine (Mar-Apr 1945).Returned to the US in Aug 1945. Inactivatedon 7 Nov 1945.SQUADRONS. 832d: 1943-1945. 833d:I 943- 1945. 834th: I 943- I 945. 835th:1943-1945-STATIONS. McCook AAFld, Neb, 20 Sep1943; Davis-Monthan Field, Ariz, g Nov1943-Mar 1944; Sudbury, England, Mar1g44-Aug 1945; Drew Field, Fla, 3 Sep?NOV 1945.COMMANDERS. Col Glendon P Overing,20 Sep 1943; Col William B Kieffer, c. 13Apr 1945; Lt Col James J Grater, Jul1945-unkn.CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Europe ;Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland;Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. None.487th BOMBARDMENT GROUPConstituted as 487th BombardmentGroup (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943 and mtivatedon 20 Sep. Prepared for overseasduty with B-24’s. Moved to England,Mar-Apr 1944, and assigned to Eighth AF.Began combat in May 1944, bombing airfieldsin France in preparation for the in-vasion of Normandy; then poundedcoastal defenses, road junctions, bridges,and locomotives during the invasion. AttackedGerman troops and artillery positionsto assist British forces near Caen inJul; struck gun emplacements to supportthe Allied effort at Brest in Aug and tocover the airborne attack on Holland inSep 1944. Flew a few missions against
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