317th Bombardment Squadron

The 317th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 88th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Avon Park Army Airfield, Florida on 1 May 1944.

317th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 317th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1942–1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

History

Established in early 1942 as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment squadron. Was assigned to II Bomber Command as a heavy bomber Operational Training Unit (OTU). The squadron was assigned primarily to airfields in the Pacific Northwest under II BC; performing training of new units, then becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Reassigned to III Bomber Command in November 1943 when Second Air Force began to exclusively train Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircrews. Continued as a B-17 RTU until the end of heavy bomber training of replacement aircrews in May 1944; was inactivated.

Lineage

• Constituted 317th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 January 1942

Activated on 15 July 1942

Inactivated on 1 May 1944.

Assignments

• 88th Bombardment Group, 15 Jul 1942 – 1 May 1944

Stations

Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, 15 July 1942 Geiger Field, Washington, 1 September 1942 Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 21 September 1942 Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, 26 October 1942 Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 28 November 1942

Redmond Army Airfield, Oregon, 1 January 1943 Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 2 February 1943 Madras Army Air Field, Oregon, 11 June 1943 Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 21 July 1943 Avon Park Army Air Field, Florida, c. 7 Nov 1943 – 1 May 1944

Aircraft

• B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942–1944

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.