477th Bombardment Squadron

The 477th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It last was assigned to the 335th Bombardment Group, stationed at Barksdale Army Airfield, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.

477th Bombardment Squadron
Emblem of the 477th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1942-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Bombardment

History

Established in 1942 as a B-26 Marauder Operational Training Unit. Inactivated in 1944.

Lineage

• Constituted 477th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942

Activated on 17 July 1942

Disbanded on 1 May 1944

Assignments

• 335th Bombardment Group, 17 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Stations

• Barksdale Army Airfield, Louisiana, 17 July 1942 – 1 May 1944.

Aircraft

• B-26 Marauder, 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.

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