The 748th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 457th Bombardment Group, stationed at Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

. It was inactivated on 28 August 1945.

History

Established as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber squadron, it trained under Second Air Force

Second Air Force

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. Deployed to England in late 1943, assigned to VIII Bomber Command

VIII Bomber Command

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. Engaged in strategic bombardment campaign of Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

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 and Occupied Europe, 1944–1945, personnel demobilized in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and returned to the United States. The squadron was reassigned to Second Air Force and programmed for B-29 Superfortress

B-29 Superfortress

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 training. No personnel or aircraft were assigned as a result of the end of war with Japan. It was nactivated in August 1945.

Lineage

• Constituted 748th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 May 1943

Activated on 1 Ju1y 1943

Inactivated on 28 August 1945

Stations

• Geiger Field, Washington, 1 July 1943
• Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota
  South Dakota
  South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
  
  , 9 July 1943
• Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington, 28 October 1943
• Wendover Field, Utah
  Utah
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  , 6 December 1943-1 January 1944
• RAF Glatton
  RAF Glatton
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  , England
  England
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  , 28 January 1944-June 1945
• Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota
  South Dakota
  South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
  
  , July-28 August 1945