344. bombardovací skupina (střední) [1942-1945]

344th Bombardment Group (Medium)
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Název:
Name:		 344. bombardovací skupina (střední) 344th Bombardment Group (Medium)
Originální název:
Original Name: 		344th Bombardment Group (Medium)
Datum vzniku:
Raised/Formed:		 31.08.1942
Předchůdce:
Predecessor:		 - -
Datum zániku:
Disbanded:		 DD.12.1945
Nástupce:
Successor:		 344. bombardovací skupina (lehká) 344th Bombardment Group (Light)
Nadřízené velitelství:
Higher Command: 		DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR ?
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Dislokace:
Deployed:		 08.09.1942-28.12.1942 Tampa, MacDill Field
28.12.1942-19.12.1943 Lakeland, Lakeland Army Airfield
19.12.1943-26.01.1944 Savannah, Savannah Army Air Base
26.01.1944-09.02.1944 -
09.02.1944-30.09.1944 Stansted, ?
30.09.1944-05.04.1945 Boissy l
05.04.1945-15.09.1945 Florennes, Předsunutá přistávací plocha A-78 Florennes/Juzaine
15.09.1945-DD.12.1945 Oberschleißheim, Advanced Landing Ground R-75 Schleissheim /

Velitel:
Commander: 		10.10.1942-02.11.1942 Brogger, Jacob J. (Lieutenant Colonel)
02.11.1942-07.11.1942 McNeil, Guy L. (Colonel)
07.11.1942-20.07.1943 Hilger, John A. (Colonel)
20.07.1943-06.08.1943 Stintzi, Vernon L. (Lieutenant Colonel)
06.08.1943-19.09.1943 Witty, Robert W. (Major)
19.09.1943-07.11.1944 Vance, Reginald F. C. (Colonel)
07.11.1944-18.08.1945 Witty, Robert W. (Colonel)
18.08.1945-DD.12.1945 Clay, Lucius D. Junior (Lieutenant Colonel)
Podřízené jednotky:
Subordinated Units: 		DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR
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Poznámka:
Note:		 - -
Zdroje:
Sources: 		-
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Created as the 344th wait wait wait wait wait Group (Medium) 31.8.1942
Activated 8.9.1942
Transformed the 344th wait wait wait wait wait Group (Light) in December 1945
Relocated to the USA 15.2.1946
Deactivated 31.3.1946
Transformed the 126th wait wait wait wait wait Group (Light)
Transferred to England 24.5.1946
Transformed the 126th Composite Group in nov 1950
Transformed the 126th wait wait wait wait wait Group (Light) in February 1951
Removed from active service 1.1.1953
Transformed to the 126th Fighter-Bomber Group

SQUADRON
108th - 1951 - 1953
115th - 1951
168th - 1951 - 1953
180th - 1951 - 1953
494th - 1942 - 1946
495th - 1942 - 1946
496th - 1942 - 1946
497th - 1942 - 1945

STATIONS
Washington, Bolling Field , 15.2. - 31.3.1946
Chicago, OHare International Airport , 1.4.1951
Hampton, Langley AFB , 25.7. - 19.11.1951
Bordeaux AB, France, 7.12.1951
Couvron-et-Aumencourt, Laon-Couvron Air Base , 25.5.1952 - 1.1.1953

COMMANDERS
Col Russell B Daniels, 1.4.1951
Lt Col Carl R Norton, 25.6.1951
Lt Col Max H Mortensen, 21.7.1952
Col Glen W Clark, 5.8.1952
Lt Col Max H Mortensen, 18.11.1952 - 1.1.1953

CAMPAIGNS
American Theater
Air Offensive, Europe
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes - Alsace
Central Europe

DECORATIONS
Distinguished Unit Citation - France, 24. - 26.7.1944

The codes of each squadron
494 - K9
495 - Y5
496 - N3
497 - 71

Used aircraft
B-26.
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