354th Bombardment Squadron explained

Unit Name:	354th Bombardment Squadron
Dates:	1942
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Air Force
Type:	Bombardment

The 354th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 301st Bombardment Group, stationed at Geiger Field, Washington. It was inactivated on 13 March 1942.

History

Activated as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomb squadron. Inactivated while in training status; personnel and equipment reassigned to 32d Bombardment Squadron and unit inactivated.

Lineage

• Constituted 354th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 January 1942

Activated on 3 February 1942

Disbanded on 16 March 1942

Assignments

• 301st Bombardment Group, 3 February-16 March 1942

Stations

• Geiger Field, Washington, 3 February-16 March 1942

Aircraft

• B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942

References

• Book: Maurer, Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II. 1969. reprint. 1982. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. 0-405-12194-6. 72556. 70605402.