477th Bombardment Squadron explained

Unit Name:	477th Bombardment Squadron
Dates:	1942-1944
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Air Force
Type:	Bombardment

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.

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

• 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.