334th Bombardment Group
Encyclopedia
The 334th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force
stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina
. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force
Third Air Force
The Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe . It is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany....
stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944
Lineage
- Constituted as 334th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 9 July 1942
- Activated on 16 July 1942
- Disbanded on 1 May 1944
- Personnel and equipment reassigned to 330th Army Air Forces Base Unit, 1 May 1944
- Personnel and equipment reassigned to 128th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 January 1945
- Inactivated 1 May 1945
Components
- 470th Bombardment Squadron470th Bombardment SquadronThe 470th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.-History:...
: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944 - 471st Bombardment Squadron471st Bombardment SquadronThe 471st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944...
: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944 - 472d Bombardment Squadron472d Bombardment SquadronThe 472d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.-History:...
: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944 - 473d Bombardment Squadron473d Bombardment SquadronThe 473d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last was assigned to the 334th Bombardment Group, stationed at Greenville Army Air Base, South Carolina. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.-History:...
: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944