97th Bombardment Wing (World War II)
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The 97th Bombardment Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. Its last assignment was with the IX Bomber Command, based at Camp Shanks
, New York. It was inactivated on 11 October 1945.
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 the IX Bomber Command, based at Camp Shanks
Camp Shanks
Camp Shanks, named after Major General David Carey Shanks was a United States Army installation in and around Orangeburg in the Town of Orangetown, New York. Situated near the juncture of the Erie Railroad and the Hudson River, it served as a point of embarkation for troops departing overseas...
, New York. It was inactivated on 11 October 1945.
Lineage
- Constituted as 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) on 2 November 1943
- Activated on 12 November 1943
- Redesignated 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Light) in July 1944
- Redesignated 97th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in June 1945
- Inactivated on 11 October 1945
Stations
- Marks Hall, England, 12 November 1943
- RAF Little WaldenRAF Little WaldenRAF Station Little Walden is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately north-northeast of Saffron Walden; about north-northeast of London...
(AAF-165), England, 13 March 1944 - VoisenonVoisenonVoisenon is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department, in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.Little village, located 39 kilometres south-east from the center of Paris, Voisenon was mainly known for its 12th century abbey, and then for its renowned local figure, Claude-Henri de Fusée...
, France, 13 September 1944 - MarchaisMarchaisMarchais may refer to:*Georges Marchais, French politician*places in France:** Marchais, Aisne, a commune in the department of Aisne** Marchais-en-Brie, a commune in the department of Aisne** Marchais-Beton, a commune in the department of Yonne...
, France, 13 February 1945 - ArrancyArrancyArrancy is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-Population:...
, France, 25 April 1945 - SandaucourtSandaucourtSandaucourt is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France....
, France, 24 May – 1 October 1945 - Camp ShanksCamp ShanksCamp Shanks, named after Major General David Carey Shanks was a United States Army installation in and around Orangeburg in the Town of Orangetown, New York. Situated near the juncture of the Erie Railroad and the Hudson River, it served as a point of embarkation for troops departing overseas...
, New York, 10–11 October 1945
Components
- 409th Bombardment Group409th Bombardment GroupThe 409th Air Expeditionary Operations Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Mobility Command. It may be activated or inactivated at any time....
: 7 March 1944 – June 1945 (A-20 Havoc, A-26 Invader) - 410th Bombardment Group410th Air Expeditionary Operations GroupThe 410th Expeditionary Operations Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. It is the operational flying component of the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing...
: 4 April 1944 – June 1945 (A-20 Havoc, A-26 Invader) - 416th Bombardment Group416th Air Expeditionary GroupThe 416th Air Expeditionary Group was a provisional unit assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.The current status of this unit is not publicly known. It previously served as the host unit at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base , in Qarshi, Uzbekistan, from 2002–2005...
: February 1944– July 1945 (A-20 Havoc, A-26 Invader)