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882d Bombardment Squadron
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The 882d Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was organized in November 1943 and, after training in the United States, deployed to the Pacific Ocean Theater of World War II, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Japan. It earned two Distinguished Unit Citations before the end of the war. The squadron returned to the United States in the fall of 1945 and was inactivated at March Field, California in January 1946.
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882d Bombardment Squadron | |
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![]() B-29 Superfortresses of the 500th Bombardment Group dropping incendiaries on Japan | |
Active | 1943-1946 |
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Role | Heavy bomber |
Engagements | Pacific Ocean Theater of World War II |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation |
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