The squadron was first activated in 1943. After training with Consolidated B-24 Liberators in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations. After V-E Day, the squadron returned to the United States and was inactivated.
Signees
James S. “Jim” Campbell
1st Lt James S. “Jim” Campbell of Tucson, Arizona, served as a B-24 Liberator pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was born on August 24th, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania [Read more]