334th Bombardment Group

334th Bombardment Group
Emblem of the 334th Bombardment Group
Active	1942–1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Type	Bombardment
Engagements	World War II

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

History

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

Assignments

• Third Air Force, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Components

• 470th Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
• 471st Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
• 472d Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
• 473d Bombardment Squadron: 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Stations

• Greenville Army Air Base, 16 July 1942 – 1 May 1944

Aircraft

• B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1944

Operations history

Trained replacement crews for combat

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.