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835th Bombardment Squadron
835th Bombardment Squadron
	Emblem of the 835th Bombardment Squadron
Active	1941-1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Anti-Submarine;Bombardment

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The 835th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 486th Bombardment Group, based at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.

History

The squadron was organized in early 1941 as the 80th Bombardment Squadron assigned to First Air Force as a light bombardment squadron equipped with A-20 Havocs. The unit was assigned to the 45th Bombardment Group at Savannah AAB, Georgia, then moving to Grenier Field, New Hampshire.

After the United States entered World War II the group was equipped with B-18 Bolo medium bombers and ordered to search for German U-Boats and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys off the northeast coast, then being reassigned to Langley Field, Virginia, then to Miami Airport, Florida flying missions along the mid-Atlantic and southeast coastline. In November 1942, the squadron was redesignated as the 9th Antisubmarine Squadron and deployed to Trinidad, flying antisubmarine patrols over the Caribbean as part of the Antilles Task Force from November 1942 until March 1943. It was reassigned from First Air Force to the 25th Antisubmarine Wing, Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command in December 1942.

In the spring of 1943, the squadron was taken off antisubmarine patrols and assigned to the 486th Bombardment Group which was training in Arizona under Second Air Force before deploying to England. In Arizona, the squadron was re-equipped with B-24 Liberators and transitioned from the 2-engine medium to the 4-engine heavy bomber.

In March 1944, after several months of training at Davis-Monthan, the squadron was deployed to the European Theater of Operations (ETO), being assigned to Eighth Air Force in England. From its base at Sudbury, the squadron began flying long-range strategic bombing missions over Nazi Germany and Occupied Europe, attacking enemy military and industrial targets primarily in Germany. In November 1944 unit re-equipped with B-17 Flying Fortresses and reassigned from 2d to 4th Bombardment Division. Continued strategic bombardment attacks on enemy targets until German capitation in May 1945.

Personnel largely demobilized during the summer of 1945; small cadre of squadron returned to the United States assigned to Drew Field, Florida. Scheduled for re-equipping and re-manning as B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomb squadron and deployment to Western Pacific. However, Japanese capitulation in August 1945 led to squadron's inactivation in November 1945.

Lineage

Constituted 80th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940

Activated on 15 Jan 1941

Redesignated: 80th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 30 Dec 1941

Redesignated: 9th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 29 Nov 1942

Redesignated: 835th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 23 Sep 1943

Inactivated 7 Nov 1945.

Assignments

45th Bombardment Group, 15 Jan 1941
26th Antisubmarine Wing, 8 Dec 1942

Attached to: 25th Bombardment Group, Nov 1942—Mar 1943

486th Bombardment Group, 23 Sep 1943-7 Nov 1945

Stations

Savannah AAB, Georgia, 15 Jan 1941
Grenier Field, New Hampshire, 18 Jun 1941
Dover AAF, Delaware, 29 Apr 1942
Miami AAF, Florida, 25 Jul 1942

Operated from Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, Nov 1942-Mar 1943

Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 23 Sep 1943-9 Mar 1944
RAF Sudbury, England, 5 Apr 1944-Aug 1945
Drew Field, Florida, 3 Sep-7 Nov 1945.

Aircraft

A-20, DB-7 Havoc, 1941-1942
B-18 Bolo, 1942-1943
B-25 Mitchell, 1943
B-24 Liberator, 1943-1944
B-17 Flying Fortress, 1944-1945.

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 0892010924.

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 The squadron was organized in early 1941 as the '''80th Bombardment Squadron''' assigned to [[First Air Force]] as a light bombardment squadron equipped with [[A-20 Havoc]]s.  The unit was assigned to the [[45th Bombardment Group]] at [[Hunter Army Airfield|Savannah AAB]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], then moving to [[Grenier Field]], [[New Hampshire]].
-After the United States entered [[World War II]] the group was equipped with [[B-18 Bolo]] medium bombers and ordered to search for German [[U-Boat]]s and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys off the northeast coast, then being reassigned to [[Langley Field]], [[Virginia]], then to [[Miami Airport]], [[Florida]] flying missions along the mid-atlantic and southeast coastline.  In November 1942, the squadron was redesignated as the '''9th Antisubmarine Squadron''' and deployed to [[Trinidad]], flying antisubmarine patrols over the [[Caribbean]] as part of the [[Antilles Air Command|Antilles Task Force]] from November 1942 until March 1943.   It was reassigned from First Air Force to the [[25th Antisubmarine Wing]], [[Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command]] in December 1942.
+After the United States entered [[World War II]] the group was equipped with [[B-18 Bolo]] medium bombers and ordered to search for German [[U-Boat]]s and to fly aerial coverage of friendly convoys off the northeast coast, then being reassigned to [[Langley Field]], [[Virginia]], then to [[Miami Airport]], [[Florida]] flying missions along the mid-Atlantic and southeast coastline.  In November 1942, the squadron was redesignated as the '''9th Antisubmarine Squadron''' and deployed to [[Trinidad]], flying antisubmarine patrols over the [[Caribbean]] as part of the [[Antilles Air Command|Antilles Task Force]] from November 1942 until March 1943.   It was reassigned from First Air Force to the [[25th Antisubmarine Wing]], [[Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command]] in December 1942.
-In the spring of 1943, the squadron was taken off antisubmarine patrols and assigned to the [[VIII Bomber Command]] [[486th Air Expeditionary Wing|486th Bombardment Group]] which was training in [[Arizona]] before deploying to [[England]] and was reequipped with [[B-24 Liberator]]s.    Redesignated as the '''835th Bombardment Squadron''', the squadron flew combat missions over [[Europe]] from [[RAF Sudbury]], England from 7 May 1944-21 April 1945.
+In the spring of 1943, the squadron was taken off antisubmarine patrols and assigned to the [[486th Bombardment Group]] which was training in [[Arizona]] under [[Second Air Force]] before deploying to [[England]].   In Arizona, the squadron was re-equipped with [[B-24 Liberators]] and transitioned from the 2-engine medium to the 4-engine heavy bomber.
+In March 1944, after several months of training at Davis-Monthan, the squadron was deployed to the European Theater of Operations (ETO), being assigned to [[Eighth Air Force]] in [[England]].  From its base at Sudbury, the squadron began flying long-range strategic bombing missions over Nazi Germany and Occupied Europe, attacking enemy military and industrial targets primarily in Germany.   In November 1944 unit re-equipped with B-17 Flying Fortresses and reassigned from 2d to 4th Bombardment Division.    Continued strategic bombardment attacks on enemy targets until German capitation in May 1945.
-With the end of combat in Europe, the squadron returned to the United States in September 1945 and was inactivated at [[Drew Field]], [[Florida]]
+Personnel largely demobilized during the summer of 1945; small cadre of squadron returned to the United States assigned to Drew Field, Florida.  Scheduled for re-equipping and re-manning as B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomb squadron and deployment to Western Pacific.  However, Japanese capitulation in August 1945 led to squadron's inactivation in November 1945.
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