European Theater of Operations Mediterranean Theater of Operations[1]
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
342d Bombardment Squadron emblem[note 2][1]
342d Bombardment Squadron emblem (WW II Europe)[note 3]
342d Bombardment Squadron emblem (WW II US)[note 4]
Military unit
The 342d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 4137th Strategic Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, where it was inactivated on 1 February 1963.
The squadron was activated in February 1942. After brief training in the United States with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, it was one of the first heavy bomber squadrons to deploy to the European Theater of Operations. At the end of the year, following Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany from the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. It earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its actions. Following V-E Day, it was inactivated in Italy.
The squadron was again activated in August 1946 as a Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber squadron, when it took over the personnel and equipment of another squadron, which was inactivated. It continued to operate medium and heavy bombers under SAC until February 1963, when it was inactivated and its mission, personnel, and equipment transferred to another unit.
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