601st Bombardment Squadron (later 601st Tactical Air Support Squadron)
398th Bombardment Group B-17s on a bombing run to Neumünster, Germany
Active
1943–1945
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Heavy bomber
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
601st Bombardment Squadron emblem[a][1]
601st Tactical Air Support Squadron emblem
World War II group tail marking[2]
Triangle W
World War II squadron fuselage code[2]
3O
Military unit
The 601st Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was assigned to the 398th Bombardment Group, and served in combat in the European Theater of Operations, flying its last mission in late April 1945. The squadron moved to Drew Field, Florida, where it was inactivated on 1 September 1945.
In 1985, the squadron was consolidated with the 601st Tactical Air Support Squadron, stationed at Sembach Air Base, Germany. The consolidated squadron was last assigned to the 601st Tactical Control Wing.
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