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674th Bombardment Squadron
National Museum of the USAF Douglas A-20 in Southwest Pacific markings
Active1943–1945
Country674th Bombardment Squadron United States
Branch674th Bombardment Squadron United States Air Force
RoleLight bomber
Nickname(s)Wolf Pack[1]
EngagementsSouth West Pacific Theater of World War II
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation
Insignia
674th Bombardment Squadron Emblem[a][2]

The 674th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with the 417th Bombardment Group at Itami Airfield, Japan, where it was inactivated on 5 November 1945.

During World War II, the squadron operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater as a light bombardment unit during the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns. It was awarded both the Distinguished Unit Citation and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its combat service.

  1. ^ Green, et al., p. 18
  2. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 701–702


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