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760th Bombardment Squadron
460th Bombardment Group B-24 Liberators
Active1943–1945
Country760th Bombardment Squadron United States
Branch760th Bombardment Squadron United States Air Force
RoleHeavy bomber
EngagementsMediterranean Theater of Operations
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation

The 760th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit, activated during World War II. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The squadron earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its attack against a target in Austria despite adverse weather and stiff enemy opposition. Following V-E Day, the squadron moved to Brazil, where it became part of Air Transport Command, returning troops to the United States. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.

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