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762nd Bombardment Squadron
460th Bombardment Group B-24 Liberators
Active1943–1945
Country762nd Bombardment Squadron United States
Branch762nd Bombardment Squadron United States Air Force
RoleHeavy bomber
EngagementsMediterranean Theater of Operations
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation

The 762nd Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit, activated during World War II. After training in the United States throughout 1943, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. From early 1944, the squadron participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions. 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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