499th Group B-29 Superfortress over Mount Fuji in 1945
Active
1943-1946
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Heavy bomber
Engagements
Pacific Ocean Theater of World War II
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation
Insignia
877th Bombardment Squadron emblem[a][1]
Military unit
The 877th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was activated in November 1943, equipped with Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers, and assigned to the 499th Bombardment Group. After training in the United States, it deployed to Saipan, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Japan, earning two Distinguished Unit Citations. After V-J Day, it returned to the United States, where it was inactivated at March Field, California on 16 February 1946.
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