559th Bombardment Squadron
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| 559th Bombardment Squadron | |
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 Emblem of the 559th Bombardment Squadron | |
| Active | 1942–1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Bombardment |
The 559th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 387th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on 12 November 1945.
History
Activated as a B-26 Marauder medium bombardment squadron in late 1942. Trained under Third Air Force and deployed to European Theater of Operations (ETO) in July 1943. Initially being stationed in England and assigned to IX Bomber Command.
Engaged in tactical bombardment of enemy targets in Occupied Europe initially from stations in England, then after D-Day, moved to Advanced Landing Grounds in France and Belgium; advancing eastward as Allied ground forces advanced. Supported Eighth Air Force strategic bombardment missions over Nazi Germany and Occupied Europe; striking enemy airfields to obtain maximum interference in Luftwaffe day interceptor attacks on heavy bomber formations returning to England. Also participated in Western Allied Invasion of Germany, March–April 1945, combat ending with German Capitation in May 1945.
Became part of the United States Air Forces in Europe while squadron demobilized personnel in 1945. Squadron reassigned to the United States as a paper unit, inactivated in November 1945.
Lineage
- Constituted 559th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 25 Nov 1942
- Activated on 1 Dec 1942
- Inactivated on 12 Nov 1945
Assignments
- 387th Bombardment Group, 1 Dec 1942-12 Nov 1945
Stations
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Aircraft
- B-26 Marauder, 1942–1945
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.