652d Bombardment Squadron

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652d Bombardment Squadron
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Emblem of the 652d Bombardment Squadron
Active1944-1945
Country United States
Branch United States Army Air Force
TypeWeather Reconnaissance
Engagements World War II

The 652d Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with VIII Fighter Command, based at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. It was inactivated on 19 December 1945.

Contents

History

Lineage

Activated on 9 August 1944.
Inactivated on 19 December 1945.

See 352d Tactical Fighter Squadron for post World War II lineage.

Assignments

Attached to: 325th Reconnaissance Wing, 6 January-12 October 1945

Stations

Aircraft

Operations

Weather reconnaissance in ETO, 10 August 1944 – 26 September 1945.

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References

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