b-24l-10-fo liberator 44-49750, 756th bombardment squadron, bombing near padua, italy, 1945
deployed southern italy in january 1944; entered combat in february, being assigned fifteenth air force. engaged in long range strategic bombing missions enemy military, industrial , transportation targets in italy, france, germany, austria, hungary, romania, , yugoslavia, bombing railroad marshalling yards, oil refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry, , other strategic objectives. carried out support , interdiction operations. struck bridges, harbors, , troop concentrations in august 1944 aid invasion of southern france. hit communications lines , other targets during march , april 1945 support advance of british eighth army , american fifth army in northern italy.
returned united states in august 1945, being programmed deployment pacific theater of operations b-29 superfortress heavy bombardment squadron. many combat veterans of mto demobilized upon arrival in united states, , small cadre of personnel reformed @ sioux falls army air field, south dakota @ end of august. japanese capitulation in august led inactivation of unit , assigned personnel being reassigned other group squadrons or demobilized.
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