Constituted as 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 13 May 1943.
Activated on 1 Jun 1943. Assigned to Third AF. Trained with B-26 aircraft.
Inactivated on 25 Aug 1943.
Activated on 15 Jan 1944. Assigned to First AF. Trained with B-15's.
Redesignated 477th Composite Group in Jun 1945. Equipped with B-25's and
P-47's. Inactivated on 1 Jul 1947.
Squadrons. 99th Fighter: 1945-1947. 616th Bombardment: 1943; 1944-1945.
617th Bombardment: 1943; 1944-1947. 618th Bombardment: 1943; 1944-1945.
619th Bombardment: 1943; 1944-1945.
Stations. MacDill Field, Fla, 1 Jun-25 Aug 1943. Selfridge Field, Mich,
15 Jan 1944; Godman Field, Ky, 6 May 1944; Lockbourne AAB, Ohio, 13 Mar
1946-1 Jul 1947.
Commanders. Lt Col Andrew O Lerche, 1943. Col Robert R Selway Jr, 21
Jan 1944; Col Benjamin O Davis Jr, 21 Jun 1945-1 Jul 1947.
Campaigns. American Theater.
Decorations. None. Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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