84th Bombardment Squadron

Active1941-1962

Country

Branch

RoleTactical Bombardment

84th Bombardment Squadron
B-66 Destroyer as flown by the squadron
Active	1941-1962
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Tactical Bombardment
Engagements	Mediterranean Theater of Operations^[1]
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award^[1]
Insignia
84th Bombardment Squadron emblem (approved 9 September 1942)^[1]

Military unit

The 84th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the post-World War II-era 47th Bombardment Wing, stationed at RAF Sculthorpe, England. It was inactivated on 22 June 1962.

Antisubmarine patrols, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. Combat in MTO, 22 Jan 1943 – 30 Apr 1945. Cold War NATO tactical bombardment squadron. See 47th Operations Group for extended history.^[1]

Lineage

Constituted as the 84th Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 20 Nov 1940

Activated on 15 Jan 1941

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light on 20 August 1943

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light (Night Intruder) on 16 April 1946

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Jet on 23 June 1948

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Light c. 16 November 1950

Redesignated 84th Bombardment Squadron, Tactical on 1 October 1955

Discontinued, and inactivated, on 22 Jun 1962^[1]

Assignments

47th Bombardment Group, 15 January 1941
Twelfth Air Force, 2 October 1949
Ninth Air Force, 17 October 1949 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group)
Tactical Air Command, 1 August 1950 (attached to 363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing after 1 September 1950)
47th Bombardment Group, 12 March 1951
47th Bombardment Wing, 8 February 1955 – 22 June 1962^[1]

Stations

McChord Field, Washington, 15 January 1941
Fresno Army Air Base, California, 11 August 1941
Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, 17 February 1942
Greensboro Army Air Base, North Carolina, 16 July–c. 17 October 1942
Médiouna Airfield, French Morocco, c. 18 November 1942
Youks-les-Bains Airfield, Algeria, 6 January 1943
Canrobert Airfield, Algeria, 29 March 1943
Thelepte Airfield, Tunisia, 5 April 1943
Souk-el-Arba Airfield, Tunisia, 13 April 1943
Soliman Airfield, Tunisia, c. 1 June 1943
RAF Hal Far, Malta, 21 July 1943
Torrente Comunelli Airfield, Sicily, 10 August 1943
Gerbini Airfield, Sicily, 20 August 1943
Grottaglie Airfield, Italy, 24 September 1943
Vincenzo Airfield, Italy, 15 October 1943
Vesuvius Airfield, Italy, 11 January 1944

Capodichino Airport, Italy, 22 March 1944
Vesuvius Airfield, Italy, 25 April 1944
Ponte Galeria Airfield, Italy, 10 June 1944
Ombrone Airfield, Italy, 24 June 1944
Poretta Airfield, Corsica, 15 July 1944
Salon-de-Provence Air Base, France, 5 September 1944
Follonica Airfield, Italy, 22 September 1944
Rosignano Airfield, Italy, 4 October 1944
Grosseto Airfield, Italy 2 January 1945
Pisa Airfield, Italy, 17–22 June 1945
Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, c. 12 July 1945
Lake Charles Army Air Field, Louisiana, 9 September 1945
Biggs Field, Texas, 20 October 1946
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 19 November 1948
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 17 October 1949 – 21 May 1952
RAF Sculthorpe, England, 31 May 1952 – 22 June 1962^[1]

Aircraft

Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1941-1942
Douglas A-20 Havoc, 1942-1945
Douglas A-26 Invader (later B-26), 1945-1949
North American B-45 Tornado, 1949-1957
Douglas B-66 Destroyer, 1958-1962^[1]

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 291-292

Bibliography

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2023.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

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