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301st Bombardment Group, Heavy 
Constituted as 301st Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 3 Feb 1942. Redesignated 301st Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in Aug. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1945.

Stations. Geiger Field, WA, 3 Feb 1942; Alamogordo, NM, 27 May 1942; Richard E Byrd Field, VA, 21 Tun-19 Jul 1942; Chelveston, England, 9 Aug 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, c. 26 Nov 1942; Maison Blanche, Algeria, 5 Dec 1942; Biskra, Algeria, c. 16 Dec 1942; Ain Mlila, Algeria, c. 17 Jan 1943; St-Donat, Algeria, 6 Mar 1943; Oudna, Tunisia, 6 Aug 1943; Cerignola, Italy, c. 7 Dec 1943; Lucera, Italy, 1 Feb 1944-1945; Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 28 Jul 1945; Pyote AAFld, TX, 23 Aug-15 Oct 1945.

Aircraft. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942-1945.

Insignia approved 11 Aug 1942. Italian made painted incised leather.

301st Bombardment Group, Heavy

Constituted as 301st Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 3 Feb 1942. Redesignated 301st Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in Aug. Inactivated on 15 Oct 1945.

Stations. Geiger Field, WA, 3 Feb 1942; Alamogordo, NM, 27 May 1942; Richard E Byrd Field, VA, 21 Tun-19 Jul 1942; Chelveston, England, 9 Aug 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, c. 26 Nov 1942; Maison Blanche, Algeria, 5 Dec 1942; Biskra, Algeria, c. 16 Dec 1942; Ain Mlila, Algeria, c. 17 Jan 1943; St-Donat, Algeria, 6 Mar 1943; Oudna, Tunisia, 6 Aug 1943; Cerignola, Italy, c. 7 Dec 1943; Lucera, Italy, 1 Feb 1944-1945; Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 28 Jul 1945; Pyote AAFld, TX, 23 Aug-15 Oct 1945.

Aircraft. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942-1945.

Insignia approved 11 Aug 1942. Italian made painted incised leather.

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