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491st Bombardment Squadron, Medium
Organized as 79 Aero Squadron on 15 Aug 1917. Redesignated as 491 Aero Squadron (Construction) on 1 Feb 1918. Demobilized on 31 Jan 1919. Reconstituted and consolidated (1936) with 491 Bombardment Squadron, which was constituted and allocated to the reserve on 31 Mar 1924. Disbanded 31 May 1942. Consolidated (1958) with 491 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) which was constituted on 14 Aug 1942. Activated on 15 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 2 Nov 1945.

Insignia approved on 19 Oct 1944. CBI made multi piece painted leather.

Stations. Karachi, India, 15 Sep 1942; Chakulia, India, 5 Jan 1943 (detachment of ground personnel at Gya, India, 20 Jul-10 Sep 1943); Yangkai, China, 10 Jan 1944-13 Sep 1945 (one detachment operated from Kweilin and Liuchow, China, 13 Jun-10 Jul 1944, and another operated from Liuchow, 29 Aug-2 Nov 1944). Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1-2 Nov 1945.

491st Bombardment Squadron, Medium

Organized as 79 Aero Squadron on 15 Aug 1917. Redesignated as 491 Aero Squadron (Construction) on 1 Feb 1918. Demobilized on 31 Jan 1919. Reconstituted and consolidated (1936) with 491 Bombardment Squadron, which was constituted and allocated to the reserve on 31 Mar 1924. Disbanded 31 May 1942. Consolidated (1958) with 491 Bombardment Squadron (Medium) which was constituted on 14 Aug 1942. Activated on 15 Sep 1942. Inactivated on 2 Nov 1945.

Insignia approved on 19 Oct 1944. CBI made multi piece painted leather.

Stations. Karachi, India, 15 Sep 1942; Chakulia, India, 5 Jan 1943 (detachment of ground personnel at Gya, India, 20 Jul-10 Sep 1943); Yangkai, China, 10 Jan 1944-13 Sep 1945 (one detachment operated from Kweilin and Liuchow, China, 13 Jun-10 Jul 1944, and another operated from Liuchow, 29 Aug-2 Nov 1944). Camp Kilmer, NJ, 1-2 Nov 1945.

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