855th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

Constituted 522 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 13 Oct 1942. Activated on 18 Oct 1942. Redesignated: 17 Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 29 Nov 1942; 17 Antisubmarine Squadron (Medium) on 3 Mar 1943; 17 Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) on 20 Apr 1943; 855 Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 24 Sep 1943. Inactivated on 8 Sep 1945.

Stations. Lantana, FL, 18 Oct 1942; Boca Chica, FL, 9 Jan 1943; Miami, FL, 3 Jul 1943; Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 24 Sep 1943; El Paso, TX, 11 Nov 1943-1 Jan 194; England, 1 Jan 1944; North Pickenham, England, Mar 1944; Metfield, England, Apr 1944; North Pickenham, England, 15 Aug 1944-5 Jul 1945; McChord Field, WA, 17 Jul-8 Sep 1945.