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    The 853rd Bombardment Squadron was a United States Army Air Forces unit. It was activated in October 1943 as a heavy bomber unit. After training in the...
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    operational squadrons were: 852nd Bombardment Squadron (3Q) 853rd Bombardment Squadron (T8) 854th Bombardment Squadron (6X) 855th Bombardment Squadron (V2) The...
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    operational squadrons were: 852nd Bombardment Squadron (3Q) 853rd Bombardment Squadron (T8) 854th Bombardment Squadron (6X) 855th Bombardment Squadron (V2) The...
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    ground personnel were separated from the bombardment squadrons, and formed into sixteen maintenance squadrons. Two regular air service groups were assigned...
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  • bombardier over enemy occupied Continental Europe as a member of the 853rd Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He was awarded the Air Medal with...
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    the ship's side and exploded below decks, in a compartment where the U.S. 853rd Aviation Engineer Battalion was stationed. The blast killed 481 officers...
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