304th Bombardment Group
The 304th Bombardment Group is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, based at Langley Field, Virginia. It was inactivated on 30 December 1942History
The group was activated in July 1942 but did not receive personnel until September 1942 when it began training on the west coast. Its original assigned squadrons were the 361st, 362d, 363d, and 421st Bombardment Squadrons
In October 1942, the group moved to Langley Field and operated with AAF Antisubmarine Command, using such planes as B-17 Flying Fortress, B-18 Bolo, B-24 Liberator and A-20 Havoc to fly Anti-submarine warfare patrols along the east coast. The 304th also trained crews for antisubmarine patrol duty overseas. In early November, the 361st squadron moved to St Eval, England and began antisubmarine operations for Eighth Air Force. In late November, three of the group's squadrons were redesignated as Antisubmarine Squadrons. In December the group was inactivated and its squadrons transferred to the 25th Antisubmarine Wing.Lineage
- Constituted as 304th Bombardment Group on 28 January 1942
Assignments
- II Bomber Command, 28 January 1942
- Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command, 29 October 1942 - 30 December 1942
Squadrons
- 361st Bombardment Squadron : 15 July 1942 - 30 December 1942
- 362d Bombardment Squadron : 15 July 1942 - 30 December 1942
- 363d Bombardment Squadron : 15 July 1942 - 30 December 1942
- 421st Bombardment Squadron: 15 July-6 November 1942
Stations
- Salt Lake City AAB, Utah, 15 July 1942
- Geiger Field, Washington, 15 September 1942
- Ephrata, Washington, 1 October 1942
- Langley Field, Virginia, 29 October-30 December 1942.
