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The 335th Bombardment Group, USAAF, was a training unit that served in the United States during the Second World War.
The group was activated on 17 July 1942, equipped with the B-26 Marauder, and assigned to the Third Air Force. It served as a replacement training unit, preparing crews to join existing combat units. The group was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
1942-44: Martin B-26 Marauder
9 July 1942 | Constituted as 335th Bombardment Group (Medium) |
17 July 1942 | Activated and assigned to Third Air Force |
1 May 1944 | Disbanded |
Col Millard Lewis: 17
July 1942
Col Roland O S Akre: 10 Feb
1943
Lt Col Joe R Brabson: 12 May 1943
Col Joe W Kelly: 26 Jun 1943
Lt Col
George R Anderson: 6 Nov 1943-1 May
1944-
Barksdale Field, La: 17 July 1942-1 May 1944
474th Bombardment Squadron: 1942-1944
475th Bombardment Squadron:
1942-1944
476th Bombardment Squadron: 1942-1944
477th Bombardment Squadron:
1942-1944
1942-1944: Third Air Force