746th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
media-35316.jpeg UPL 35316 On the back of picture it reads: “Roy Phillips-Bumsted killed in Italy in WWII”
Roy and my grandma were 1st cousins, she had this picture in her possession when she passed away. Bumsted is last name of Roy’s step-father.
Roy Phillips

World War II Honor Roll

Object Number - UPL 35316 - On the back of picture it reads: “Roy Phillips-Bumsted killed in Italy in WWII” Roy and my grandma were 1st cousins, she had this picture in...

Established in mid-1943 as a B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group; trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO), being assigned to Southern Italy at Stornara Airfield under Fifteenth Air Force.



Engaged in very long range strategic bombardment of enemy military, industrial and transportation targets. Operations included attacks against such objectives as marshalling yards, aircraft factories, railroad bridges, and airdromes in Italy, Austria, and Romania. Helped to prepare the way for and supported the invasion of Southern France during Jul and August 1944. At the same time, expanded previous operations to include attacks on oil refineries and storage facilities, locomotive works, and viaducts in France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, and the Balkans.



Returned to the United States after the German Capitulation in May 1945; re-manned and re-equipped as a B-29 Superfortress heavy bombardment squadron. Began training under Second Air Force in August 1945, however was inactivated in October after the Japanese Capitulation.



Activated in the reserves in 1947 as a B-29 Superfortress squadron, but neither manned or equipped. Inactivated in 1949 due to budget constraints. Reactivated in 1952 as a Tactical Air Command Eighteenth Air Force C-119 Flying Boxcar troop carrier squadron; flew theater airlift and participated in Army airborne forces maneuvers until inactivated in 1956 due to budget cutbacks.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32942382
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot - B-24
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36660275
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11055080
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gallopin' Ghost / Jenny
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Laid
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sinfull Cindy
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron

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