783d Bombardment Squadron

783d Bombardment Squadron
465th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator at Pantanella[a]
Active1943–1945
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleBombardment
Motto(s)Quid Fit (Latin for 'What's Done')
EngagementsMediterranean Theater of Operations
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Insignia
Unofficial 783d Bombardment Squadron emblem[1]

The 783d Bombardment Squadron was activated in 1943. After organizing and training with Consolidated B-24 Liberators in the United States. it served in combat in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a heavy bomber unit in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The squadron earned two Distinguished Unit Citations for its actions. After V-E Day, the squadron served in Air Transport Command, ferrying men from the combat theater back to the United States until inactivating in July 1945.


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  1. ^ Watkins, pp. 114–115; See Maurer, p. 754 (no approved emblem)