After training with B-29's, moved to India, via Africa, Mar-Jun 1944. Assigned to Twentieth Air Force in Jun 1944. Transported supplies over the Hump to staging bases in China before entering combat with a strike on railroad shops at Bangkok, Thailand, on 5 Jun 1944. On 15 Jun 1944 participated in the first AAF attack on Japan since the Doolittle raid in 1942. Operating from bases in India, and at times staging through fields in China, the Group struck such targets as transportatIon centers, naval installations, iron works, and aircraft plants in Burma, Thailand, China, Japan, Indonesia, and Formosa, receiving a Distinguished Unit Citation for bombing iron and steel works at Yawata, Japan, on 20 Aug 1944. From a staging field in Ceylon, it mined waters near the port of Palembang, Sumatra, in Aug 1944. Moved to Tinian, Feb to Apr 1945, for further operations against Japan. Made daylight attacks from high altitude on strategic targets, participated in incendiary raids on urban areas, and dropped mines in Japanese shipping lanes. Received a Distinguished Unit Citation for attacking naval aircraft factories at Kure, oil storage facilities at Oshima, and the industrial area of Nagoya, in May 1945. Bombed light metal industries at Osaka in Jul 1945, being awarded another Distinguished Citation for this mission. After V-J Day, dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners in Japan, Korea, and Formosa, and took part in show-of-force missions. Returned to the United States in Nov 1945. Assigned to Strategic Air Command on 21 Mar 1946. Inactivated on I Oct 1946.
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CAMPAIGNS Anti-Submarine, American Theater
India-Burma
China Defensive
Western Pacific
Central Burma
Air Offensive, Japan

Source: 40th Bomb Group Association Website