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416th Bombardment Group
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Air Force: 9th Air Force
Division: 9th Bomb. Division (Medium)
Wing: 97th Bomb. Wing (1944-1945)
Active: 1943-1945
Theater Europe
Motto: Ignus Arum Probat

(Fire Tests Gold)

Aircraft: A-20: Feb 43 - Feb 45

A-26: Nov 44 - Oct 45

COMMANDERS
Group CO: LtCol Richard D. Dick: FEB 43

Col Harold L. Mace: OCT 43
Col Theodore R. Aylesworth: 3 AUG 44-OCT45

MAIN BASES
Air fields:

Will Rogers Field, Okla: 5 Feb 1943
Lake Charles AAFld, La: 4 Jun 1943
Laurel AAFld, Miss: Nov 1943- c.1 Jan 1944
Wethersfield, England: Feb 1944
Melun, France: Sep 1944
Laon/ Athies, France: Feb 1945
Cormeilles-en- Vexin, France: May-Jul 1945
Camp Myles Standish, Mass: c. 23-24 Oct 1945

COMPONENTS
Squadrons:

668th: 1943-1945
669th: 1943-1945
670th: 1943-1945
671st: 1943-1945