317th Bombardment Squadron

The 317th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 88th Bombardment Group. It was inactivated at Avon Park Army Airfield, Florida on 1 May 1944.

History
Established in early 1942 as a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment squadron. Was assigned to II Bomber Command as a heavy bomber Operational Training Unit (OTU). The squadron was assigned primarily to airfields in the Pacific Northwest under II BC; performing training of new units, then becoming a Replacement Training Unit (RTU). Reassigned to III Bomber Command in November 1943 when Second Air Force began to exclusively train B-29 Superfortress aircrews. Continued as a B-17 RTU until the end of heavy bomber training of replacement aircrews in May 1944; was inactivated.

Lineage

 * Constituted 317th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942
 * Activated on 15 Jul 1942
 * Inactivated on 1 May 1944.

Assignments

 * 88th Bombardment Group, 15 Jul 1942-1 May 1944

Stations

 * Salt Lake City Army Air Base, Utah, 15 Jul 1942
 * Geiger Field, Washington, 1 Sep 1942
 * Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 21 Sep 1942
 * Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, 26 Oct 1942
 * Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 28 Nov 1942


 * Redmond Army Airfield, Oregon, 1 Jan 1943
 * Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 2 Feb 1943
 * Madras Army Air Field, Oregon, 11 Jun 1943
 * Walla Walla Army Air Base, Washington, 21 Jul 1943
 * Avon Park Army Air Field, Florida, c. 7 Nov 1943-1 May 1944

Aircraft

 * B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942–1944