The unit was usually called the 89th Bombardment. Lineage Constituted 10th Reconnaissance Squadron(Light) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated 89th Bombardment Squadron (Light) 14 Aug 1941; 89th Bombardment Squadron (Dive) 28 Sept 1942; 89th Bombardment Squadron (Light) 25 May 1943; ionactivated 1 Apr 1949. Stations Savanah Ga. 15 Jan 1941-20 Jan 1942; Brisbane Australia 25 Feb 1942; Chartes Towers Australia 8 Mar 1942; Port Moresby, New Guinea 1 Sept 1942; Dobudura, New Guinea 9 May 1943; Nadzab, New Guinea 31 Jan 1944; Hollandia, New Guinea 13 May 1944; Dulag, Leyte 7 Nov 1944; San Jose, Mindoro 30 Dec 1944; Okinawa, 6 Aug 1945; Atsugi, Japan 8 Sept 1945;Itazuke, Japan 10Apr 1946; Itami, Japan Sept 1946-1Apr 1949. Aircraft A-20 1941-1945, B-25 1942; A-26 1945-1949 The above information is from the book "World War II Combat Squadrons of the United States Air Force" pub by Smithmark Publishers Inc. ISBN 0-8317-1801-4. This book is a great reference for anyone interested in the WWII Army Air Force. John BETTI212@aol.com wrote: > > Can someone tell me where I can get information on the 89th Bomb Squadron. > > My Uncle Armas Salmi sevred with the U.S. Army-Air Corps during WWII. He saw > action in Burma, New Guinea, the Northern Solomons, Luzon and the Philipines. > I can't seem to find any information on this group. > > Thank-you in advance. > Betti Oliver > Betti212@aol.com > > ==== NY-Military Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe to the NY Military List > send a message with only the word unsubscribe > to NY-Military-L-request@rootsweb.com or NY-Military-D-request@rootsweb.com for Digest Mode