The group was active at Barksdale Field, Louisiana from July 1942 as a training unit for medium bomber aircrews.

[5] However, the AAF found that standard military units, whose manning was based on relatively inflexible tables of organization were not well adapted to the training mission.

The reorganization also resulted in the addition of Section F, which trained Free French aviators on the Marauder.

[1][6][9] The group was reconstituted in inactive status on 31 July 1985 and designated the 335th Air Refueling Wing.

[11] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency