It flew its first combat mission on 30 June 1945 and its first strike on the Japanese home islands in July.

[2][3][4] Five days later, the group moved without personnel or equipment[5] to Dalhart Army Air Field, Texas.

The group trained at Dalhart and at Grand Island Army Air Field, Nebraska until 7 April 1945, when it departed for the Pacific.

[citation needed] The group arrived at its combat station, Northwest Field, Guam on 12 May 1945.

It was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for August 1945 attacks on the coal liquefaction plant at Ube, a tank farm at Amagasaki and the Nippon Oil refinery at Tsuchizaki.

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