Claim: The 828th Bombardment Squadron, from the United States, was active from 1943–1946, and was part of the Fifteenth Air Force, which was established on 1 November 1943.
Evidence: United States 1943–1946 Fifteenth Air Force Established on 1 November 1943, Fifteenth AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the European Theater of World War II, engaging in strategic bombardment operations from bases in southern Italy and engaging in air-to-air fighter combat against enemy aircraft.