page_title: 760th Bombardment Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 760th Bombardment Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: 460th Bombardment Group B-24 Liberators Formation. Note the 460th Bomb Group's distinctive tail flash used to identify the group's aircraft.
context_page_description: The 760th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit, activated during World War II. After training in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The squadron earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its attack against a target in Austria despite adverse weather and stiff enemy opposition. Following V-E Day, the squadron moved to Brazil, where it became part of Air Transport Command, returning troops to the United States. It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.
context_section_description: The 760th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit, activated during World War II.  After training in the United States, it deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.  The squadron earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its attack against a target in Austria despite adverse weather and stiff enemy opposition.  Following V-E Day, the squadron moved to Brazil, where it became part of Air Transport Command, returning troops to the United States.  It was inactivated on 26 September 1945.
caption: 460th Bombardment Group B-24 Liberators
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