916th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
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title:
916th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron
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The 916th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit. The squadron was first activated late in World War II as the 16th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit. After training with Second Air Force, the squadron moved to Guam, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Japan. It earned a Distinguished Unit Citation in July 1945. After the war it remained on Guam until August 1946, when it was inactivated. The
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/916th_Expeditionary_Air_Refueling_Squadron
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2024-02-09T15:22:51Z
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13
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