The AAF was organizing new Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombardment units, and the group was activated the same day at Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas.
 The group briefly returned to flying B-17s until B-29s became available for training.
 In May, The AAF reorganized its very heavy bomber units, and the 411th Bombardment Squadron was inactivated, leaving the group with its original three squadrons.
The 29th continued training with the Superfortress until December 1944.
Training included long range overwater flights to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico.

The group deployed to North Field, Guam, where it became a component of the 314th Bombardment Wing of XXI Bomber Command.
 Its first combat mission was an attack on Tokyo on 25 February 1945.
 Until March 1945, it engaged primarily in daytime high altitude attacks on strategic targets, such as refineries and factories.
 The campaign against Japan switched that month and the group began to conduct low altitude night raids, using incendiaries against area targets.
 The group received a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for a 31 March attack against an airfield at Omura, Japan.
 The group earned a second DUC in June for an attack on an industrial area of Shizuoka Prefecture, which included an aircraft factory operated by Mitsubishi and the Chigusa Arsenal.

Staff Sergeant Henry E."Red" Erwin was awarded the Medal of Honor for action that saved his B-29 during a mission over Koriyama, Japan, on 12 April 1945.
Sgt Erwin was assigned to job of dropping white phosphorus bombs through a launching chute in the floor of his bomber.
A bomb exploded in the chute and shot back into the plane, severely wounding Sgt Erwin and filling the plane with heavy smoke.
  Despite being blinded by the burning bomb, he picked it up, carried it forward to the cockpit area of the plane and threw it out an open window.
Once the smoke had cleared, the pilot was able to pull the Superfortress out of a dive and recover at an emergency base.

During Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa, the group was diverted from the strategic campaign against Japanese industry and attacked airfields from which kamikaze attacks were being launched against the landing force.
 Following VJ Day, the group dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners of war and participated in several show of force missions over Japan.
It also conducted reconnaissance flights over Japanese cities.
The group remained on Guam until it was inactivated in March 1946.
The AAF was organizing new Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombardment units, and the group was activated the same day at Pratt Army Air Field, Kansas.  The group briefly returned to flying B-17s until B-29s became available for training.  In May, The AAF reorganized its very heavy bomber units, and the 411th Bombardment Squadron was inactivated, leaving the group with its original three squadrons. The 29th continued training with the Superfortress until December 1944. Training included long range overwater flights to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico.
The group deployed to North Field, Guam, where it became a component of the 314th Bombardment Wing of XXI Bomber Command.  Its first combat mission was an attack on Tokyo on 25 February 1945.  Until March 1945, it engaged primarily in daytime high altitude attacks on strategic targets, such as refineries and factories.  The campaign against Japan switched that month and the group began to conduct low altitude night raids, using incendiaries against area targets.  The group received a Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC) for a 31 March attack against an airfield at Omura, Japan.  The group earned a second DUC in June for an attack on an industrial area of Shizuoka Prefecture, which included an aircraft factory operated by Mitsubishi and the Chigusa Arsenal.
Staff Sergeant Henry E."Red" Erwin was awarded the Medal of Honor for action that saved his B-29 during a mission over Koriyama, Japan, on 12 April 1945. Sgt Erwin was assigned to job of dropping white phosphorus bombs through a launching chute in the floor of his bomber. A bomb exploded in the chute and shot back into the plane, severely wounding Sgt Erwin and filling the plane with heavy smoke.   Despite being blinded by the burning bomb, he picked it up, carried it forward to the cockpit area of the plane and threw it out an open window. Once the smoke had cleared, the pilot was able to pull the Superfortress out of a dive and recover at an emergency base.
During Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa, the group was diverted from the strategic campaign against Japanese industry and attacked airfields from which kamikaze attacks were being launched against the landing force.  Following VJ Day, the group dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners of war and participated in several show of force missions over Japan. It also conducted reconnaissance flights over Japanese cities. The group remained on Guam until it was inactivated in March 1946.
29th Flying Training Wing