The squadron arrived at Kharagpur in mid-April.
 Once all elements of the 468th Group had arrived at Kharagpur in June, the squadron became part of Twentieth Air Force, which reported directly to Headquarters, Army Air Forces, bypassing theater command.
 Its initial missions were transporting supplies and equipment to staging airfields in China, and it did not fly its first combat mission until 5 June, when it participated in a raid on railroad repair facilities near Bangkok, Thailand.
 Ten days later, it participated in the first attack on the Japanese Home Islands since the Doolittle Raid two years earlier.
   Attacks on Japan required staging through forward bases in China, and squadron bombers consumed twelve gallons of fuel to transport one gallon that could be used for combat missions.
 The squadron moved its available aircraft to its forward base at Pengshan Airfield near Chengtu.
 Staging of B-29s, already armed and loaded with bombs began on 13 June and was only completed on the day of the raid, with only refueling needed in China.
 The primary target for this mission was the Imperial Steel Works at Yawata.

The unit staged through bases not only in China for attacks on Japan, but from other bases in India and Ceylon.
 It conducted mining operations off the coasts of French Indochina, near Saigon and China, near Shanghai.
 It attacked Japanese targets in Southeast Asia, including aircraft factories, naval installations, transportation facilities and iron works, and it flew sorties to targets as distant as Indonesia.
 In August 1944, the squadron againn struck the Imperial Steel Works in Yawata, Japan, earning its first Distinguished Unit Citation.
 Fighter opposition on this attack included the first experience of a Japanese fighter plane intentionally ramming a B-29.

In October 1944, the 468th Bombardment Group was reorganized, along with other groups in XX Bomber Command.
 The squadron's strength was increased by three B-29s made available by the inactivation of the 795th Bombardment Squadron and maintenance personnel from the disbanding maintenance squadrons of the 468th.
 During its remaining time in the China-Burma-India Theater, the squadron found itself more frequently attacking tactical targets in Formosa and the Philippines to support of forces advancing in the Pacific.

The squadron abandoned its forward bases in China in January 1945, but continued attacks from Indian airfields.
 It attacked a supply dump in Rangoon, Burma; rail targets near Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lampur, Malaya, and the drydock in Singapore.
 On 4 May, the squadron left its base in India for the island of Tinian, although elements of the 468th Group had begun moving as early as February.
The squadron arrived at Kharagpur in mid-April.  Once all elements of the 468th Group had arrived at Kharagpur in June, the squadron became part of Twentieth Air Force, which reported directly to Headquarters, Army Air Forces, bypassing theater command.  Its initial missions were transporting supplies and equipment to staging airfields in China, and it did not fly its first combat mission until 5 June, when it participated in a raid on railroad repair facilities near Bangkok, Thailand.  Ten days later, it participated in the first attack on the Japanese Home Islands since the Doolittle Raid two years earlier.    Attacks on Japan required staging through forward bases in China, and squadron bombers consumed twelve gallons of fuel to transport one gallon that could be used for combat missions.  The squadron moved its available aircraft to its forward base at Pengshan Airfield near Chengtu.  Staging of B-29s, already armed and loaded with bombs began on 13 June and was only completed on the day of the raid, with only refueling needed in China.  The primary target for this mission was the Imperial Steel Works at Yawata.
The unit staged through bases not only in China for attacks on Japan, but from other bases in India and Ceylon.  It conducted mining operations off the coasts of French Indochina, near Saigon and China, near Shanghai.  It attacked Japanese targets in Southeast Asia, including aircraft factories, naval installations, transportation facilities and iron works, and it flew sorties to targets as distant as Indonesia.  In August 1944, the squadron againn struck the Imperial Steel Works in Yawata, Japan, earning its first Distinguished Unit Citation.  Fighter opposition on this attack included the first experience of a Japanese fighter plane intentionally ramming a B-29.
In October 1944, the 468th Bombardment Group was reorganized, along with other groups in XX Bomber Command.  The squadron's strength was increased by three B-29s made available by the inactivation of the 795th Bombardment Squadron and maintenance personnel from the disbanding maintenance squadrons of the 468th.  During its remaining time in the China-Burma-India Theater, the squadron found itself more frequently attacking tactical targets in Formosa and the Philippines to support of forces advancing in the Pacific.
The squadron abandoned its forward bases in China in January 1945, but continued attacks from Indian airfields.  It attacked a supply dump in Rangoon, Burma; rail targets near Bangkok, Thailand and Kuala Lampur, Malaya, and the drydock in Singapore.  On 4 May, the squadron left its base in India for the island of Tinian, although elements of the 468th Group had begun moving as early as February.
793d Bombardment Squadron