page_title: 726th Bombardment Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: 726th Bombardment Squadron
caption_attribution_description: English: B-24 of the 451st Bombardment Group, Fifteenth Air Force
context_page_description: The 726th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was last assigned to the 451st Bombardment Group at Dow Field, Maine, where it was inactivated on 26 September 1945. The squadron was activated during World War II as one of the original squadrons of the 451st Bombardment Group. After training in the United States, it served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany. It earned three Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat actions. After VE Day the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated.
context_section_description: The 726th Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit.  It was last assigned to the 451st Bombardment Group at Dow Field, Maine, where it was inactivated on 26 September 1945.  The squadron was activated during World War II as one of the original squadrons of the 451st Bombardment Group.  After training in the United States, it served in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where it participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.  It earned three Distinguished Unit Citations for its combat actions.  After VE Day the squadron returned to the United States, where it was inactivated.
caption: B-24 Liberator of the 451st Bombardment Group
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