included the 584th, 585th, 586th and 587th Bomb Squadrons based in European Theater. 397th Bombardment Group, included the 596th, 597th, 598th and 599th Bomb Squadrons based in European Theater. 410th Bombardment Group, included the 644th, 645th, 646th and 647th Bomb Squadrons based in European Theater. Eleventh Air Force 28th Bombardment Group (Composite) included the 73d and 77th Bomb Squadron based in Alaska and the Aleutians. Twelfth Air Force 17th Bombardment Group, including the 34th, 37th, 95th and 432d Bomb Squadron based in North Africa and Europe. 319th Bombardment Group, including the 437th, 438th, 439th and 440th Bomb Squadron based in North Africa and Europe. 320th Bombardment Group, including the 441st, 442d, 443d and 444th Bomb Squadrons based in North Africa and Europe. Thirteenth Air Force 42d Bombardment Group, In the South Pacific (POA) the two independent squadrons, formerly of the 38th Bomb Group, USA, were transferred from the Seventh Air Force when the new organization formed. The independent 69th BS & 70BS were assigned layer to the 42nd BG and eventually converted to B-25 aircraft. 21st Bombardment Group (Operational Training Unit) at MacDill Field, Florida, included the 313th, 314th, 315th, 398th Bomb Squadrons. 38th Bombardment Group (Operational Training Unit) included the 69th, 70th, 71st Bomb Squadrons and the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron based in the United States and South-west Pacific. 40th Bombardment Group (Operational Training Unit) included the 25th, 44th, 45th Bomb Squadrons based in the Caribbean. 335th Bombardment Group (Replacement Training Unit) included the 474th, 475th, 476th, 477th Bomb Squadrons based in California, United States. 336th Bombardment Group (Replacement Training Unit) included the 478th, 479th, 480th, 481st Bomb Squadrons based in Louisiana, United States. Tow target squadrons 1st Tow Target Squadron 2d Tow Target Squadron 6th Tow Target Squadron 7th Tow Target Squadron 12th Tow Target Squadron 13th Tow Target Squadron 15th Tow Target Squadron 17th Tow Target Squadron 19th Tow Target Squadron 20th Tow Target Squadron 21st Tow Target Squadron 23d Tow Target Squadron 27th Tow Target Squadron 28th Tow Target Squadron 29th Tow Target Squadron United States Navy VJ-1 VJ-2 VJ-4 VJ-7 VJ-8 VJ-9 VJ-10 VJ-12 VJ-13 VJ-14 VJ-15 VJ-16 VJ-17 VJ-18 VJ-19 VD-2 – Placed into operation at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Atlantic Fleet Air Base, Norfolk, Virginia late in 1942, Fleet Air Photographic Reconnaissance VD-2 became a photographic training squadron, which did equipment testing and specialized assignments by direct orders from the Director, of the