16 June 1951 Assignments 459th Bombardment Group, 1 July 1943 – 28 August 1945 459th Bombardment Group, 19 April 1947 – 16 June 1951 Stations Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, 1 July 1943 Kearns Army Air Base, Utah, 2 September 1943 Davis-Monthan Field, Arizona, 22 September 1943 Westover Field, Massachusetts, 1 November 1943 – 2 January 1944 Giulia Airfield, Italy, 12 February 1944 – c. 2 August 1945 Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, c. 14–28 August 1945 Davis-Monthan Field (later Davis-Monthan Air Force Base), Arizona, 12 July 1947 – 16 June 1951 Aircraft B-24 Liberator, 1943-1945 Awards and campaigns See also B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces References Notes Bibliography Bombardment squadrons of the United States Air Force Bombardment squadrons of the United States Army Air Forces Military units and formations established in 1943 Military units and formations of the United States Air Force Reserves World War II strategic bombing units