inactivated and reserve flying operations at Sheppard came to an end. Lineage Constituted as the 743d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 May 1943 Activated on 1 June 1943 Redesignated 743d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 6 March 1944 Inactivated on 9 September 1945 Redesignated 743d Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy on 23 September 1947 Activated in the reserve on 15 October 1947 Inactivated on 27 June 1949 Assignments 455th Bombardment Group, 1 Jun 1943 – September 1945 455th Bombardment Group, 15 October 1947 – 27 June 1949 Stations Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, 1 June 1943 Kearns Army Air Base, Utah, 9 September 1943 Langley Field, Virginia, 5 October–13 December 1943 San Giovanni Airfield, Italy, 15 Jan 1944 – 9 September 1945 Sheppard-Kell Municipal Airport (later Sheppard Air Force Base), Texas, 15 October 1947 – 27 June 1949 Aircraft Consolidated B-24 Liberator, 1943-1945 Awards and campaigns See also B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces References Notes Explanatory notes Citations 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 World War II strategic bombing units Military units and formations of the United States Air Force Reserves