416th Bombardment Group (L) 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) History

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On 5 February 1943, the 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) was activated at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, together with other Squadrons of the 416th Bombardment Group (L), from the 46th Bombardment Group (L). The parent organization of the 670th Bombardment Squadron (L) was the 53rd Bombardment Squadron (L), as the majority of men within the original cadre were taken from the 53rd Bombardment Squadron (L). Many such men had been together in the association with their colleagues at Bowman Field, Kentucky, at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, at Blythe, California, and at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Captain Raymond T. Schlanser assumed command on 15 February 1943.