title: 477th Bombardment Squadron
text: # 477th Bombardment Squadron
  
  The 477th Bombardment Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It last was assigned to the 335th Bombardment Group, stationed at Barksdale Army Airfield, Louisiana. It was inactivated on 1 May 1944.
  
  ## History
  
  Established in 1942 as a B-26 Marauder Operational Training Unit. Inactivated in 1944.
  
  ### Lineage
  
  * Constituted 477th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 July 1942
  
      Activated on 17 July 1942
      Disbanded on 1 May 1944
  
  ### Assignments
  
  * 335th Bombardment Group, 17 July 1942 – 1 May 1944
  
  ### Stations
  
  * Barksdale Army Airfield, Louisiana, 17 July 1942 – 1 May 1944.
  
  ### Aircraft
  
  * B-26 Marauder, 1942–1944
  