401st Bomb Group Website

401st Bombardment Group came to Montana in July of 1943 with Col. Harold W. Bowman as the Group Commander. The 613th Bomb Squadron came to Cut Bank with Major Edwin W. Brown as the Squadron Commander.

On October 18th, 1943 The 401st Bomb Group left Montana and was based at Deenethorpe, UK. as part of the 8th Air Force. They completed 254 missions against the German forces. The 401st was inactivated August 1945.

While in route to Deenethorpe thirty-four flight crews were transferred from the 401st into the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook, England.