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.
351st
Bomb Group
