Pursuant to instructions contained in Restricted War Department Letter AG-322 (5-18-43) OB-I-AFRPG-M, 19 May 1943, Subject: constitution and activation of certain Army Air Forces Units, the following units, having been constituted and assigned to the Second Air Force, are activated as indicated:
DATE OF
UNIT STATION OF ACTIVATION ACTIVATION
HQ. 457th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H) AAB, GEIGER FIELD, WASH. 1 JULY 1943
748th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H) AAB, GEIGER FIELD, WASH. 1 JULY 1943
749th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H) AAB, GEIGER FIELD, WASH. 1 JULY 1943
750th BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H) AAB, GEIGER FIELD, WASH. 1 JULY 1943
751st BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H) AAB, GEIGER FIELD, WASH. 1 JULY 1943
General Order number 78 was by command of Major General Johnson by Aubry L. Moore, Colonel, G. S. C., Chief of Staff.
October 1st, 1943 -Lt. Col. Theodore N. Hoffman was the first commanding officer of the 749th Squadron. Col. Hoffman served as commander of the 749th for a longer period than any squadron commander and was not replaced until September 1st, 1944.
September 1st, 1944 – Lt. Col. Wilbur D. Snow assumed command of the squadron and continued until he was replaced by Major Raymond Syptak on October 27th, 1944. Col. Snow also served for a short period as commander of the 748th Squadron.
October 27th, 1944 – Major Raymond Syptak assumed command of the 749th squadron. Major Syptak was quite famous in the 457th Bomb Group as being one of the two flyers in the 457th to have earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action while on a mission to Le Bourget Airfields in France on June 14th, 1944.
April 10th, 1945 – Lt. Col. Leon Stann assumed command and remained as commander until the squadron was returned to the USA and was dismissed.
