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. Fred A. Spencer was appointed the first commanding officer of the 751st Squadron. Lt. Col. Spencer served as commander of the 751st until he was replaced by Major Raymond Syptak on Aug 14th, 1944.
August 14th, 1944 – Major Raymond Syptak assumed command of the 751st 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 Jun 14th, 1944. In addition to the 751st Squadron, Major Syptak would later serve as commander of the 749th Squadron.
October 2nd, 1944 – Lt. Col. Fred A. Spencer assumed command of the squadron for the second time and remained as commander until the squadron was assigned to Lt. Col. Eugene Peresich, Jr.
January 2nd, 1945 – Lt. Col. Eugene Peresich, Jr. took command from Col Fred Spencer and remained commander of the 751st till the Group returned to the USA and the squadron was dismissed.
