Lineage
- Constituted as: 856th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 14 September 1943
- Activated on 1 October 1943
- Consolidated with 36th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional), 1 August 1944
- Redesignated as: 856th Bombardment Squadron (Very Heavy) on 5 August 1945
- Inactivated on 17 October 1945.
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