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374 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I1Bombardment : 1943. 38zst Bombardment:1943-1945. 384th Bombardment:1943. 398th Bombardment: 194-1945.482d Bombardment: 1943.STATIONS. Toul, France, 6 Jul 1918;Chaumont-Sur-Aire, France, c. 24 SepIgI8-unkn. Kelly Field, Tex, 16 Aug1919-26 Jun 194. March Field, Calif, IApr 1931; Tucson, Ariz, 27 May IgqI-Jul1942; Brampton Grange, England, c. 19Aug 1942; Bassingbourn, England, Sep1943; Alconbury, England, c. 26 Jun-c. 26Aug 1945; McChord Field, Wash, c. 6Sew Nov 1945.COMMANDERS. Lt Col Thomas DewMilling, c. 6 Jul 1918; Lt Col Bert M Atkinson,c. 20 Aug IgI8-unkn. Lt ColHenry B Clagett, IgIg-unkn; Col HenryC Pratt, c. I Jun-c. I Sep 1920. Maj CarlSpaatz, c. I Nov 1g31-c. Jun 1933; BrigGen Henry H Arnold, Nov 1g33-Jan 1936;Brig Gen Henry B Clagett, c. I Mar 1936;Brig Gen Delos C Emmons, 17 Jul 1936;Brig Gen Jacob E Fickel, c. 31 Mar 1939;Brig Gen Frank D Lackland, I Feb 194~unkn;Maj Woodrow W Dunlop, Jul1~2-unkn; Col Claude E Duncan, c. 19Aug 1942; Brig Gen Newton Longfellow,21 Aug 1942; Brig Gen Laurence S Kuter,I Dec 1942; Brig Gen Haywood S Hansel1Jr, 2 Jan 1943; Brig Gen Frank A ArmstrongJr, 15 Jun 1943; Brig Gen RobertB Williams, I Aug 1943; Brig Gen WilliamM Gross, 17 Sep 1g43-c. Oct 1945.CAMPAIGNS. World War I: Lorraine;St Mihiel; Meuse-Argannr. World WarZZ: Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy ;Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.DECORATIONS. Distinguished Unit Citation:Germany, 11 Jan 1944.INSIGNE. None.2d BOMBARDMENT WINGOrganized as 2d Wing on 4 Sep 1919.Served as an observation organization.Znactivated on 30 Sep 1921.Activated on 8 Aug 1922. Redesignated2d Bombardment Wing in 1g2g,2d Wingin 1935, and 2d Bombardment Wing inINO. Engaged primarily in bombardmentactivities for more than a decade. Becameone of the original wings of GHQAF in1935 and conducted much of the Army’spursuit, bombardment, and observationoperations in the eastern part of the US.Inactivated on 5 Sep 1941.Activated on 7 June 1942. Moved toEngland, Aug-Sep 1942, and became a
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS--WINGSheavy bombardment wing of Eighth AF.In the fall of 1942, helped to train bombardmentgroups assigned to Twelfth AF.Served in combat in the European theaterfrom Nov 1942 to June 1943. Ceasedcombat temporarily during Jul-Aug 1943when its groups were on detached dutyin the Mediterranean theater. Redesignated2d Combat Bombardment Wing(Heavy) in Aug. Served on detachedduty in the Mediterranean theater duringSep-Oct 1943. Resumed combat in theEuropean theater in Oct 1943 and continuedoperations until Apr 1945. Redesignated2d Bombardment Wing(Heavy) in Jun 1945. Returned to theUS in Aug. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945.GROUPS. zd Pursuit: 1935-1941. 2dBombardment: 1922-1941. 7th Bombardment(formerly 1st Army Observation) :1919-1921; 1933-1935. 8th Pursuit: 1932-1933,1935-1941. 9th Bombardment: 1935-1940. 22d Bombardment: 1940-1941.3zst Pursuit: 1940-1941. 44th Bombardment:1942-1943, 1943. 93d Bombardment:1942-1943. 389th Bombardment:1943-1945. 3pd Bombardment: 1943.445th Bombardment: 1943-1945. 453dBombardment: 1944-1945.STATIONS. Langley Field, Va, 4 Sep1919-30 Sep 1921. Langley Field, Va, 8Aug 1922-5 Sep 1941. Detrick Field, Md,7 Jun-15 Aug 1942; Old Catton, England,c. 7 Sep 1942; Hethel, England, 14 Sep1943; Alconbury, England, c. 12 Jun-c.25 Aug 1945; McChord Field, Wash, 6Sew Nov 1945.375COMMANDERS. Col Townsend F Dodd,4 Sepc. 5 Oct 1919; unkn, 1919-1921.Unkn, 1922-1924; Maj Oscar Westover, c.Sep 1g24-c. Sep 1926; Lt Col Clarence CCulver, c. Sep 1g26-unkn; Col Roy TKirtland, Jul 1930-JUl 1932; Maj ByronQ Jones, 1g34-unkn; Brig Gen Henry CPratt, I Mar 1935; Brig Gen Gerald CBrant, 15 Mar 1937; Brig Gen Arnold NKrogstad, 31 Mar 1938-5 Sep 1941. MajJustus K Hetsch, c. 13 Jul1g4z; Col HaroldD Smith, c. 10 Aug 1942; Brig Gen JamesP Hodges, 7 Sep 1942; Col Edward J TimberlakeJr, c. 15 Sep 1943; Brig Gen JamesP Hodges, 16 Sep 1943; Brig Gen EdwardJ Timberlake Jr, 4 Oct 1943; Col MiltonJ Arnold, 7 Aug 1944; Col James M Stewart,10 May 1945; Col Eugene A Romig,15 Jun 1g45-unkn.CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Europe;Naples-Foggia ; Normandy ; NorthernFrance; Rhineland ; Ardennes-Alsace ;Central Europe,DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Shield: On a hurt a griffinsegreant within a diminished borderargent. (Approved 5 Jan 1933.)4th BOMBARDMENT WINGConstituted as 4th Bombardment Wingon 19 Oct 1940. Activated on 18 Dec 1940.Znactivated on I Oct 1941.Activated on 7 Jun 1942. Moved to England,Aug-Sep 1942. Assigned to EighthAF. Redesignated 4th Combat BombardmentWing (Heavy) in Aug 1943. Had
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