Air Force Combat Units of WWII

380 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I120 Jul 1954; Brig Gen James H Walsh, 10Jul 1955-.CAMPAIGNS. Asiatic-Pacific Theater.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Shield: Blue within a narrowyellow border, a vertical white sword partiallysheathed, point down, the hilt in theshape of wings, the handle diagonallystriped blue and yellow, the sword interlacedwith a red seven terminating in apointed foot between two smaller redflashes, all three outlined in white; interlacedwith the flashes and behind the sworda spray of yellow laurel leaves. (Approved16 Sep 1954.)9th FIGHTER WINGConstituted as 9th Pursuit Wing on 19Oct 1940. Activated on I8 Dec 1940. Inactzvatedon I Oct 1941.Redesignated 9th Fighter Wing. Activatedon 24 Jul 1942. Moved to the MiddleEast, Dec 1g42-Feb 1943. Assignedto Ninth AF. Apparently no combatgroups were assigned to the wing during1942-1943. Inactivated on'31 Mar 1943.GROUPS. 14th: 1941. 5ZSt: 1941.STATIONS. March Field, Calif, 18 Dec1940-1 Oct 1941. Drew Field, Fla, 24 Jul-13 Dec 1942; El Kabrit, Egypt, I Feb-31Mar 1943.COMMANDERS. 'Unkn.CAMPAIGNS. European-African-MiddleEastern Theater.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. None.F10th FIGHTER WINGConstituted as 10th Pursuit Wing on 19Oct 1940. Activated on I8 Dec 1940. Inactivatedon 7 Dec 1941.Redesignated 10th Fighter Wing. Activatedon I Oct 1942. Assigned to EighthAF but attached to Third AF for manningand training. No groups were assigned.Inactivated on I May 1943. Disbanded onI Dec 1943.GROUPS. 20th: 1940-1941. 35bh: 1940-1941.STATIONS. Hamilton Field, Calif, 18Dec 19401 Dec 1941. Drew Field, Fla,I Oct 1942-1 May 1943.COMMANDERS. Col Michael F Davis,Dec 1g40-1g41. Maj William L Hayes Jr,Oc t 1942-un kn .CAMPAIGNS. None.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Shield: On an ultramarineblue disc a golden orange winged sunburstabove two arrows of like color, crossed