Air Force Combat Units of WWII

AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-VINGS 397France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; pan, Sep 1945; Manila, Luzon, Jan-31 MayCentral Europe.DECORATIONS. None.1946.COMMANDERS. Brig Gen Paul H Pren-INSIGNE. Shield: Over and through an tiss, 20 May 1943; Brig Gen Warren Rultramarine blue disc, within a light blue Carter, 30 Mar 1944; Brig Gen Paul Hannulet, piped gold, a torch of liberty fired Prentiss, 19 Nov 1944; Brig Gen Williamproper, handle of torch formed of open D Old, c. Oct 1945-unkn.parachute argent, surmounted by a C-47 CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Japan; Newtransport plane or, in flight, in front of Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago; Westernflames of torch; on the field eight mullets Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philipor,arranged five to dexter, three to sinister. pines; Ryukyus.(Approved 6 Apr 1943.)DECORATIONS. Philippine PresidentialUnit Citation.54th TROOP CARRIER WING INSIGNE. None.Constituted as 54th Troop Carrier Wingon 26 Feb 1943. Activated in Australia on13 Mar 1943. Assigned to Fifth AF. Engagedin troop carrier and transport operationsfrom May 1943 until after the endof the war. Znactivated in the Philippineson 31 May 1946.Redesignated 54th Fighter Wing. Allottedto ANG (Ga) on I Jun 1946. Extendedfederal recognition on 2 Oct 1946.Called to active service on 10 Oct 1950.Inactivated on 11 Oct 1950.55th BOMBARDMENT WINGConstituted as 55th Bombardment OperationalTraining Wing (Medium) on 17Mar 1943 and activated on 31 Mar. Variousgroups were attached for training priorto Oct 1943. Redesignated 55th BombardmentWing (Medium) in Oct 1943, and55th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) inDec. Moved to Italy (Feb-Mar 1944)where combat elements were assigned.Operated with Fifteenth AF in the Medi-GROUPS. 2d Combat Cargo: 1944-1946. terranean and European theaters from Mar317th Troop Carrier: 1943-1946. 374th 1944 until May 1945. Inactivated in ItalyTroop Carrier: 1943. 375th Troop Car- on g Sep 1945.rier : 1943-1946. 433d Troop Carrier: Redesignated 55th Fighter Wing. Al-1943-1946. lotted to ANG (Ohio) on 24 May 1946.STATIONS. Brisbane, Australia, 13 Mar Extended federal recognition on 7 Dec1943; Port Moresby, New Guinea, 3 May 1947. Znactivated on 31 Oct 1950.3943; Nadzab, New Guinea, 18 Apr 1944; GROUPS. 460th: 1944-1945. 46zst:Biak, 5 Oct 1944; Leyte, 14 Feb 1945; Clark 1944. 464th: 1944-1945. 46jth: 1944-Field, Luzon, Jun 1945; Tachikawa, Ja- 1945. 485th: 1944-1945.