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408 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I1from Mar 1944 until May 1945, operatingwith various groups that were assigned orattached for short periods of time. Disbandedin Europe on 12 Aug 1945.COMPONENTS. (See narrative.)STATIONS. Bluethenthal Field, NC, 10Nov 1943-1 Jan 194; Keevil, England, 29Jan 1944; Beaulieu, England, 4 Mar 1944;Houesville, France, 19 Jun 1944; Criqueville,France, 2 Aug 1944; Aillieres, France,30 Aug 1944; St Quentin, France, 12 Sep1944; Vermand, France, 17 Sep 194;Arlon, Belgium, I Oct 1944; Maastricht,Holland, 22 Oct 1944; Munchen-Gladbach,Germany, 8 Mar 1945; Haltern, Germany,3 Apr 1945; Gutersloh, Germany, 14 Apr1945; Brunswick, Germany, 22 Apr 1945-unkn.COMMANDERS. Lt Col Joseph H Moore,10 Nov 1943; Brig Gen Otto P Weyland,24 Nov 1943; Col Randolph P Williams,15 Feb 1944; Col Arthur G Salisbury, 8May 1944; Col Dyke F Meyer, c. 14 Sep1944-1945CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Europe ;Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland ;Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.DECORATIONS. Cited in the Order of theDay, Belgian Army: 6 Jun-30 Sep 1944; IOct 1g44-; Dec 1944-Jan 1945. BelgianFourragere.INSIGNE. None.85th FIGHTER WINGConstituted as 85th Fighter Wing on 4Nov 1943 and activated on 10 Nov. Movedto the Southwest Pacific, Jan-Feb 194.Served in combat with Fifth AF untilMay 1945 when the wing lost its tacticalgroups. Afterwards, operated an aircraftwarning system for the Philippines. Remainedon Luzon as part of Far East AirForces after the war. Was not mannedfrom late in 1945 until early in 1946 whenthe wing was given control of fightergroups on Luzon. Transferred, withoutpersonnel and equipment, to Japan in Jun1947 and evidently was not remanned.Znactivated on 30 Jun 1948.Redesignated 85th Air Division (Defense).Activated on 8 Sep 1955. Assignedto Air Defense Command. Nocombat elements were assigned prior to 31Dec 1955.GROUPS. 18th: 1946-1947, 49th: 1944.348th: 1944-1945. 414th: 1946. 475th:1944-1945STATIONS. Hamilton Field, Calif, LONov 1943; San Francisco Mun Aprt, Calif,10 Nov 1943-10 Jan 1944; Gusap, NewGuinea, 25 Feb 1944; Hollandia, New
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-WINGS 409Guinea, 24 Jul 1944; Leyte, 24 Oct 1944;Ft William McKinley, Luzon, Jun 1945;Floridablanca, Luzon, Jul 1946 ; Nagoya,Japan, I Jun 1947-30 Jun 1948. AndrewsAFB, Md, 8 Sep 1g55-.COMMANDERS. Col John M Bartella, 10Nov 1943; Col Harlan T McCormick, 6Dec 1943; Col Philip H Greasley, 11 Nov1944; Col George A Walker, 23 Apr 1945;Brig Gen George P Tourtellot, 20 May1945; Lt Col Vernon L Head, 2 Oct 194.5-unkn; Col Raymond J Reeves, I Feb 1946;Brig Gen William M Morgan, 26 Feb19461 May 1947. Brig Gen Emmett FYost, 8 Sep 1g55-.CAMPAIGNS. New Guinea; WesternPacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines.DECORATIONS. Philippine PresidentialUnit Citation.INSIGNE. Shield: Per bend azure and ofthe sky proper, a sinister quarter pointedor; overall in chief, a silhouetted futuramicjet aircraft bendwise, volant, sable, withspeed lines gules; in base a lightning bolt,bendwise of the third, over a checky gridthroughout proper (red). (Approved 26Dec 1956.)86th FIGHTER WINGConstituted as 86th Fighter Wing on19 Nov 1943. Activated on I Dec 1943.Moved to the Southwest Pacific, Mar-May1944. Assigned to Fifth AF. Engaged incombat from May until early in 1945 whenthe wing became responsible for establish-tem in the Philippine Islands. Znactivatedin the Philippines on 15 Mar 1946.Alotted to ANG (Colo) on 24 May1946. Extended federal recognition on 3Jul 1946. Znactivated on 31 Oct 1950.(This wing is not related to an 86thFighter Wing that was constituted on I Jul1948 and activated in Germany the sameday by United States Air Forces inEurope.)GROUPS. 8th: 1944-1945. 49th: 1944-1945. 58th: 1944-1945-STATIONS. March Field, Calif, I Dec1943-25 Mar 1944; Finschhafen, NewGuinea, I May 1944; Toem, New Guinea,4 Aug 1944; Sansapor, New Guinea, 19Aug 1944; Luzon, 16 Jan 1945-15 Mar1946.COMMANDERS. Lt Col Robert L Johnston,11 Dec 1943; Col Romulus W Puryear,14 Dec 1943; Col Robert L Johnston,16 Sep 1944; Col Norman D Sillin, 5 Nov1944; Col James 0 Guthrie, 14 Dec 1944;Col Robert L Johnston, 11 Jun 1g45-unkn.CAMPAIGNS. New Guinea; WesternPacific; Leyte; Luzon.DECORATIONS. Philippine PresidentialUnit Citation.INSIGNE. None.87th FIGHTER WINGConstituted as 87th Fighter Wing on 14Oct 1943 and activated on 25 Oct. Movedoverseas, Dec 1g43-Jan 1944, and operatedwith Twelfth AF in the Mediterraneantheater from ADr IQAA until the windsing and operating an aircraft warning sys- L /ll -
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