Air Force Combat Units of WWII

AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-WINGS 42 1DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Shield: On an ultramarineblue rectangle, long axis vertical, cornersengrailed, a golden orange dragon rampant,proper, tail entwined about bendchecky blue and silver, edged goldenorange, all within a neat line of the last.(Approved 28 Apr 1945.)3 13th BOMBARDMENT WING-3kT;?"Constituted as 313th BombardmentWing (Very Heavy) on 15 Apr 1944 andactivated on 23 Apr. Moved to the Marianaslate in 1944. Assigned to TwentiethAF. Engaged in very heavy bombardmentoperations from Jan to Aug 1945.COMPONENTS. Groups. 5th: 1946-1948. 6th: 1944-1948. 9th: 1944-1948.504th: 1944-1946. 505th: 1944-1946.Wings. z8th Fighter: 1955-. first Fighter:1g55-.STATIONS. Peterson Field, Colo, 23 Apr-5 Nov 1944; North Field, Tinian, 24 Dec1944; Clark Field, Luzon, 15 Mar 194615Tun 1948. Kadena, Okinawa, I Mar 1955-.COMMANDERS. Brig Gen John H Davies,23 Apr 1944; Col George W Mundy, 26Aug 1g45-unkn. Maj Gen Fay R Upthegrove,I Mar 1955; Col Curtis D Sluman,11 Jul 1955; Brig Gen William G Hipps,3 SeP 19%CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Japan;Eastern Mandates; Western Pacific.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Shield: Azure, a silhouettedfuturamic aircraft, volant in dexter chief,Air Force blue, fimbriated argent, withvapor trail forming an acute angular patternfrom the aircraft to dexter base, thetrail between three stars arched in bendsinister, one to chief, two to dexter oftrail, all of the third; in sinister base aneagle volant of the second, fimbriated anddetailed argent, grasping with his talonstwo bolts of lightning of the last. (Approved15 Jul 1957.)Moved to the Philippine Islands and assignedto Far East Air Forces in Mar 1946. 314th BOMBARDMENT WINGInactivated in the Philippines on 15 Jun1948.Redesignated 313th Air Division. A&-vated on Okinawa on I Mar 1955. Assignedto Far East Air Forces.Constituted as 314th BombardmentWing (Very Heavy) on 15 Apr 1944 andactivated on 23 Apr. Moved to Guam,Dec 1g44-Feb 1945. Assigned to TwentiethAF. Engaged in very heavy bom-