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434 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I1ton, 29 Sep 1943; Col Clarence D Wheeler,5 May 1944; Col Yancey S Tarrant, 18 Jul1945; Col Charles G Chandler Jr, 20 AugI 945-un kn .CAMPAIGNS. American Theater.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. A disc per fess, dovetailedazure and vert, within a border argent.(Approved 15 Mar 1943.)3d AIR DIVISIONipated in various air-ground maneuvers,supported ground units in training, andput on air support demonstrations. Znactivatedon 22 Dec 1945. Disbanded on8 Oct 1948.COMPONENTS. (Omitted because oflarge number and frequent changes.)STATIONS. Ft Douglas, Utah, I Sep1941; Will Rogers Field, Okla, c. Oct1941; Birmingham, Ala, c. I Apr 1942;Geiger Field, Wash, 26 May 1942; Reno,Nev, 27 May 1942; Colorado Springs,Colo, Jul 1942; Barksdale Field, La, 15Mar 1943; DeRidder AAB, La, c. 31 Mar1944; Stuttgart AAFld, Ark, Feb 1945;Barksdale Field, La, c. 12 Nov 1945; BiggsField, Tex, c. 23 Nov-22 Dec 1945.COMMANDERS. Lt Col Bernard SThompson, 4 Sep 1941; Col Hume Peabody,11 Oct 1941; Brig Gen William ELynd, 18 Mar 1942; Brig Gen John BBrooks, 15 Jun 1942; Col Arthur G Hamilton,2 Dec 1942; Brig Gen Carlyle HWash, 14 Dec 1942; Col Dache McCReeves, 30 Jan 1943; Col Arthur G Hamil-1Constituted as 3d Bombardment Divisionon 30 Aug 1943. Activated in Englandon 13 Sep 1943. Assigned to EighthAF. Redesignated 3d Air Division in Dec1944. Served in combat in the Europeantheater from Sep 1943 until Apr 1945. Znactivatedin England on 21 Nov 1945.Organized in England on 23 Aug 1948.Assigned first to United States Air Forcesin Europe, later (Jan 1949) directly toUSAF, and again (Jan 1951) to UnitedStates Air Forces in Europe. Had nob
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-DIVISIONS 435combat elements assigned but directed thetraining of Strategic Air Command componentson temporary duty in the UnitedKingdom. Also provided some logisticsupport for the Berlin airlift, 1948-1949.Discontinued in England on I May 1951.Activated in Germany on 25 Oct 1953.Assigned to United States Air Forces inEurope. Apparently was inadequatelymanned and had no combat componentsassigned. Inactivated in Germany on IMar 1954.Activated on Guam on 18 Jun 1954. Assignedto Strategic Air Command. Givenoperational control over Strategic AirCommand wings on temporary duty inthe Far East.WINGS. 4th Bombardment: 1943-1945.13th Bombardment: 1943-1945. zqthBombardment: 1945. 20th Bombardment:1945. 45th Bombardment: 1943-1945. 65th Fighter: 1945. 66th Fighter:1944-1945. 67th Fighter: 1945. 92dBombardment: 1943-1945. 93d Bombardment:1944-1945.STATIONS. Camp Blainey, England, 13Sep 1943; Honington, England, c. 27 Oct-21 Nov 1945. Marham, England, 23 Aug1948; Bushy Park, England, 8 Sep 1948;Victoria Park Estate, England, 15 Apr1949-1 May 1951. Wiesbaden, Germany,25 Oct 1953-1 Mar 1954. Andersen AFB,Guam, 18 Jun 1954-.COMMANDERS. Maj Gen Curtis E Le-May, 13 Sep 1943; Maj Gen Earle EPartridge, 21 Jun 1944; Brig Gen NorrisB Harbold, 14 May 1945; Brig Gen EugeneL Eubank, 6 Jun 1945; Brig Gen MurrayC Woodbury, c. 6 Sep 1945; Brig GenHarold Q Huglin, 25 Sep 1g45-unkn.Maj Gen Leon W Johnson, Aug 1948-1May 1951. Maj Russel R Frederick, 26Dec 1953-unkn. Brig Gen Joseph D CCaldara, 18 Jun 1954; Brig Gen Nils 0Ohman, 10 Feb 1955-.CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Europe ;Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Shield: Azure, three lightningbolts, points to base, radiating to chief or.(Approved 14 Mar 1955.)9th AIR DIVISION4Constituted as 19th Composite Wing on8 May 1929. Achvated on I Apr 1931.Moved to the PanAma Canal Zone in Jan1933. Redesignated 19th Wing in 1937,and 19th Bombardment Wing in 1940.Znactivated in the Canal Zone on 25 Oct1941.Activated in the US L n 24 Jul 1942.Moved to Egypt, SepNov 1942. Assigned\
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