Air Force Combat Units of WWII

AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-COMMANDS 44 1CAMPAIGNS. Antisubmarine, AmericanTheater.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. On a blue octagon, edged ingold, a golden representation of the bustof the Egyptian mythological hawk godHorus. (Approved 23 Jul 1942.)Brig Gen James W McCauley, 20 Jul-24OCt 1945.CAMPAIGNS. American Theater.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. None.IV BOMBER COMMAND111 TACTICAL AIR COMMANDConstituted as I11 Ground Air SupportCommand on 15 May 1942 and activatedon 19 May. Assigned to Third AF. Redesignated111 Air Support Command inSep 1942, I11 Reconnaissance Command inAug 1943, and I11 Tactical Air Commandin Mar 1944. At various times, traineddive bombardment, light bombardment,and reconnaissance organizations and personnel;also gave air support to groundunits in training and participated in airgroundmaneuvers and demonstrations.Disbanded on 24 Oct 1945.DIVISIONS. Z (formerly 111) TacticalAir: 1944-1945. ZZ Tactical Air: 1944-1945. 111 (formerly I) Tactical Air: 1944.STATIONS. Birmingham, Ala, 19 May1942; Barksdale Field, La, c. I Apr 1944-24 OCt 1945.COMMANDERS. Brig Gen William ELynd, 25 May 1942; Col Rosenham Beam,c. 21 Jun 1942; Brig Gen Arthur B McDaniel,I Oct 1942; Col John E Bodle, Dec1943; Brig Gen Hume Peabody, 20 Mar1944; Brig Gen John F McBlain, 17 Nov1944; Brig Gen Gordon P Saville, 22 Mar1945; Brig Gen Ford L Fair, I May 1945;Constituted as IV Bomber Command on4 Sep 1941 and activated on 19 Sep., Assignedto Fourth AF. Trained bombardmentorganizations and personnel. Alsoflew patrols along the west coast. Disbandedon 31 Mar 1944.COMPONENTS. (Omitted because oflarge number and frequent changes.)STATIONS. Tucson, Ariz, 19 Sep 1941;Hamilton Field, Calif, c. 8 Dec 1941; SanFrancisco, Calif, 5 Jan 1942-31 Mar 1944.COMMANDERS. Brig Gen Frank D Lackland,Sep 1941 ; Col Ronald A Hicks, g Nov1941 ; Brig Gen Barney McK Giles, 13 Mar1942; Brig Gen Howard K Ramey, 12 Aug1942; Col Thomas W Steed, 8 Nov 1942;Brig Gen Samuel M Connell, 11 Nov 1942;