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464 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I1manned and re-equipped as part of StrategicAir Command.COMPONENTS. zst Bombardment Wing:1942-1943. 2d Bombardment Wing:1942-1943. 3d Bombardment Wing:1942-1943. 4th Bombardment Wing:1942-1943. 12th Bombardment Wing:1942-1944. jozst Fighter Wing: 1945-1946. 3’6th Bombardment Wing: 1945-1946. zst Air Division: 1943-1945. 2dAir Division: 1943-1945. 3d Air Division:1943-1945. VZZZ Fighter Command:1944-1945STATIONS. Langley Field, Va, I Feb1942; Savannah AB, Ga, c. 10 Feb 1942;Daws Hill, England, 23 Feb 1942; HighWycombe, England, 15 May 1942-16 Jul1945; Okinawa, 16 Jul 19457 Jun 1946;MacDill Field, Fla, 7 Jun 1946; Ft WorthAAFld, Tex, I Nov 1946; Westover AFB,Mass, Jun 1g55-.COMMANDERS. Maj Gen Ira C Eaker,23 Feb 1942; Brig Gen Newton Longfellow,2 Dec 1942; Maj Gen Frederick LAnderson, I Jul 1943; Lt Gen James HDoolittle, 6 Jan 1944; Maj Gen WilliamE Kepner, 10 May 1945; Maj Gen WestsideT Larson, 21 Jun 1945; Lt Gen JamesH Doolittle, 19 Jul 1945; Maj Gen EarleE Partridge, 12 Sep 1945; Brig Gen PatrickW Timberlake, 30 Nov 1945-unkn;Col Neil B Harding, c. 16 Aug 1946; BrigGen Roger M Ramey, I Nov 1946; MajGen Clements McMullen, 12 Nov 1946;Maj Gen Roger M Ramey, 16 Dec 1946;Maj Gen Archie J Old Jr, 15 Jun 1950; LtGen Samuel E Anderson, 14 Aug 1950;Maj Gen John B Montgomery, 8 May 1953;Maj Gen James C Selser Jr, 13 Jun 1955;Maj Gen Walter C Sweeney Jr, 6 Aug1955-.CAMPAIGNS. Air Offensive, Europe ;Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland;Ardennes-Alsace ; Central Europe’; Asiatic-PacificTheater.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Azure, in the lower lobe of thewinged Arabic numeral “8” or a mulletthroughout argent charged with a torteaux.(Approved 20 May 1943.)NINTH AIR FORCEConstituted as V Air Support Commandon 21 Aug 1941. Activated on I Sep 1941.Redesignated Ninth AF in Apr 1942.Moved to Egypt and began operations on12 Nov 1942, participating in the Allieddrive across Egypt and Libya, the campaignin Tunisia, and the invasions of Sicilyand Italy. Moved to England in Oct1943 to become the tactical air force forthe invasion of the Continent. Helpedprepare for the assault on Normandy, sup-
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-AIR FORCES 465ported operations on the beach in Jun1944, and took part in the drive that carriedthe Allies across France and culminatedin victory over Germany in May1945. Znactivated in Germany on 2 Dec1945.Activated in the US on 28 Mar 1946.Assigned to Tactical Air Command untilDec 1948 when the Ninth, reassigned toContinental Air Command, lost its role asa tactical air organization and became concernedchiefly with reserve and nationalguard activities. Redesignated Ninth AF(Tactical) in Aug 1950. Assigned to TacticalAir Command in Dec 1950 and againbecame concerned primarily with tacticalair operations. Redesignated Ninth AFin Jun 1951.COMPONENTS. 9th Air Division (formerlyIX Bomber Command) : 1942-1945.ZX Air Defense Command: 1944-1945.ZX Fighter Command: 1942-1945.ZXZXTactical Air Command: 1943-1915.Troop Carrier Command: 1943-1944.XZX Tactical Air Command: 1944-1945.XXZX Tactical Air Command: 1945.STATIONS. Bowman Field, Ky, I Sep1941; New Orleans AAB, La, 24 Jan 1942;Bolling Field, DC, 22 Jul-Oct 1942; Egypt,12 Nov 1gq2-0ct 1943; England, 16 Oct1g43-Sep 1944; France, 15 Sep 1944; Germany,6 Jun-2 Dec 1945. Biggs Field,Tex, 28 Mar 1946; Greenville AAB, SC,31 Oct 1946; Langley AFB, Va, 14 Feb1949; Pope AFB, NC, I Aug 1950; ShawAFB, SC, 20 Aug I954-.COMMANDERS. Brig Gen Junius WJones, Sep 1941; Col Rosenham Beam,1942; Lt Gen Lewis H Brereton, 12 Nov1942; Lt Gen Hoyt S Vandenburg, 8 Aug1944; Maj Gen Otto P Weyland, 23 May1945; Maj Gen William E Kepner, 4 Aug-2 Dec 1945. Brig Gen Homer L Sanders,28 Mar 1946; Maj Gen Paul L Williams,I Nov 1946; Maj Gen William D Old, 15Sep 1947; Maj Gen Willis H Hale, 20 Oct1949; Maj Gen Willard R Wolfinbarger, IAug 1950; Maj Gen Edward J Timberlake,7 Sep 1g51-.CAMPAIGNS. American Theater; AirCombat, EAME Theater; Egypt-Libya;Air Offensive, Europe; Tunisia; Sicily;Naples-Foggia; Normandy; NorthernFrance ; Rhineland ; Ardennes-Alsace;Central Europe.DECORATIONS. None.INSIGNE. Shield: Azure, a bezantwinged argent charged with the Arabicnumeral “9” gules, in honor point amullet of the second bearing a torteau.(Approved 16 Sep 1943.)TENTH AIR FORCEConstituted as Tenth AF on 4 Feb 1942and activated on 12 Feb. Moved to India,Mar-May 1942. Served in India, Burma,and China until Mar 1943 when FourteenthAF was activaied in China. Thenthe Tenth operated in India and Burmauntil it moved to China late in Jul 1945.Returned to the US, Dec 1gq5-Jan 1946.Inactivated on 6 Jan 1946.Actiuated on 24 May 1946. Assignedfirst to Air Defense Command and later(Dec 1948) to Continental Air Command.
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