39. bombardovací skupina (těžká) [1940-1944]

39th Bombardment Group (Heavy)

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Vytvořena jako 39th Bombardment Group (Heavy) 20.11.1940
Aktivována 15.1.1941
Deaktivována 1.4.1944
Přetvořena na 39th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy)
Aktivována 1.4.1944
Deaktivována 27.12.1945


SQUADRONY
60th - 1941 - 1944; 1944 - 1945
61st - 1941 - 1944; 1944 - 1945
62nd - 1941 - 1944; 1944 - 1945
402nd - 1942 - 1944; 1944


STATIONS
Douglas, Utah, 15.1.1941
Spokane, Geiger Field , 2.7.1941
Tucson, Davis-Monthan Army Air Field , 5.2.1942 - 1.4.1944
Salina, Smoky Hill Army Airfield , 1.4.1944 - 8.1.1945
Yigo, North Field , 18.2. - 17.11.1945
Riverside, Camp Anza , 15. - 27.12.1945


COMMANDERS
Maj Newton Longfellow, 15.1.1941
Capt Maurice A Preston, 1.2.1941
Lt Col Elmer E Adler, 17.3.1941
Capt George W Hansen, 13.5.1941
Maj Charles B Overacker Jr, 12.11.1941
Lt Col George W Hansen, 25.1.1942
Col James H Wallace, 16.2.1942
Col Fay R Upthegrove, 12.7.1942
Lt Col Samuel C Mitchell, 13.9.1942
Maj Marden M Munn, 17.12.1942
Lt Col Horace D Aynesworth, 1.3.1943
Lt Col Charles A Watt, 1.7.1943
Lt Col Frank R Pancake, 25.11.1943
Col Clyde K Rich, 1.12.1943 - 1.4.1944
Capt Claude J Hilton, 28.4.1944
Maj Gordon R Willis, 6.5.1944
Maj Campbell Weir, 11.5.1944
Lt Col Robert W Strong Jr, 10.6.1944
Col Potter B Paige, 15.6.1944
Col John G Fowler, 22.2.1945
Col George W Mundy, 16.3.1945
Col James E Roberts, 16.8.1945
Lt Col James C Thompson, 9.10.1945
Col Robert J Mason, 13.10.1945 - neznámé datum


CAMPAIGNS
American Theater
Air Offensive, Japan
Western Pacific


DECORATIONS
Distinguished Unit Citations - Japan, 10.5.1945
- Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, 23. - 29.5.1945


INSIGNE
None
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