Category: Ninth Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, World War II

Categories: United States Army Air Forces Air Forces, World War II

Established as 5th Air Support Command on 21 August 1941

Activated on 1 September 1941

  • Assigned to Air Force Combat Command (later, Army Air Forces), 1 September 1941

Redesignated 9th Air Force on 8 April 1942

Redesignated as Ninth Air Force on 18 September 1942

  • Assigned to United States Army Forces in the Middle East, 12 November 1942
  • Assigned to European Theater of Operations, United States Army, 3 November 1943
  • Assigned to United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (later, United States Air Forces in Europe), 22 February 1944 – 2 December 1945

Inactivated on 2 December 1945

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Subcategories (10)

323rd Bombardment Group (Medium), United States Army Air Forces, World War II (0, 5, 0)
353rd Fighter Squadron, United States Army Air Corps, World War II (1, 0, 0)
370th Fighter Group, United States Army Air Forces, World War II (0, 1, 0)
387th Bombardment Group (Medium), United States Army Air Forces, World War II (0, 9, 0)
409th Bombardment Group (Light), United States Army Air Forces, World War II (1, 1, 0)
416th Bombardment Group (Light), United States Army Air Forces, World War II (0, 1, 0)
439th Troop Carrier Group, United States Army Air Forces, World War II (0, 2, 0)
439th Troop Carrier Group, United States Army, World War II
71st Fighter Wing, United States Army Air Forces, World War II (0, 2, 0)
IX Fighter Command, United States Army Air Forces, World War II

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Person Profiles (14)

29 May 1924 Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, United States - 23 Dec 1944
22 Jun 1916 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Jun 1944
03 Mar 1901 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Mar 1948 photo
13 Dec 1908 Walters, Cotton, Oklahoma, United States - 23 Jul 1971 photo
13 Sep 1904 Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States - 10 Nov 1997 photo
17 Mar 1902 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia - 18 Dec 1971 photo
01 Jan 1907 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States - 20 Jun 1984 photo
24 Aug 1917 Morristown, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States - 28 Nov 1977
02 May 1916 Ludlow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 25 Jul 1945
03 Sep 1924 Alamance County, North Carolina, USA - 24 Oct 1943 photo
16 Feb 1921 Emhouse, Navarro, Texas, États-Unis - 19 Nov 1986
06 Nov 1917 Orchard, Morgan, Colorado, United States - 01 Jun 1948
15 May 1923 Burlington, Iowa, United States - 09 Apr 2002 photo
03 Oct 1914 Jefferson City, Missouri - 12 Dec 2003




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