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USAAF Chronology: DECEMBER 1941 SATURDAY, 6 DECEMBER 1941 The combat organization of the US Army
AFs at 2400 hours Eastern Standard Time, 6 December 1941
(0500 GMT, 7 December 1941) is listed below. An asterisk (*) indicates an
attached unit. This listing is divided into five
sections, i.e.: I. Units assigned to the AF Combat
Command II. Units assigned to the Office, Chief
of the Air Corps III. Units assigned to the Barrage
Balloon Training Center, US Army IV. Units based overseas V. Units sorted by their station I. AF COMBAT COMMAND, 1AF, Mitchel I Air Support Command, Mitchel 26OG, 101OS, 152OS, 45BG(L), Grenier 78BS(L) (A-20, DB-7): 79BS(L) (A-20, DB-7): 80BS(L) (A-20, DB-7): 92BS(L) (A-20): 59OG, Pope Fld, NC 103OS, Harrisburg MAP, Pa (O-46, O-47,
O-49, O-57): 104OS, Detrick Fld, Md (O-46, O-47,
O-49, O-59): *119OS, Newark MAP, NJ (O-47, O-49,
O-52): 126OS, Ft Dix AAFld, NJ (BC-1, O-46,
O-49, O-59): 65OG, Owens Fld, SC 105OS (O-38, O-47, O-49, O-52): 112OS, Pope Fld, NC (O-47, O-49,
O-57): 121OS (AT-6, O-38, O-46, O-47, O-58): 2Balloon Sqdn, Pope Fld, NC (various
balloons): 3OS, Langley Fld, Va (O-43, O-47,
O-49, O-52): I BC, Langley Fld, Va 2BG(H), Langley Fld, Va 20BS(H) (B-17): *41RS(H), Newfoundland Arpt, Nfld (B-17): 49BS(H), ground echelon enroute to
Newfoundland, air echelon at Mitchel Fld, NY (B-17): 96BS(H) (B-17): 22BG(M), Langley Fld, Va 2BS(H) (B-26): *18RS(M) (B-26): 19BS(M) (B-26): 33BS(H) (B-26): 34BG(M), Westover Fld, Mass *1RS(H) (B-17): 4BS(H) (B-17): 7BS(H) (B-17): 18BS(H) (B-17): 43BG(H), Dow Fld, Maine *13RS(H) (B-18): 63BS(H) (LB-30): 64BS(H) (B-18): 65BS(H) (B-17): I Interceptor Command, Mitchel Fld, NY 1PG (Fighter), Selfridge Fld, Mich 27PS (Fighter) (P-38): 71PS (Fighter) (P-38): 94PS (Fighter) (P-38): 8PG (Interceptor), Mitchel Fld, NY 35PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 36PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 31PG (Interceptor), Baer Fld, Ind 39PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 40PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 41PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 33PG (Interceptor), Mitchel Fld, NY 58PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 59PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 60PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 52PG (Interceptor), Selfridge Fld,
Mich 2PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 4PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 5PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 57PG (Interceptor), Bradley Fld, Conn 64PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 65PS (Interceptor) Brainard Fld, Conn
(P-40): 66PS (Interceptor) Brainard Fld, Conn
(P-40): 2AF, Ft Geo Wright, Wash II Air Support Command, Will Rogers
Fld, Okla 12BG(L), McChord Fld, Wash 81BS(L) (B-18): 82BS(L) (B-18, PT-17): 83BS(L) (B-18, B-23): 94BS(L) (B-18, B-23): 48BG(L), Will Rogers Fld, Okla 55BS(L) (A-20): 56BS(L) (A-20): 57BS(L) (A-20): 88BS(L) (A-20): 72OG, Adams Fld, Ark 1OS, Marshall Fld, Kans (O-47, O-49): 108OS, Chicago MAP, Ill (O-31, O-47,
O-49, O-52): 124OS, Sherman Fld, Kans (BC-1, O-38,
O-47): 30OS, Atlanta AAB, Ga (O-38, O-49): II BC, Ft Geo Wright, Wash 17BG(M), Pendleton AAB, Ore 34BS(M) (B-25): 37BS(M) (B-25): *89RS(M) (B-25): 95BS(M) (B-25): 39BG(H), Geiger Fld, Wash *12RS(H) (B-17): 60BS(H) (B-17): 61BS(H) (B-17): 62BS(H) (B-17): 42BG(M), Gowen Fld, Idaho *16RS(M) (B-18, B-26): 75BS(M) (B-18): 76BS(M) (B-26): 77BS(M) (B-26): II Interceptor Command, Ft Lawton,
Wash 54PG (Interceptor), Paine Fld, Wash 42PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 56PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 57PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 55PG (Interceptor), Portland AAB, Ore 37PS (Interceptor) (P-43): 38PS (Interceptor) (P-43): 54PS (Interceptor) (P-36, P-40, P-43): 3AF, Tampa, Fla III Air Support Command, Savannah AB,
Ga 3BG(L), Savannah AB, Ga 8BS(L) (A-20, A-24): 13BS(L) (A-20): 89BS(L) (A-20): 90BS(L) (A-20): 66OG, Jacksonville AAB, Fla 97OS, Lawson Fld, Ga (O-47, O-49,
O-52, O-57): 106OS, Birmingham AAB, Ala (O-47,
O-49): 118OS (C-45, O-46, O-47, O-49, O-57,
O-58, O-59): 67OG, Esler Fld, La 107OS (C-45, O-47, O-49): 109OS (O-47, O-49, O-58): 113OS, Key Fld, Miss (O-47, O-49,
O-52): 153OS, Key Fld, Miss (O-47, O-49,
O-52, O-58): 68OG, Brownwood Afld, Tex 122OS, Esler Fld, La (BC-1, O-38,
O-46, O-47): 125OS, Post Fld, Okla (BC-1, O-38,
O-47): 127OS, Sherman Fld, Kans (BC-1, O-38,
O-46): 154OS, Post Fld, Okla (O-38, O-47,
O-49, O-57): 71OG, Birmingham AAB, Ala 102OS, Reilly Fld, Ala (C-45, O-46,
O-47, O-49, O-57): 110OS, Adams Fld, Ark (O-47, O-49): 128OS, Lawson Fld, Ga (BC-1, O-38,
O-46): 15OS, Post Fld, Okla (O-43, O-47,
O-49, O-52): 111OS, Brownwood Afld, Tex (O-43,
O-47, O-49, O-52, O-59): 120OS, Biggs Fld, Tex (O-47, O-49): III BC, MacDill Fld, Fla 13BG(M), Orlando AAB, Fla * 3RS(M) (B-18, B-25): 39BS(M) (B-18, B-25): 40BS(M) (B-18): 41BS(M) (B-25): 29BG(H), MacDill Fld, Fla 6BS(H) (B-17): *21RS(H) (A-29, B-17): 43BS(H) (B-17): 52BS(H) (B-17): 30BG(H), New Orleans AAB, La * 2RS(H) (B-17): 21BS(H) (A-29): 27BS(H) (A-29): 38BS(H) (B-18): 38BG(M), Jackson AAB, Miss *15RS(M) (B-26): 69BS(M) (B-26): 70BS(M) (B-26): 71BS(M) (B-26): 44BG(H), MacDill Fld, Fla *14RS(H) (B-24): 66BS(H) (B-18): 67BS(H) (unknown aircraft): 68BS(H) (unknown aircraft): III Interceptor Command, Drew Fld, Fla 49PG (Interceptor), Morrison Fld, Fla 7PS (Interceptor) (P-35): 8PS (Interceptor) (P-35): 9PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 50PG (Interceptor), Key Fld, Miss 10PS (Interceptor) (BT-13, P-35): 11PS (Interceptor) (P-36, P-40): 12PS (Interceptor) (unknown aircraft): 53PG (Interceptor), Dale Mabry Fld,
Fla 13PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 14PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 15PS (Interceptor) (P-39): 56PG (Interceptor), Douglas Fld, NC 61PS (Interceptor) (P-39, P-40): 62PS (Interceptor) (P-39, P-40): 63PS (Interceptor) (P-39, P-40): 58PG (Interceptor), Harding Fld, La 67PS (Interceptor) (P-36): 68PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 69PS (Interceptor) (P-35, P-36, P-39): 4AF, Hamilton Fld, Calif IV Air Support Command, Hamilton Fld,
Calif 47BG(L), Fresno AAB, Calif 84BS(L) (B-18): 85BS(L) (A-20, B-18): 86BS(L) (B-18): 97BS(L) (LB-30): 69OG, Salinas AAB, Calif 82OS (O-46, O-47, O-49, O-52): 115OS, Sherwood Fld, Calif (BC-1,
O-38, O-47, O-49): 70OG, Gray Fld, Wash 116OS (O-47, O-49): 123OS (BC-1, O-46): 31OS, Salinas AAB, Calif (O-49, O-52): IV BC, Tucson, Arizona 1 BW, Tucson, Arizona 7BG(H), air echelon at Hamilton Fld,
Calif; ground echelon enroute US to Philippine Is 9BS(H) (B-17): 11BS(H) (B-17): 14BS(H), Clark Fld, Philippine Is
(B-17): 22BS(H), ground echelon enroute to
Philippine Is; air echelon at Hamilton Fld, Calif (B-17): *88RS(H), ground echelon enroute US to
Philippine Is; air echelon enroute US to Hawaii (B-17): 41 BG(M), Davis-Monthan Fld, Ariz *6RS(M) (A-29, B-18, LB-30): 46BS(M) (B-18): 47BS(M) (A-29): 48BS(M) (A-29, B-18): *38RS(H), air echelon enroute US to
Hawaii; ground echelon enroute US to Philippine Is (B-17): IV Interceptor Command, Riverside,
Calif 14PG (Fighter), March Fld, Calif 48PS (Fighter) (P-38): 49PS (Fighter) (P-38): 50PS (Fighter) (P-40): 20PG (Interceptor), Hamilton Fld,
Calif 55PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 77PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 79PS (Interceptor) (P-40): 35PG (Interceptor), enroute US to
Philippine Is 21PS (Interceptor), Nichols Fld,
Philippine Is (P-40): 34PS (Interceptor), Del Carmen,
Philippine Is (P-35): 70PS (Interceptor), Hamilton Fld,
Calif (P-36): 51PG (Fighter), March Fld, Calif 16PS (Fighter) (P-40): 25PS (Fighter) (P-40): 26PS (Fighter) (P-40): V Air Support Command, Bowman Fld, Ky 46BG(L), Bowman Fld, Ky 50BS(L) (A-20): 51BS(L) (A-20): 53BS(L) (A-20): 87BS(L) (A-20): 73OG, Godman Fld, Ky 12OS (O-38, O-47, O-49, O-52, YO-54,
O-57, O-59): 16OS, Lawson Fld, Ga (O-47, O-49): 22OS, Brooks Fld, Tex (O-46, O-49,
O-52): 91OS, Wheeler-Sack Fld, NY (O-46,
O-47, O-49, O-52): 15BS(L), Lawson Fld, Ga (A-20): II. OFFICE CHIEF OF AIR CORPS,
Washington, DC Air Corps Proving Ground, Eglin Fld,
Fla 1PS (Interceptor), Eglin Fld, Fla
(various acft): 24BS(L), Eglin Fld, Fla (various
acft): 54BS(M), Eglin Fld, Fla (various
acft): 50th Transport Wing, Wright Fld, Ohio 10TG, Patterson Fld, Ohio 1 TS (C-39, C-47): 2TS, Olmsted Fld, Pa (C-39, C-47): 5TS (C-39, C-47): 60TG, Westover Fld, Mass 10TS (unknown aircraft): 11TS, Selfridge Fld, Mich (unknown
aircraft): 12TS, Mitchel Fld, NY (unknown
aircraft): 61 TG, Daniel Fld, Ga 6TS, Olmsted Fld, Pa (C-39, C-53): 13TS, Drew Fld, Fla (C-47): 14TS (C-39): 15TS (C-39): 62TG, McClellan Fld, Calif 4TS (C-39): 7TS (C-39): 8TS, Hill Fld, Utah (C-39): 63TG, Brookley Fld, Ala 3TS, Duncan Fld, Tex (C-39): 9TS (C-39): 64TG, March Fld, Calif 16TS, Portland AAB, Ore (C-47): 17TS, Hamilton Fld, Calif (C-47): 18TS (C-47): 1 Photographic Gp, Bolling Fld, DC 1 Photographic Sqd, Bradley Fld, Conn
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