Constituted as 13th Bombardment Group (Medium) on 20 Nov 1940.
Activated
on 15 Jan 1941. After the US entered the war the group
searched for enemy
U-boats and covered friendly convoys off the east
coast of the US. Served
with First AF and later with AAF Antisubmarine
Command, using B-28, B-25, and
A-29 aircraft for operations.
Inactivated on 30 Nov 1942.
Squadrons. 3rd Antisubmarine (formerly 39th Bombardment):
1941-1942.
4th Antisubmarine (formerly 40th Bombardment): 1941-1942.
5th Antisubmarine
(formerly 41st Bombardment): 1941-1942. 6th
Antisubmarine (formerly 393rd
Bombardment): 1942.
Stations. Langley Field, Va, 15 Jan 1941; Orlando, Fla, c. 6 Jun
1941;
Westover Field, Mass, 20 Jan-30 Nov 1942.
Commanders. Brig Gen Westside T Larson, 21 Jan 1941; Col Walter G
Bryte
Jr, c. 4 Mar 1942; Col John G Fowler, c. 2 May-c. Nov 1942.
Campaigns. Antisubmarine, American Theater.
Decorations. None.
Insigne. Shield: Per bend azure and or, a sword point to base
with
wings displayed and inverted argent, that portion to base
fimbriated of the
first. Motto: Alert Day Or Night. (Approved 2 Jan
1942.) Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986 | 
