Constituted as 32nd Pursuit Group on 22 Nov 1940. Activated in Panama
on 1 Jan 1941. Redesignated 32nd Fighter Group in May 1942. Trained and
served as part of the defense force for the Panama Canal, using P-26,
P-36, P-38, P-39, and P-40 aircraft. Disbanded in the Canal Zone on 1 Nov
1943.
Reconstituted and redesignated 32nd Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 11
Dec 1956. Activated in the US on 8 Feb 1957. Assigned to Air Defense
Command.
Squadrons. 51st: 1941-1943. 52d: 1941-1943. 53d: 1941-1943.
Stations. Rio Hato, Panama, 1 Jan 1941; France Field, CZ, 9 Dec 1941-1
Nov 1943. Minot AFB, ND, 8 Feb 1957-.
Commanders. Capt Roger Browne, 1 Jan 1941; Capt James B Buck, 16 Apr
1941; Lt Col Roger J Browne, 4 Aug 1941; Lt Col William R Robertson Jr, 23
Aug 1943-unkn. Maj Joe E Roberts, 1957-.
Campaigns. American Theater.
Decorations. None. Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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