Constituted as 9th Pursuit Wing on 19 Oct 1940. Activated on 18 Dec
1940. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1941.
Redesignated 9th Fighter Wing. Activated on 24 Jul 1942. Moved to the
Middle East, Dec 1942-Feb 1943. Assigned to Ninth AF. Apparently no combat
groups were assigned to the wing during 1942-1943. Inactivated on 31 Mar
1943.
Groups. 14th: 1941. 51st: 1941.
Stations. March Field, Calif, 18 Dec 1940-1 Oct 1941. Drew Field, Fla,
24 Jul-13 Dec 1942; El Kabrit, Egypt, 1 Feb-31 Mar 1943.
Commanders. Unkn.
Campaigns. European-African-Middle Eastern Theater.
Decorations. None. Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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