Constituted as II Air Support Command on 21 Aug 1941. Activated on 1
Sep 1941. Redesignated II Ground Air Support Command in Apr 1942, II Air
Support Command in Sep 1942, and II Tactical Air Division in Aug 1943.
Participated in various air-ground maneuvers, supported ground units in
training, and put on air support demonstrations. Inactivated on 22 Dec
1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
Components. (Omitted because of large number and frequent changes.)
Stations. Ft Douglas, Utah, 1 Sep 1941; Will Rogers Field, Okla, c. Oct
1941; Birmingham, Ala, c. 1 Apr 1942; Geiger Field, Wash, 26 May 1942;
Reno, Nev, 27 May 1942; Colorado Springs, Colo, Jul 1942; Barksdale Field,
La, 15 Mar 1943; DeRidder AAB, La, c. 31 Mar 1944; Stuttgart AAFld, Ark,
Feb 1945; Barksdale Field, La, c. 12 Nov 1945; Biggs Field, Tex, c. 23
Nov-22 Dec 1945.
Commanders. Lt Col Bernard S Thompson, 4 Sep 1941; Col Hume Peabody, 11
Oct 1941; Brig Gen William E Lynd, 18 Mar 1942; Brig Gen John B Brooks, 15
Jun 1942; Col Arthur G Hamilton, 2 Dec 1942; Brig Gen Carlyle H Wash, 14
Dec 1942; Col Dache McC Reeves, 30 Jan 1943; Col Arthur G Hamilton, 29 Sep
943; Col Clarence D Wheeler, 5 May 1944; Col Yancey S Tarrant, 18 Jul
1945; Col Charles G Chandler Jr, 20 Aug 1945-unkn.
Campaigns. American Theater.
Decorations. None.
Insigne. A disc per fess, dovetailed azure and vert, within a border
argent. (Approved 15 Mar 1943.) Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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