Constituted as XXVI Interceptor Command on 28 Feb 1942. Activated in
the Panama Canal Zone on 6 Mar 1942. Assigned to Sixth AF. Redesignated
XXVI Fighter Command in May 1942. Engaged in patrol operations in the
defense of the Panama Canal. Inactivated on 25 Aug 1946. Disbanded on 8
Oct 1948.
Groups. 16th: 1942-1943. 32d: 1942-1943. 37th: 1943. 53d: 1942.
Stations. Albrook Field, CZ, 6 Mar 1942-25 Aug 1946.
Commanders. Brig Gen Adlai H Gilkeson, 6 Mar 1942; Brig Gen Russell E
Randall, 17 Aug 1942; Col Willis R Taylor, 16 Oct 1943; Col Robert T
Cronau, 15 Jun 1945-unkn.
Campaigns. American Theater.
Decorations. None. Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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