Constituted as XX Bomber Command on 19 Nov 1943 and activated on 20
Nov. Assigned to Second AF. Moved to India early in 1944. Assigned to
Twentieth AF. Engaged in very-long-range bombardment operations from Jun
1944 until all of its tactical components were relieved of assignment in
Mar 1945. Moved to Okinawa, Jun-Jul 1945. Inactivated on 16 Jul 1945.
Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
Wings. 58th: 1943-1945. 73d: 1943-1944
Stations. Smoky Hill AAFld, Kan, 20 Nov 1943-12 Feb 1944; Kharagpur,
India, 28 Mar 1944-17 Jun 1945; Sakugawa, Okinawa, 7-16 Jul 1945.
Commanders. Brig Gen Kenneth B Wolfe, 27 Nov 1943; Brig Gen LaVern G
Saunders, 6 Jul 1944; Maj Gen Curtis E LeMay, 29 Aug 1944; Brig Gen Roger
M Ramey, 20 Jan 1945; Brig Gen Joseph Smith, 25 Apr-16 Jul 1945.
Campaigns. India-Burma; Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Western
Pacific; Central Burma.
Decorations. None.
Insigne. On an ultramarine blue arc segment, couped at base, within
border gold, two very large aerial bombs of the last, falling parallel to
sides in perspective, toward and over a bezant in base, marked with
latitude and longitude representations of the field. (Approved 20 Mar
1945.) Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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