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United States Army Air Forces in the Central Pacific Area

January 01, 1970

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces fought the Empire of Japan in the Central Pacific Area. As defined by the War Department, this consisted of most of the Pacific Ocean and its islands, excluding the Philippines, Australia, the Netherlands East Indies, the Territory of New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago) the Solomon Islands and areas to the south and east of the Solomons.

Airfields of the United States Army Air Force
in the Central Pacific Area
  
Part of World War II
Date1942–1945
Location
Central Pacific Area of World War II
Result Allied victory over the Empire of Japan (1945)
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The initial USAAF combat organization in the region was Seventh Air Force, which was originally formed in Hawaii as the Army Air defense command for the islands. After the Pearl Harbor Attack on 7 December 1941, Seventh Air Force retained the mission of its predecessor of the defense of the Hawaiian Islands and until the closing months of the war it maintained its headquarters at Hickam Field. The command however, deployed most of its combat units to the Central Pacific.

As the war progressed, some Seventh Air Force units moved into the South West Pacific theatre and coordinated their activities with Fifth and Thirteenth Air Force units in New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies and Philippines during 1944 and 1945.

In 1944, Twentieth Air Force was reassigned from the China Burma India Theater to bases in the Marianas chain of islands, consisting primarily of Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. The Marianas airfields were considered as being ideal bases from which to launch B-29 Superfortress operations against Japan. The islands were about 1500 miles from Tokyo, a range which the B-29s could just about manage. Most important of all, they could be put on a direct supply line from western United States ports by ship.

In September 1945, just after the Surrender of Japan, a few advance elements of Eighth Air Force arrived on Tinian and Guam. Eighth Air Force was transferred from England to be a second strategic air force in the Pacific War, with a mission to carry out B-29 attacks on the Japanese Home Islands during the planned Invasion of Japan beginning in November 1945. These advance units were reassigned to other stations in December 1945.

Seventh Air Force operations focused on supporting Army and Naval forces in the tactical campaigns against Japanese forces in the Central Pacific, while Twentieth Air Force performed strategic bombing missions directly against the Japanese home islands.

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.

January 01, 1970
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During World War II the United States Army Air Forces fought the Empire of Japan in the Central Pacific Area As defined by the War Department this consisted of most of the Pacific Ocean and its islands excluding the Philippines Australia the Netherlands East Indies the Territory of New Guinea including the Bismarck Archipelago the Solomon Islands and areas to the south and east of the Solomons Airfields of the United States Army Air Forcein the Central Pacific Area Part of World War IIDate1942 1945LocationCentral Pacific Area of World War IIResultAllied victory over the Empire of Japan 1945 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates The initial USAAF combat organization in the region was Seventh Air Force which was originally formed in Hawaii as the Army Air defense command for the islands After the Pearl Harbor Attack on 7 December 1941 Seventh Air Force retained the mission of its predecessor of the defense of the Hawaiian Islands and until the closing months of the war it maintained its headquarters at Hickam Field The command however deployed most of its combat units to the Central Pacific As the war progressed some Seventh Air Force units moved into the South West Pacific theatre and coordinated their activities with Fifth and Thirteenth Air Force units in New Guinea Netherlands East Indies and Philippines during 1944 and 1945 In 1944 Twentieth Air Force was reassigned from the China Burma India Theater to bases in the Marianas chain of islands consisting primarily of Saipan Tinian and Guam The Marianas airfields were considered as being ideal bases from which to launch B 29 Superfortress operations against Japan The islands were about 1500 miles from Tokyo a range which the B 29s could just about manage Most important of all they could be put on a direct supply line from western United States ports by ship In September 1945 just after the Surrender of Japan a few advance elements of Eighth Air Force arrived on Tinian and Guam Eighth Air Force was transferred from England to be a second strategic air force in the Pacific War with a mission to carry out B 29 attacks on the Japanese Home Islands during the planned Invasion of Japan beginning in November 1945 These advance units were reassigned to other stations in December 1945 Seventh Air Force operations focused on supporting Army and Naval forces in the tactical campaigns against Japanese forces in the Central Pacific while Twentieth Air Force performed strategic bombing missions directly against the Japanese home islands Airfields and unit assignments editBAKER ISLAND Baker Island Airfield Baker Island 00 11 41 N 176 28 46 W 0 19472 N 176 47944 W 0 19472 176 47944 Line Islands Baker Island Airfield 45th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 1 September 27 November 1943 CAROLINE ISLANDS Angaur Airfield Angaur Palau Islands Caroline Islands 06 54 22 50 N 134 08 41 87 E 6 9062500 N 134 1449639 E 6 9062500 134 1449639 Palau Islands Angaur Angaur Airstrip Seventh Air Force 22d Bombardment Group Heavy 26 November 1944 20 January 19452d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 28 November 1944 19 January 1945 19th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 2 December 1944 26 January 1945 33d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 26 November 1944 20 January 1945 408th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 1 December 1944 13 January 1945 dd 494th Bombardment Group Heavy 30 September 1944 23 June 1945864th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30 September 1944 23 June 1945 865th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30 September 1944 23 June 1945 866th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30 September 1944 23 June 1945 867th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30 September 1944 23 June 1945 dd Peleliu Airfield Peleliu Palau Islands Caroline Islands 06 59 54 44 N 134 13 57 98 E 6 9984556 N 134 2327722 E 6 9984556 134 2327722 Palau Islands Peleliu Peleliu Airfield Seventh Air Force 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Detachment VII Fighter Command 5 October 1944 April 1945 GILBERT ISLANDS Abemama Airfield Abamama Atoll Gilbert Islands 0 29 27 N 173 49 43 E 0 49083 N 173 82861 E 0 49083 173 82861 Gilbert Islands Abemama Abemama Airfield Seventh Air Force 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 4 January 19 March 194427th Bombardment Squadron Heavy operated from Abemama 26 February 14 March 1944 392d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 10 January 16 March 1944 dd 9th Troop Carrier Squadron Seventh Air Force 27 March 3 August 1944 47th Bombardment Squadron Medium 41st Bombardment Group Medium 22 December 1943 20 April 1944 48th Bombardment Squadron Medium 41st Bombardment Group Medium 22 December 1943 23 April 1944 Bonriki Airfield Mullinix Field Bonriki Island Tarawa Atoll Gilbert Islands 01 22 53 89 N 173 08 49 33 E 1 3816361 N 173 1470361 E 1 3816361 173 1470361 Gilbert Islands Tarawa Bairiki Mullinix Airfield Seventh Air Force Headquarters VII Bomber Command January March 1944 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 28 January 4 April 194426th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 25 January 13 April 1944 98th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 20 January 2 April 1944 431st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 16 January 30 March 1944 dd 41st Bombardment Group Medium 17 December 1943 23 April 1944396th Bombardment Squadron Medium 28 January 19 April 1944 820th Bombardment Squadron Medium 24 December 1943 26 April 1944 dd Makin Airfield Butaritari Island Makin Atoll Gilbert Islands 03 05 12 48 N 172 48 47 74 E 3 0868000 N 172 8132611 E 3 0868000 172 8132611 Gilbert Islands Makin Airfield Seventh Air Force 41st Bombardment Group Medium 24 April 13 October 194447th Bombardment Squadron Medium 41st Bombardment Group Medium 21 April 4 November 1944 48th Bombardment Squadron Medium 41st Bombardment Group Medium 24 April 13 October 1944 operated from Saipan 23 July 21 August 1944 396th Bombardment Squadron Medium 41st Bombardment Group Medium 24 December 1943 19 April 1944 820th Bombardment Squadron Medium 27 April 13 October 1944 dd 38th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30th Bombardment Group Heavy operated from Makin Atoll 26 February 22 March 1944 531st Fighter Bomber Squadron Seventh Air Force 18 December 1943 17 February 1944 531st Fighter Squadron Seventh Air Force 18 February March 1944 Hawkins Field Tarawa Betio Island Tarawa Atoll Gilbert Islands 01 21 22 49 N 172 55 48 39 E 1 3562472 N 172 9301083 E 1 3562472 172 9301083 Gilbert Islands Tarawa Hawkins Airfield Seventh Air Force Headquarters VII Bomber Command January 1944 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 14 27 January 1944 HAWAIIAN ISLANDSHAWAII ISLAND Seventh Air Force General Lyman Field Hawaii Hawaiian Islands 19 43 13 N 155 02 55 W 19 72028 N 155 04861 W 19 72028 155 04861 Hawaiian Islands Hawaii General Lyman Field 45th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 20 October 19 December 1942 46th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 16 December 1942 19 March 1943 72d Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 25 July 21 October 1943 86th Observation Squadron 7th Air Force June 17 August 1942 333d Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 6 April 27 July 1943 KAUAI ISLAND Seventh Air Force Barking Sands Field Kauai Hawaiian Islands 22 01 22 N 159 47 06 W 22 02278 N 159 78500 W 22 02278 159 78500 Hawaiian Islands Kauai Barking Sands Field 494th Bombardment Group Heavy 15 June 29 September 1944864th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 15 June 29 September 1944 865th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 15 June 29 September 1944 866th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 15 June 29 September 1944 867th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 15 June 29 September 1944 dd 47th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 29 July 7 November 1942 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 23 April 30 July 1943 392d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 20 October 9 November 1943 819th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 22 October 11 November 1943 MOLOKAI ISLAND Seventh Air Force Homestead Field Molokai Hawaiian Islands 21 09 11 N 157 05 47 W 21 15306 N 157 09639 W 21 15306 157 09639 Hawaiian Islands Molokai Homestead Field OAHU ISLAND Bellows Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 21 13 N 157 42 56 W 21 35361 N 157 71556 W 21 35361 157 71556 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Bellows Field 318th Fighter Group 9 February 1943 Jun 194419th Fighter Squadron 18 April 19 June 1944 44th Fighter Squadron 15 23 October 1942 dd 19th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 18th Pursuit Group Interceptor 20 February 14 May 1942 19th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 15 21 May 1942 and 20 October 1942 8 February 1943 26th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 8 April 10 May 1943 44th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 18th Pursuit Group Interceptor 7 November 11 December 1941 44th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 23 June 14 October 1942 45th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 14 31 August 1943 and 19 June 1944 5 February 1945 47th Pursuit Squadron Fighter 15th Pursuit Group Fighter 22 February 24 March 1942 47th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 8 June 1944 27 January 1945 58th Bombardment Squadron Light Hawaiian Air Force 18 March 29 April 1941 and 11 18 December 1941 72d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 11 December 1941 18 September 1942 73d Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 22 May 16 June 1942 and 8 November 1943 22 June 1944 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 8 June 1944 24 January 1945 86th Observation Squadron Hawaiian Air Force 15 March 1941 2 February 1942 86th Observation Squadron 7th Air Force 3 February June 1942 333d Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 23 August 10 September 1942 333d Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 28 July 1943 5 July 1944 394th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 30 May 23 July 1942 and 28 September 17 November 1942 531st Fighter Squadron Seventh Air Force March 20 April 1944 Fort Kamehameha Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 19 34 N 157 57 34 W 21 32611 N 157 95944 W 21 32611 157 95944 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Fort Kamehameha Seventh Air Force Headquarters VII Fighter Command 18 January March 1945 Fort Shafter Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 20 58 N 157 53 24 W 21 34944 N 157 89000 W 21 34944 157 89000 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Fort Shafter Headquarters Hawaiian Air Force Hawaiian Department U S Army 1 November 1940 4 February 1942 Headquarters 7th Air Force Hawaiian Department U S Army 5 February 17 September 1942 Headquarters Seventh Air Force Hawaiian Department U S Army 18 September 1942 15 August 1943 U S Army Forces in Central Pacific Area c 16 Aug 1943 31 July 1944 and Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Areas 1 Aug 1944 18 December 1944Headquarters VII Interceptor Command 2 February 14 May 1942 Headquarters VII Fighter Command 15 May 1942 19 October 1944 Headquarters 7th Fighter Wing 21 April 1944 17 November 1946 dd Haleiwa Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 36 16 N 158 06 08 W 21 60444 N 158 10222 W 21 60444 158 10222 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Haleiwa Field 45th Pursuit Squadron Fighter 15th Pursuit Group Fighter 21 26 December 1941 47th Pursuit Squadron Fighter 15th Pursuit Group Fighter 25 March 15 May 1942 47th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 15 May 1942 29 July 1943 72d Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 23 April 7 June 1943 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 31 July 1943 5 January 1944 Hickam Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 20 02 N 157 56 54 W 21 33389 N 157 94833 W 21 33389 157 94833 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Hickam Field Seventh Air Force Headquarters Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Areas 1 August 1944 31 January 1945 Headquarters Hawaiian Air Force 1 November 1940 2 February 1942 Headquarters 7th Air Force 3 February 17 September 1942 Headquarters Seventh Air Force 18 September 1942 12 December 1944 Headquarters VII Bomber Command 29 January 1942 November 1943 Headquarters VII Fighter Command 20 October 1944 17 January 1945 Headquarters 18th Wing 30 October 1937 18 October 1940 Headquarters 18th Bombardment Wing 19 October 1940 29 January 1942 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 1 January 1939 30 November 19424th Reconnaissance Squadron Heavy 1 January 1939 21 April 1942 23d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 1 January 1939 23 March 1942 31st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 8 February 1938 22 May 1942 72d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 4 January 1939 10 December 1941 394th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 22 April 29 May 1942 and 24 July 27 September 1942 dd 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 1 February 1940 21 July 194226th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 1 February 1940 19 December 1941 42d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 1 February 1940 4 June 1942 50th Reconnaissance Squadron Heavy 9 October 1939 21 April 1942 98th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 16 December 1941 10 August 1942 431st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 22 April 23 July 1942 and 8 April 10 November 1943 dd 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 20 October 11 November 1943 41st Bombardment Group Medium 16 October 16 December 194347th Bombardment Squadron Medium 26 October 21 December 1943 48th Bombardment Squadron Medium 20 October 21 December 1943 396th Bombardment Squadron Medium 20 October 23 December 1943 820th Bombardment Squadron Medium 20 October 23 December 1943 dd 307th Bombardment Group Heavy 1 November 1942 February 1943 318th Fighter Group 15 October 1942 8 February 1943 19th Transport Squadron Hawaiian Air Force 1 January 1941 2 February 1942 19th Transport Squadron 7th Air Force 3 February 28 May 1942 22d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 7th Bombardment Group Heavy 22 December 1941 18 January 1942 air echelon only ground echelon at Brisbane Queensland Australia 46th Pursuit Squadron Fighter 15th Pursuit Group Fighter 6 February 14 May 1942 46th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 15 21 May 1942 58th Bombardment Squadron Light Hawaiian Air Force 30 April 10 December 1941 548th Night Fighter Squadron VII Fighter Command 16 September 15 October 1944 John Rogers Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 19 07 N 157 55 31 W 21 31861 N 157 92528 W 21 31861 157 92528 Hawaiian Islands Oahu John Rogers Field Seventh Air Force 6th Night Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 3 March 5 June 1944 6th Night Fighter Squadron VII Fighter Command 5 June 27 October 1944 19th Transport Squadron 7th Air Force 29 May 4 July 1942 19th Troop Carrier Squadron 7th Air Force 5 July 17 September 1942 19th Troop Carrier Squadron Seventh Air Force 19 September 1942 14 August 1944 19th Troop Carrier Squadron VI Air Service Area Command 15 August 1944 14 December 1945 22d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 18 December 1941 18 January 1942 air echelon ground echelon at Brisbane Queensland Australia Kahuku Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 42 15 N 157 58 02 W 21 70417 N 157 96722 W 21 70417 157 96722 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Kahuku Field Seventh Air Force 508th Fighter Group 6 January 24 February 1945466th Fighter Squadron 6 January 24 February 1945 467th Fighter Squadron 6 January 2 March 1945 468th Fighter Squadron 6 January 2 March 1945 dd 6th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 30 August 16 November 1942 38th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 20 October 11 November 1943 42d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 19 Mary 22 June 1944 43d Reconnaissance Squadron Long Range Photographic U S Army Strategic Air Forces 15 July 1945 February 1946 86th Combat Mapping Squadron Seventh Air Force air echelon October November 1944 86th Combat Mapping Squadron AAF Pacific Ocean Areas 24 November 1944 14 July 1945 372d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 307th Bombardment Group Heavy 2 November 1942 12 June 1942 operated from Midway 22 24 December 1942 and Funafuti 18 23 April 1943 Kipapa Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 20 46 N 158 01 01 W 21 34611 N 158 01694 W 21 34611 158 01694 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Kipapa Field Seventh Air Force 6th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 17 November 1942 15 March 1943 detachment operating from Guadalcanal 28 February 8 January 1943 6th Night Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 16 March 1943 2 March 1944 detachment operated from Guadalcanal 16 March 15 September 1943 and another from New Guinea 18 April 14 September 1943 6th Night Fighter Squadron VII Fighter Command 28 October 1944 10 January 1945 detachment operated from Kipapa 11 January 12 May 1945 19th Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 30 May 3 September 1943 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Seventh Air Force 16 January 8 October 1944 detachments at Kwajalein 30 January 24 September 1944 and Saipan 11 July 8 October 1944 31st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 23 May 8 September 1942 370th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 307th Bombardment Group Heavy 2 November 1942 17 March 1943 operated from Midway 22 24 December 1942 and Espiritu Santo 6 February 17 March 1943 392d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 18 March 22 May 1945 548th Night Fighter Squadron VII Fighter Command 16 October 1944 27 February 1945 549th Night Fighter Squadron VII Fighter Command 20 October 1944 19 February 1945 Kualoa Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 31 35 N 157 50 22 W 21 52639 N 157 83944 W 21 52639 157 83944 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Kualoa Field Seventh Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 22 May 19 October 1942 19th Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 26 December 1943 17 April 1944 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Seventh Air Force 9 October 12 December 1944 and VI Air Service Area Command 13 December 1944 7 May 1945 9 October 1944 7 May 1945 detachments at Saipan 9 October 1944 May 1945 and Okinawa 23 April 8 May 1945 31st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 9 September 9 November 1942 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 7th Fighter Wing 18 April 31 May 1945 42d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 5 June 7 July 1942 and 8 April 8 November 1943 531st Fighter Squadron Seventh Air Force 21 April 14 June 1944 531st Fighter Squadron 21st Fighter Group 15 June 1944 7 October 1944 Mokulkeia Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 34 46 N 158 11 50 W 21 57944 N 158 19722 W 21 57944 158 19722 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Mokulkeia Field Seventh Air Force 508th Fighter Group 25 February 15 September 1945466th Fighter Squadron 25 February 15 September 1945 467th Fighter Squadron 3 March 15 September 1945 468th Fighter Squadron 3 March 20 September 1945 dd 23d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 24 March 3 November 1942 27th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 20 October 9 November 1943 42d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 8 21 July 1942 9 January 18 March 1944 and 23 June 21 September 1944 45th Pursuit Squadron 15th Pursuit Group 27 December 1941 14 May 1942 45th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 15 May 19 October 1942 and 6 April 18 June 1944 46th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 22 May 15 December 1942 46th Fighter Squadron 21st Fighter Group 13 October 1944 25 March 1945 47th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 8 November 1943 7 June 1944 72d Fighter Squadron 21st Fighter Group 8 June 1944 25 March 1945 73d Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 5 May 7 November 1943 and 1 April 7 June 1944 424th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 307th Bombardment Group Heavy 2 November 1942 17 March 1942 operated from Midway 22 24 December 1942 Funafuti 20 January 1 February 1943 and Funafuti 20 January 1 February 1943 531st Fighter Squadron 21st Fighter Group 8 October 1944 25 March 1945 Naval Air Station Barbers Point Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 18 27 N 158 04 13 W 21 30750 N 158 07028 W 21 30750 158 07028 Hawaiian Islands Oahu NAS Barbers Point 19th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 9 February 15 March 1943 19th Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 16 March 19 May 1943 Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 26 56 N 157 46 12 W 21 44889 N 157 77000 W 21 44889 157 77000 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay 44th Pursuit Squadron 18th Pursuit Group 27 December 1941 24 January 1942 73d Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 26 January 4 May 1943 78th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 18th Pursuit Group Interceptor 9 December 1941 14 May 1942 78th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 15 May 1942 22 January 1943 Schofield Barracks Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 29 36 N 158 03 51 W 21 49333 N 158 06417 W 21 49333 158 06417 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Schofield Barracks Seventh Air Force 163d Liaison Squadron AAF Pacific Ocean Areas 20 January 6 April 1945 Stanley Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 29 24 N 158 04 36 W 21 49000 N 158 07667 W 21 49000 158 07667 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Stanley Field Seventh Air Force 19th Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 4 September 25 December 1943 45th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 20 December 1942 13 August 1943 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 6 January 31 March 1944 Waiele Gulch Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 26 N 158 03 W 21 433 N 158 050 W 21 433 158 050 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Waiele Gulch Field Wheeler Field Oahu Hawaiian Islands 21 29 05 N 158 02 23 W 21 48472 N 158 03972 W 21 48472 158 03972 Hawaiian Islands Oahu Wheeler Field Seventh Air Force Headquarters 14th Pursuit Wing 1 November 1940 23 January 1942 15th Pursuit Group Fighter 1 December 1940 14 May 194245th Pursuit Squadron Fighter 1 December 1940 20 December 1941 46th Pursuit Squadron Fighter 1 December 1940 5 February 1942 72d Pursuit Squadron Fighter 5 October 1941 14 May 1942 dd 15th Fighter Group 15 May 1942 2 June 194446th Fighter Squadron 17 February 14 June 1944 72d Fighter Squadron 15 May 1942 24 July 1943 and 21 October 17 December 1943 dd 18th Pursuit Group Interceptor 21 January 1927 14 May 19426th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 11 January 1927 14 May 1942 19th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 11 January 1927 19 February 1942 44th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 12 26 December 1941 and 25 January 14 May 1945 47th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 1 December 1940 21 February 1942 73d Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 5 October 1941 14 May 1942 78th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 1 February 1940 8 December 1941 dd 18th Fighter Group 15 May 1942 10 March 19436th Fighter Squadron 15 May 29 August 1942 44th Fighter Squadron 15 May 22 June 1942 73d Fighter Squadron 15 21 May 1942 dd 21st Fighter Group 21 April 12 October 194446th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 15 June 12 October 1944 dd 30th Bombardment Group Heavy March 28 September 194527th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 23 May 24 September 1945 38th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 17 March 20 September 1945 392d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 23 May 28 September 1945 819th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 14 October 1944 4 January 1946 dd 41st Bombardment Group Medium 14 October 1944 6 June 194547th Bombardment Squadron Medium 5 November 1944 6 June 1945 48th Bombardment Squadron Medium 14 October 1944 20 May 1945 396th Bombardment Squadron Medium 14 October 1944 6 June 1945 820th Bombardment Squadron Medium 14 October 1944 20 May 1945 dd 26th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 20 December 1941 19 July 1942 and 11 May 10 November 1943 58th Bombardment Squadron Light Hawaiian Air Force 1 June 17 March 1941 and 19 December 1941 2 February 1942 58th Bombardment Squadron Light 7th Air Force 3 February 17 September 1942 58th Bombardment Squadron Dive Seventh Air Force 18 September 1942 18 June 1943 86th Observation Squadron Hawaiian Air Force 1 February 14 March 1941 86th Observation Squadron 7th Air Force 17 August 3 September 1942 86th Observation Squadron Seventh Air Force 8 September 1942 30 May 1943 86th Reconnaissance Squadron Bomber Seventh Air Force 31 May 12 November 1943 86th Combat Mapping Squadron Seventh Air Force 13 November 1943 28 June 1944 86th Combat Mapping Squadron air echelon Seventh Air Force June October 1944 371st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 307th Bombardment Group Heavy 2 November 1942 12 June 1943 operated from Midway 21 24 December 1942 and 6 12 February 1943 Canton 6 12 February 1943 and Funafuti 18 23 April 1943 JOHNSTON ATOLL Naval Air Station Johnston Island Johnston Island 16 43 50 N 169 32 07 W 16 73056 N 169 53528 W 16 73056 169 53528 Naval Air Station Johnston Island LINE ISLANDS Casady Field Christmas Island 01 59 10 N 157 20 59 W 1 98611 N 157 34972 W 1 98611 157 34972 Line Islands Casady Field Seventh Air Force 12th Pursuit Squadron Interceptor 50th Pursuit Group Interceptor attached to VII Interceptor Command 10 February 14 May 1942 12th Fighter Squadron 50th Fighter Group attached to VII Fighter Command 15 May 17 August 1942 12th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 18 August 18 November 1942 MARIANA ISLANDSGUAM ISLAND Agana Airfield Guam Marianas Islands 13 29 02 N 144 47 50 E 13 48389 N 144 79722 E 13 48389 144 79722 Mariana Islands Guam Agana Field Seventh Air Force 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 25 October 1944 1 July 194526th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 21 October 1944 1 July 1945 42d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 22 September 1944 1 July 1945 98th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 21 October 1944 1 July 1945 431st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 21 October 1944 1 July 1945 dd 21st Fighter Group 17 April 10 October 1946 Harmon Airfield Guam Marianas Islands 13 32 11 94 N 144 49 19 74 E 13 5366500 N 144 8221500 E 13 5366500 144 8221500 Mariana Islands Guam Harmon Field Twentieth Air Force Headquarters Twentieth Air Force 16 July 1945 15 May 1949 Headquarters XXI Bomber Command 4 December 1944 16 July 1945 9th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 9 June 1947 20 October 1948 North Field Guam Mariana Islands 13 34 52 N 144 55 28 E 13 58111 N 144 92444 E 13 58111 144 92444 Mariana Islands Guam North Field Guam Twentieth Air Force Headquarters 314th Bombardment Wing Very Heavy 16 January 1945 14 June 1946 19th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 16 January 1945 4 July 195028th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 16 January 1945 27 June 1950 30th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 16 January 1945 27 June 1950 93d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 16 January 1945 27 June 1950 dd 29th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 17 January 1945 19 May 19466th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 17 January 1945 20 May 1946 43d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 17 January 1945 20 May 1946 52d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 17 January 1945 20 May 1946 dd 39th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 18 February 17 November 194560th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 18 February 16 November 1945 61st Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 18 February 16 November 1945 62d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 18 February 16 November 1945 dd 330th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 18 February 15 November 1945457th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 18 February 21 November 1945 458th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 18 February 21 November 1945 458th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 18 February 19 November 1945 dd Northwest Field Guam Mariana Islands 13 37 15 09 N 144 51 24 93 E 13 6208583 N 144 8569250 E 13 6208583 144 8569250 Mariana Islands Guam Northwest Field Guam Eighth Air Force 382d Bombardment Group Very Heavy 8 September 16 December 1945Note Only ground echelons of the 420th 464th and 872d Bombardment Squadrons Very Heavy arrived The air echelons remained in the U S until inactivated dd Twentieth Air Force Headquarters 315th Bombardment Wing Very Heavy 5 April 1945 29 May 1946 16th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 14 April 1945 15 April 194615th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 14 April 1945 15 April 1946 16th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 14 April 1945 15 April 1946 17th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 14 April 1945 15 April 1946 dd 331st Bombardment Group Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946355th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946 356th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946 357th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946 dd 501st Bombardment Group Very Heavy 14 May 1945 10 June 194621st Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 14 May 1945 10 June 1946 41st Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 14 May 1945 10 June 1946 485th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 14 May 1945 10 June 1946 dd 502d Bombardment Group Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946402d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946 411th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946 430th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 12 May 1945 15 April 1946 dd 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron AAF Pacific Ocean Areas 13 June 15 July 1945 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron U S Army Forces Middle Pacific attached to Twentieth Air Force 16 July 18 September 1945 Orote Field Guam Mariana Islands 13 26 13 N 144 38 23 E 13 43694 N 144 63972 E 13 43694 144 63972 Mariana Islands Guam Orote Field SAIPAN ISLAND East Field Saipan Mariana Islands 15 10 04 89 N 145 46 36 21 E 15 1680250 N 145 7767250 E 15 1680250 145 7767250 Mariana Islands Saipan East Field Saipan Seventh Air Force Headquarters Seventh Air Force Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Areas 13 December 1944 13 July 1945 Headquarters VII Bomber Command August July 1944 21st Fighter Group 4 December 1945 17 April 1946 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 4 August 1944 February 1945 318th Fighter Group June 1944 30 April 1945 6th Night Fighter Squadron detachment VII Fighter Command 21 July 1944 1 May 1945 9th Troop Carrier Squadron Seventh Air Force 4 August 1944 July 1946 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Seventh Air Force 11 July 1944 May 1945 86th Combat Mapping Squadron ground echelon Seventh Air Force 8 July 23 October 1944 86th Combat Mapping Squadron ground echelon AAF Pacific Ocean Areas 24 October 6 November 1944 548th Night Fighter Squadron detachment VII Fighter Command 17 February 6 March 1945 549th Night Fighter Squadron air echelon VII Fighter Command 20 February 20 March 1945 Isley Field Saipan Mariana Islands 15 07 08 N 145 43 46 E 15 11889 N 145 72944 E 15 11889 145 72944 Mariana Islands Saipan Isley Field Twentieth Air Force Headquarters 73d Bombardment Wing Very Heavy 24 August 1944 19 October 1945 497th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 17 September 1944 1 November 1945869th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 17 September 1944 1 November 1945 870th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 17 September 1944 1 November 1945 871st Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 17 September 1944 1 November 1945 dd 498th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 6 September 1944 2 November 1945873d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 7 September 1944 2 November 1945 874th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 7 September 1944 1 November 1945 875th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 7 September 1944 2 November 1945 dd 499th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 18 September 1944 9 November 1945877th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 22 September 1944 November 1945 878th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 22 September 1944 November 1945 879th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 22 September 1944 November 1945 dd 500th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 18 September 1944 21 October 1945881st Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 19 September 1944 15 November 1945 882d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 19 September 1944 15 November 1945 883d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 19 September 1944 15 November 1945 dd Kobler Field Saipan Mariana Islands 15 07 26 N 145 42 25 E 15 12389 N 145 70694 E 15 12389 145 70694 Mariana Islands Saipan Kobler Field 819th Bombardment Squadron dd TINIAN ISLAND North Field Tinian Mariana Islands 15 04 19 36 N 145 38 18 13 E 15 0720444 N 145 6383694 E 15 0720444 145 6383694 Mariana Islands Tinian North Field Tinian Twentieth Air Force Headquarters 313th Bombardment Wing Very Heavy 24 December 1944 14 March 1946 6th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 28 December 1944 27 January 194624th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 28 December 1945 12 March 1946 39th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 28 December 1945 12 March 1946 40th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 28 December 1945 12 March 1946 dd 9th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 28 December 1944 14 April 19461st Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 28 December 1944 7 March 1946 5th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 28 December 1944 6 March 1946 99th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 28 December 1944 7 March 1946 dd 504th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 23 December 1944 5 March 1946398th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 23 December 1944 12 March 1946 421st Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 23 December 1944 12 March 1946 680th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy Second Air Force attached to 504th Bombardment Group 15 June 1945 12 March 1946 dd 505th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 19 December 1944 5 March 1946482d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 24 December 1944 5 March 1946 483d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 24 December 1944 5 March 1946 484th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 24 December 1944 5 March 1946 dd 509th Composite Group 29 May 17 October 1945320th Troop Carrier Squadron 30 May 17 October 1945 393d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 30 May 17 October 1945 dd West Field Tinian Mariana Islands 14 59 57 N 145 37 10 E 14 99917 N 145 61944 E 14 99917 145 61944 Mariana Islands Tinian West Field Tinian Twentieth Air Force Headquarters 58th Bombardment Wing Very Heavy 29 March 15 November 1945 40th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 4 April 7 November 194525th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 7 November 1945 44th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 7 November 1945 45th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 7 November 1945 dd 444th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 7 April 18 September 1945676th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 27 October 1945 677th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 27 October 1945 678th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 27 October 1945 dd 462d Bombardment Wing Very Heavy 4 April 5 November 1945768th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 15 November 1945 769th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 15 November 1945 770th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy April 15 November 1945 dd 468th Bombardment Group Very Heavy 6 April 15 November 1945792d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 7 May 15 November 1945 793d Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 7 May 15 November 1945 794th Bombardment Squadron Very Heavy 7 May 15 November 1945 dd MARSHALL ISLANDS Eniwetok Airfield Stickell Field Eniwetok Atoll Marshall Islands 11 20 28 N 162 19 39 E 11 34111 N 162 32750 E 11 34111 162 32750 Marshall Islands Eniwetok Eniwetok Airfield Seventh Air Force 86th Combat Mapping Squadron detachment Seventh Air Force June August 1944 Kwajalein Airfield Kwajalein Marshall Islands 08 43 12 N 167 43 54 E 8 72000 N 167 73167 E 8 72000 167 73167 Marshall Islands Kwajalein Kwajalein Airfield Seventh Air Force Headquarters VII Bomber Command March August 1944 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 5 April 24 October 194426th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 14 April 20 October 1944 98th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 3 April 20 October 1944 431st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 31 March 20 October 1944 dd 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 20 March 4 August 1944 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron detachments Seventh Air Force 30 June 24 September 1944 86th Combat Mapping Squadron detachment Seventh Air Force May June 1944 MIDWAY ISLANDS Henderson Field Midway Atoll Hawaiian Islands 28 12 39 78 N 177 19 43 00 W 28 2110500 N 177 3286111 W 28 2110500 177 3286111 Midway Atoll Henderson Field Midway Seventh Air Force 18th Reconnaissance Squadron 22nd Bombardment Group 3 June 6 1942 31st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 3 6 June 1942 42d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 3 6 June 1942 69th Bombardment Squadron Medium 38th Bombardment Group Medium 3 6 June 1942 72d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 5th Bombardment Group Heavy 3 6 June 1942 73d Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 17 June 1942 26 January 1943 78th Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 23 January 15 March 1943 78th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 16 March 22 April 1943 431st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy 29 May 6 June 1942 Detachments deployed for use in Battle of MidwayPHOENIX ISLANDS Topham Field Canton Island 02 46 09 S 171 42 19 W 2 76917 S 171 70528 W 2 76917 171 70528 Line Islands Canton Island Airport Seventh Air Force 26th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11th Bombardment Group Heavy air echelon operated from Canton Island 12 November 31 December 1943 46th Fighter Squadron 15th Fighter Group 27 March 17 December 1943 58th Bombardment Squadron Dive Seventh Air Force 24 June 13 August 1943 333d Fighter Squadron 18th Fighter Group 11 September 1942 10 January 1943 333d Fighter Squadron 318th Fighter Group 11 January 5 April 1943 392d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 30th Bombardment Group Heavy 10 January 16 March 1944 531st Fighter Bomber Squadron Seventh Air Force 14 August 17 December 1943 RYUKYU ISLANDS Hamasaki Okinawa Island Ryukyu Islands Fifth Air Force Headquarters Fifth Air Force 4 August 24 September 1945 Headquarters V Bomber Command August October 1945 Headquarters V Fighter Command August October 1945 308th Bombardment Wing Heavy 16 June 27 September 1945 Ie Shima Airstrip Ie Shima Island Ryukyu Islands 24 43 44 N 127 45 42 E 24 72889 N 127 76167 E 24 72889 127 76167 Ryukyu Islands Ie Shima Island Ie Shima Airstrip Fifth Air Force 3d Air Commando Group August 26 October 19453d Fighter Squadron Commando 9 August 26 October 1945 4th Fighter Squadron Commando 9 August 26 October 1945 160th Liaison Squadron Commando 15 August 21 September 1945 attached to 5th Air Liaison Group Provisional 318th Troop Carrier Squadron Commando 25 August 17 October 1945 dd 8th Fighter Group 6 August 21 November 194535th Fighter Squadron 9 August 20 November 1945 36th Fighter Squadron 6 August 23 November 1945 80th Fighter Squadron 5 August 24 November 1945 dd 43d Bombardment Group Heavy 26 July 9 December 194563d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 25 July 9 December 1945 64th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 26 July 9 December 1945 65th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 24 July 9 December 1945 403d Bombardment Squadron Heavy 22 July 9 December 1945 dd 71st Reconnaissance Group August 5 October 194517th Reconnaissance Squadron Bombardment 29 July 25 October 1945 detachment at Lingayen Luzon Philippine Islands to September 1945 82d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 28 July 6 October 1945 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 28 July 5 October 1945 dd 90th Bombardment Group Heavy 10 August December 1945319th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 12 August 22 November 1945 320th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 10 August 22 November 1945 321st Bombardment Squadron Heavy 15 August 22 November 1945 400th Bombardment Squadron Heavy 11 August 22 November 1945 dd 345th Bombardment Group Medium 25 July 10 December 1945498th Bombardment Squadron Medium 20 July 1 December 1945 499th Bombardment Squadron Medium 28 July 1 December 1945 500th Bombardment Squadron Medium 27 July 1 December 1945 501st Bombardment Squadron Medium 28 July 11 December 1945 dd 348th Fighter Group 9 July October 1945340th Fighter Squadron 9 July 8 September 1945 341st Fighter Squadron 12 July 8 September 1945 342d Fighter Squadron 12 July 19 October 1945 460th Fighter Squadron 12 July 23 November 1945 dd 475th Fighter Group 8 August 22 September 1945431st Fighter Squadron 8 August 4 October 1945 432d Fighter Squadron 8 August 27 September 1945 433d Fighter Squadron 8 August 27 September 1945 dd 421st Night Fighter Squadron V Fighter Command 24 July 24 November 1945 547th Night Fighter Squadron V Fighter Command 13 August 6 October 1945 Seventh Air Force 318th Fighter Group 30 April 30 July 194519th Fighter Squadron 30 April 30 July 1945 73d Fighter Squadron 30 April 30 July 1945 333d Fighter Squadron 30 April 30 July 1945 dd Eighth Air Force 301st Fighter Wing 15 August 28 November 1945 318th Fighter Group 15 August November 194519th Fighter Squadron 15 August November 1945 73d Fighter Squadron 15 August November 1945 333d Fighter Squadron 15 August November 1945 dd 413th Fighter Group 15 August 1945 9 November 19451st Fighter Squadron 15 August 16 November 1945 21st Fighter Squadron 15 August 20 November 1945 34th Fighter Squadron 15 August 16 November 1945 dd 507th Fighter Group 15 August 1945 28 January 1946463d Fighter Squadron 15 August 1945 28 January 1946 464th Fighter Squadron 15 August 1945 28 January 1946 465th Fighter Squadron 15 August 1945 28 January 1946 dd Twentieth Air Force 301st Fighter Wing 19 May 14 August 1945 attached to Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Area 21 May 1945 and Seventh Air Force 1 June 14 August 1945 318th Fighter Group 31 July 1945 14 August 194519th Fighter Squadron 31 July 1945 14 August 1945 73d Fighter Squadron 31 July 1945 14 August 1945 333d Fighter Squadron 31 July 1945 14 August 1945 dd 413th Fighter Group 19 May 14 August 19451st Fighter Squadron 19 May 14 August 1945 21st Fighter Squadron 19 May 14 August 1945 34th Fighter Squadron 19 May 14 August 1945 dd 507th Fighter Group 24 June 14 August 1945463d Fighter Squadron 24 June 14 August 1945 464th Fighter Squadron 24 June 14 August 1945 465th Fighter Squadron 24 June 14 August 1945 dd 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Seventh Air Force detachment operated from Ie Shima 14 May 21 June 1945 Kadena Field Okinawa Island Ryukyu Islands 26 21 20 N 127 46 03 E 26 35556 N 127 76750 E 26 35556 127 76750 Ryukyu Islands Okinawa Island Kadena Field Fifth Air Force 49th Fighter Group 16 August 14 September 19457th Fighter Squadron 17 August 14 September 1945 8th Fighter Squadron 17 August 14 September 1945 9th Fighter Squadron 16 August 14 September 1945 dd 348th Fighter Group 9 July October 1945340th Fighter Squadron 9 July 8 September 1945 341st Fighter Squadron 12 July 8 September 1945 342d Fighter Squadron 12 July 19 October 1945 dd Headquarters Eighth Air Force U S Army Strategic Air Forces 16 Jul 1945 7 June 1946 Motobu Airfield Okinawa Island Ryukyu Islands 26 41 09 N 127 53 24 E 26 68583 N 127 89000 E 26 68583 127 89000 Ryukyu Islands Okinawa Island Motubu Airfield Fifth Air Force 58th Fighter Group 10 July 25 October 194569th Fighter Squadron 8 July 25 October 1945 310th Fighter Squadron 9 July 25 October 1945 311th Fighter Squadron 8 July 25 October 1945 dd Yontan Field Okinawa Island Ryukyu Islands 26 21 26 N 127 45 59 E 26 35722 N 127 76639 E 26 35722 127 76639 Ryukyu Islands Okinawa Island Yontan Field Fifth Air Force 35th Fighter Group 28 June October 194539th Fighter Squadron 30 June 10 October 1945 40th Fighter Squadron 30 June 9 October 1945 41st Fighter Squadron 30 June 9 October 1945 dd Seventh Air Force Headquarters Seventh Air Force Far East Air Forces 14 July 31 December 1945 Headquarters VII Bomber Command Jul 1945 March 1946 VOLCANO ISLANDS North Field Iwo Jima Volcano Islands 24 48 N 141 20 E 24 800 N 141 333 E 24 800 141 333 Volcano Islands North Field Iwo Jima Known as Motoyama Number 3 by the Japanese Construction began on North Field and it was designed to have a single runway 5 200 feet 1 280 meters long for fighter aircraft This field did not become operational before the end of the war Central Field Iwo Jima Volcano Islands 24 47 05 N 141 19 27 E 24 78472 N 141 32417 E 24 78472 141 32417 Volcano Islands Iwo Jima North Field Known as Motoyama Number 2 by the Japanese This field was to be developed for staging B 29 Superfortresses en route from the Mariana Islands to Japan and had two B 29 Superfortress runways a 5 200 foot 1 585 meter fighter runways and a combat service center The first B 29 runway was 9 800 feet 2 987 meters long and was completed by 12 July the second B 29 runway had been graded to 9 400 feet 2 865 meters by V J Day but was never surfaced The old Japanese east west runway became a 6 000 foot 1 829 meter fueling strip Headquarters VII Fighter Command March 30 November 1945 21st Fighter Group 21 March 15 July 194546th Fighter Squadron 26 March 15 July 1945 72d Fighter Squadron 26 March 15 July 1945 531st Fighter Squadron 26 March 15 July 1945 dd 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron detachment U S Army Forces Middle Pacific 9 August c 15 September 1945 548th Night Fighter Squadron AAF Pacific Ocean Area 5 March 8 June 1945 549th Night Fighter Squadron VII Fighter Command 14 March 1945 5 February 1946 South Field Iwo Jima Volcano Islands Japan 24 45 46 23 N 141 18 13 29 E 24 7628417 N 141 3036917 E 24 7628417 141 3036917 Volcano Islands Iwo Jima Central Field Known as Motoyama Number 1 by the Japanese the Japanese had built two runways 5 025 feet 1 532 meters and 3 965 feet 1 209 meters long respectively The Americans rebuilt this field to accommodate fighters and medium and heavy bombers It became operational for fighters on 6 March 1945 By July both runways were paved to 6 000 feet 1 829 meters and had 7 940 feet 2 420 meters of taxiways and 258 hardstands 15th Fighter Group VII Fighter Command 6 March 15 July 1945 U S Army Strategic Air Forces 16 July 4 August 1945 and VII Fighter Command 5 August 25 November 194545th Fighter Squadron 4 March 24 November 1945 47th Fighter Squadron 27 February 4 December 1945 78th Fighter Squadron 2 March 24 November 1945 dd 21st Fighter Group 16 July Dec 194546th Fighter Squadron 16 July Dec 1945 72d Fighter Squadron 16 July Dec 1945 531st Fighter Squadron 16 July Dec 1945 dd 1 See also editUnited States Army Air Forces in the Pacific War 1941 1945 USAAF in Australia USAAF in the South Pacific USAAF in the Southwest PacificReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Maurer Maurer 1983 Air Force Combat Units of World War II Maxwell AFB Alabama Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 89201 092 4 Maurer Maurer ed 1982 1969 Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II PDF reprint ed Washington DC Office of Air Force History ISBN 0 405 12194 6 LCCN 70605402 OCLC 72556 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States Army Air Forces in the Central Pacific Area amp oldid 1135735721 Hawaii, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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