301st Fighter Wing
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301st Fighter Wing (World War II)
| 301st Fighter Wing (World War II) | |
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| Active | 1944–1949 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Force |
| Role | Command and Control |
The 301st Fighter Wing is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Far East Air Forces, based on Okinawa. It was inactivated on 20 January 1949.
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History
Lineage
- Constituted as 301st Fighter Wing on 5 October 1944 and activated on 15 October
- Inactivated on Okinawa on 20 January 1949
Assignments
- First Air Force, 15 October 1944
- Twentieth Air Force, 31 July 1945
- Eighth Air Force, 29 November 1945
- Far East Air Forces, 7 July 1946 – 20 January 1949
Stations
- Seymour Johnson Field, North Carolina, 15 October 1944
- Mitchel Field, New York, 1 November 1944 – 30 May 1945
- Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, 31 July 1945
- Kadena Airfield, Okinawa, 29 November 1945
- Naha Airfield, Okinawa, 14 August 1947 – 20 January 1949.
Components
- 51st Fighter Group: 15 October 1946 – 18 August 1948
- 413th Fighter Group: 2 November 1944 – 15 October 1946
- 414th Fighter Group: 28 October 1944 – 17 April 1945
- 506th Fighter Group: March–December 1945
- 507th Fighter Group: 124 June 1945-27 May 1946
Operational history
Organized under First Air Force in late 1944, deployed to the Pacific Theater in 1945 and assigned to Twentieth Air Force. Engaged in combat during the last few days of the war. Assigned to Eighth AF in August 1945 and to Far East Air Forces in 1946. Served as part of the Army of Occupation on Okinawa. After 18 August 1948, no units assigned and existed as a paper unit. Inactivated on Okinawa on 20 January 1949.
References
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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