312th Fighter Wing (World War II)

312th Fighter Wing (World War II)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 312th Fighter Wing


caption= Emblem of the 312th Fighter Wing
dates= 1944 - 1945
country= United States
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branch= United States Army Air Forces
type=
role= Fighter
size=
command_structure= Fourteenth Air Force
current_commander=
garrison= China Burma India Theater of World War II
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colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
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* World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1944-1945)
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The 312th Fighter Wing was a United States Army Air Forces organization. It was a command and control organization of Fourteenth Air Force that fought in the China Burma India Theater of World War II.

History

Lineage

Constituted as 312th Fighter Wing on 7 Mar 1944: Activated in China on 13 Mar. : Inactiuated on 5 Nov 1945.

Assignments

* Fourteenth Air Force

tations

* Kunming, China, 13 Mar 1944
* Chengtu, China, c. 25 Mar 1944-c.1 Oct 1945
* Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, c. 3-5 Nov 1945.

Major Components

* 33d Fighter Group 11 May - 24 Aug 1944 (P-38, P-47)
* 81st Fighter Group 12 May 1944 - 1 Oct 1945 {P-40, P-47)

Operations History

Activated in China on 13 Mar 1944. Assigned to Fourteenth Air Force. Commanded and controlled assigned units in combat in China from Jul 1944 until Aug 1945. Moved to the US, Oct-Nov 1945 and was inactivated.

References

* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.

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