II Air Support Command

II Air Support Command
Active	1941-1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control

The II Air Support Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Biggs Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 22 December 1945.

The unit participated in various air-ground maneuvers, supported ground units in training, and put on air support demonstrations.

History 1
- Lineage 1.1
- Assignments 1.2
- Components 1.3
- Stations 1.4
References 2
External links 3

History

Lineage

Constituted as II Air Support Command on 21 August 1941

Activated on 1 September 1941

Redesignated II Ground Air Support Command in April 1942

Redesignated II Air Support Command in September 1942

Redesignated II Tactical Air Division in August 1943

Inactivated on 22 December 1945

Disbanded on 8 October 1948.

Assignments

Second Air Force, 21 August 1941-22 December 1945

Components

48th Bombardment Group, 1 September 1941-2 May 1942
71st Reconnaissance Group, 1 October 1941-March 1942; August 1942-November 1943
77th Reconnaissance Group, 12 March-24 May 1942; 7 September 1942-6 August 1943

Attached to III Ground Air [later, III Air] Support Command, 7 September 1942-5 August 1943

312th Bombardment Group, 15–16 March 1942

Stations

Fort Douglas, Utah, 1 September 1941
Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma, c. October 1941
Birmingham MAP, Alabama, c. 1 April 1942
Geiger Field, Washington, 26 May 1942
Reno Army Air Base, Nevada, 27 May 1942
Colorado Springs Army Air Base, Colorado, July 1942

Barksdale Field, Louisiana, 15 March 1943
DeRidder Army Airbase, Louisiana, c. 31 March 1944
Stuttgart Army Airfield, Arkansas, February 1945
Barksdale Field, Louisiana, c. 12 November 1945
Biggs Field, Texas, c. 23 November-22 December 1945.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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.

External links

USAAF Second Air Force in World War II

Airfields

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

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