II Air Support Command
The II Air Support Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Third Air Force at Biggs Field, Texas, where it was inactivated on 22 December 1945.
| II Air Support Command | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1941-1945 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Command of tactical air support units |
The unit participated in various air-ground maneuvers, supported ground units in training, and put on air support demonstrations.
Lineage
- Constituted as 2nd Air Support Command on 21 August 1941[note 1]
- Activated on 1 September 1941
- Redesignated 2nd Ground Air Support Command c. 30 April 1942
- Redesignated II Air Support Command c. 18 September 1942
- Redesignated II Tactical Air Division c. 15 August 1943
- Inactivated on 22 December 1945
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948[1]
Assignments
- Second Air Force, 21 August 1941[2]
- Third Air Force, 25 January 1943[3]
- III Tactical Air Command, 25 October 1945 – 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
- 72d Reconnaissance Group, 26 September 1941 – c. 18 January 1942
- 77th Reconnaissance Group, 12 March – 24 May 1942; 7 September 1942 – 6 August 1943 (attached to III Ground Air Support Command [later, III Air Support Command] until 5 August 1943)
- 312th Bombardment Group, 15–16 March 1942
- 162nd Liaison Squadron, 24 June 1944 – 1 September 1945[4]
Stations
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References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Maurer indicates unit was constituted as the "II" Air Support Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an arabic number in its name. The use of roman numerals to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. "Air Force Historical Research Agency Organizational Reconds: Types of USAF Organizations". Air Force History Index. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Citations
- Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 433-434
- Ream, Margaret (September 9, 2020). "Factsheet Second Air Force (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- Haulman, Daniel L. (April 4, 2019). "Factsheet Third Air Force (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 361-362
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- 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 December 17, 2016.
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