II Bomber Command

II Bomber Command
Active	1941-1943
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control

The II Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. It was last assigned to Second Air Force, based at Fort George Wright, Washington. It was inactivated on 6 October 1943.

During World War II, the unit trained large numbers of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombardment groups. It controlled operational training units (OTU) and replacement training units (RTU) primarily in the west and southwest of the United States until late 1943 when its operations were taken over by Headquarters, Second Air Force and the command was disbanded.

It also performed antisubmarine patrols along the Pacific Northwest coast. (until May 1943)

History

Lineage

Constituted as II Bomber Command on 4 September 1941

Activated on 5 September

Disbanded on 6 October 1943

Assignments

Second Air Force, 4 September 1941 – 6 October 1943

Components

Wings

17th Bombardment Wing, 15 May-6 October 1943
46 Bombardment Operational Training Wing, 21 February-15 May 1943
58th Bombardment Wing, 15 May-8 June 1943

Groups

7 Bombardment Group, 5 September-22 December 1941
17th Bombardment Group, 25 May 1941 – 9 February 1942
39th Bombardment Group, 5 September 1941-September 1943
40th Bombardment Group, 1 July-6 October 1943
85th Bombardment Group, 10 February-2 November 1942
88th Bombardment Group, 15 July 1942 – 6 October 1943
94 Bombardment Group, 29 June 1942 – 12 May 1943
95 Bombardment Group, 26 June 1942 – 11 May 1943
100th Bombardment Group, 26 June-30 November 1942
303d Bombardment Group, 3 February-10 September 1942
304th Bombardment Group, 28 January-29 October 1942
305 Bombardment Group, 1 March–July 1942
307th Bombardment Group, 15 April-1 November 1942
331st Bombardment Group, 6 July 1942 – 6 October 1943
351st Bombardment Group, 1 October 1942 – 12 April 1943
379th Bombardment Group, 3 November 1942 – April 1943
381st Bombardment Group, 3 November 1942 – 9 May 1943
382d Bombardment Group, 3 November 1942 – 6 October 1943
384th Bombardment Group, 1 December 1942 – 9 May 1943
385th Bombardment Group, 1 February-19 June 1943
388 Bombardment Group, 24 December 1942 – 6 July 1943
390th Bombardment Group, 26 January-4 July 1943

396th Bombardment Group, 16 February-6 October 1943
398th Bombardment Group, 1 March 1943 – 4 April 1044
399th Bombardment Group, 1 March-6 October 1943
401st Bombardment Group, 1 April-6 October 1943
418th Bombardment Group, 1 August-15 September 1943
445th Bombardment Group, 1 April-6 October 1943
446 Bombardment Group, April-6 October 1943
447th Bombardment Group, 1 May-6 October 1943
448th Bombardment Group, 1 May-6 October 1943
452 Bombardment Group, 1 June-6 October 1943
457th Bombardment Group, 4 July 1943 – 6 October 1943
458th Bombardment Group, 1 July-29–6 October 1943
460 Bombardment Group, 1 July-6 October 1943
467th Bombardment Group, 1 August 1943 – 6 October 1943
470th Bombardment Group, 1 May 1943 – 6 October 1943
487th Bombardment Group, 20 September 1943 – 13 March 1944
488th Bombardment Group, 1 November 1943 – 1 May 1944
489th Bombardment Group, 1 October 1943- April 1944
490th Bombardment Group, 1 October 1943-April 1944

Stations

Fort George Wright, Washington, 5 September 1941 – 6 October 1943

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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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