VII Bomber Command
The VII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Seventh Air Force, based on Okinawa. It was inactivated on 31 March 1946.
| VII Bomber Command | |
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| Active | 1942–1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Command and Control |
| Engagements |  
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Lineage
- Constituted as VII Bomber Command on 23 January 1942
- Activated on 29 January 1942.
- Inactivated on 31 March 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
Commanding Generals
- BriGen Willis H. Hale (29 January 1942 – 19 June 1942)
- Col Albert E. Hegenberger (20 June 1942 – 25 June 1942) – Acting Commander
- BriGen William E. Lynd (25 June 1942 – November 1942)
- BriGen LaVerne G. Saunders (8 January 1943 – January 1943)
- BriGen Truman H. Landon (January 1943 – 10 December 1944)
- BriGen Lawrence J. Carr (11 December 1944 – October 1945)
Assignments
- Hawaiian Air Force 23 January 1942 – 31 March 1946
- Redesignated: 7 Air Force on 5 February 1942
- Redesignated: Seventh Air Force on 18 September 1942
Stations
- Hickam Field, Hawaii (Territory), 29 January 1942
- Funafuti Airfield, Nanumea, Gilbert Islands, November 1943
- Tarawa, Gilbert Islands
- Hawkins Field, January 1944
- Bairiki (Mullinix) Airfield, January–March 1944
- Kwajalein Airfield, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, March 1944
- East Field, Saipan, Mariana Islands, August 1944
- Yontan Airfield, Okinawa, July 1945 – March 1946.
Units assigned
- 5th Bombardment Group: 29 January 1942 – 4 January 1943
- 11th Bombardment Group: 29 January 1942 – 5 January 1943; 8 April 1943 – 23 November 1945
- 30th Bombardment Group: 17 October 1943 – 17 March 1945
- 41st Bombardment Group: 16 October 1943 – 27 January 1945
- 305th Fighter Control Squadron: 1 December 1945 – 31 December 1945
- 307th Bombardment Group: 1 November 1942– February 1943
- 494th Bombardment Group: 15 June 1944 – 8 December 1945
Operational history
Engaged in patrol operations from Hawaii until late in 1943. Afterward, served in combat in the Central and Western Pacific
References
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.
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