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  1. United States Army Air Forces in Australia

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military conflict conflict Airfields of the United States Army Air ... conquest of the Philippines , the remnants of the USAAF Far East Air Force United States Far East Air Force relocated southwest to bases in the Dutch East Indies Indonesia . United States Army Air ... Military of the United States United States Air Force United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific War 1941 1945 United States Army Air Forces in the Central Pacific Area USAAF in the Central Pacific United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area USAAF in the South Pacific United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific Theatre USAAF in the Southwest Pacific United States Army Air ... II DEFAULTSORT United States Army Air Forces In Australia Category Intermediate combat commands of the United States Army Air Forces Category Military history of Australia during World War II Category ... units, many United States Army forces embarked in Australia, using it as a base of operations prior ... airports or military bases. Later, during the Cold War , the United States Air Force assigned a small ... units arrived from the United States as replacement and argumentation to Fifth Air Force for offensive ... strength3 casualties1 casualties2 casualties3 notes kml During World War II , the United States Army Air Forces established a series of airfields in Australia for the collective defense of the country ... to the United States, where after being re equipped with A 20s was sent to North Africa as part ... 1 export models Kittyhawk IA and P 40Ks Kittyhawk III from the United States. ref Ethell, Jerry, 1982 ... Squadron , Air Transport Command, US Army Forces in Australia, 3 April 1942 4 July 1942 21st Airlift Squadron 21st Troop Carrier Squadron , Air Transport Command, US Army Forces in Australia, 5 July 11 ... 405th Bombardment Squadron Medium , 7 August 29 September 1942 Brisbane Army Air Base, Queensland ... Carrier Squadron , Air Transport Command, US Army Forces in Australia, 5 July 10 October 1942 RAAF Base ...   more details



  1. List of United States Marine Corps air support squadrons

    This is a list of the four air support squadrons in the United States Marine Corps that provide the Marine Direct Air Support Center for the Marine Air Ground Task Force . class wikitable width 600 bgcolor CCCCCC Official Name Insignia Headquarters center Marine Air Support Squadron 1 center center Image MASS 1 squadron insignia.png 50px center center Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point , North Carolina center center Marine Air Support Squadron 2 center center File MASS2 LOGO SMALL.jpg 50px center center Marine Corps Air Station Futenma , Okinawa, Japan center center Marine Air Support Squadron 3 center center Image MASS 3 squadron insignia.png 50px center center Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California center center Marine Air Support Squadron 6 center center Image MASS 6 unit logo.jpg 50px center center Westover Air Reserve Base , Massachusetts center Category United States Marine Corps air support squadrons US Marine Corps navbox ...   more details



  1. United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps

    . Harding Biography ref See also Portal United States Air Force Air Force Office of Special Investigations Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Advocate General s Corps, United States Army U.S. Army ... s Corps by order of the United States Secretary of the Air Force Secretary of the Air Force , Dr ... s Corps, United States Air Force Category Military units and formations of the United States ... General s Corps Judge Advocate General disambiguation Military justice br United Kingdom Judge ... references External links http www.afjag.af.mil Air Force JAG Corps http www.afjag.af.mil ...The Judge Advocate General s Corps also known as the JAG Corps or Judge Advocate General s Corps JAG is the legal arm of the United States Air Force . TOC Unsourced image removed Image afjag.jpg History The United States Air Force became a separate military service in September 1947. On 25 June 1948, the Congress established an office of The Judge Advocate General TJAG in the United States Air Force. On 8 July 1949, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Air Force Chief of Staff designated 205 attorneys Air Force Judge Advocates. Thus, ironically, there were Air Force Judge Advocates three months before there was an Air Force Judge Advocate General. Following the promulgation of enabling legislation, the Air Force Judge Advocate General s Department was established on January 25, 1949 by Department of the Air Force General Order No. 7 as amended by General Order No. 17, 15 May ..., providing the Air Force authority to administer its military justice system within the existing Air Force structure of the time until other legislation what became the Uniform Code of Military Justice could be developed and enacted. The department was originally a part of the Air Force Personnel Branch, but became a separate entity reporting directly to the Air Force Chief of Staff in February 1950. The first Air Force judge advocate general, Major General Reginald C. Harmon , believed it important ...   more details



  1. Philippine Army Air Corps

    units and formations of the United States Army Air Forces Category Military units and formations established in 1935 Category Military units and formations of the United States in World War II ... U.S. 20th Air Base Group 842 Tow Target Detachment 42 Weather Detachment 21 Aircraft of the Philippine Army Air Corps 8 December 1941 Numbers in indicate number of aircraft that were usable, where records ... Nakajima Ki 84 Ki 84 fighter Aircraft of the Philippine Army Air Corps 15 May 1945 through 1 July ... L 4 trainer L 5 Sentinel Stinson L 5 light observation liaison aircraft Philippine Army Air Corps 8 December 1941 This information needs to be checked for accuracy. Philippine Army Air Corps Headquarters ... Flying School Basic & Advanced Flying School Philippine Army Air Corps Supply See also Military history ... United States to selected students. After the war the airfield was closed and became Camp Aguinaldo Camp Emilio Aguinaldo . On 31 July 1941 the corps consisted of 2,132 enlisted troops, under ... Falcon O 19 observation biplane Aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force These aircraft were part of the 26th Sentai of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service stationed during World War II ...   more details



  1. 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (United States)

    94AAMDC 94th AAMDC US Army http ed thelen.org digest1.html p15 some details on U.S. Army Air Defense Command ARADCOM Category Air Defense Artillery Brigades of the United States Army 94 Category Commands of the United States Army Category Air defense artillery units of the United States Army US Army stub sl 94. zra noobrambna artilerijska brigada ZDA ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military unit unit name 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade image File 94thAAMDC.gif 150px caption 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia country United States allegiance United States Army type Air defense artillery brigade branch dates 2008 Present specialization Air Defense Artillery Branch United States Army Air Defense Artillery command structure United States Army Pacific size Brigade garrison ceremonial chief nickname motto colors march mascot battles notable commanders anniversaries Commanders current commander current commander label ceremonial chief ceremonial chief label colonel of the regiment colonel of the regiment label notable commanders Insignia identification symbol identification symbol label Distinctive unit insignia identification symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label The 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an air defense artillery command of the United States Army assigned to United States Army Pacific . Currently they have one patriot missile battalion under their control 1st Air Defense Artillery 1 1 ADA ... Joint and Combined Theater Air and Missile Defense in support of designated OPLANS and contingency operations . The 94th AAMDC is descended from the 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. It began as the 94th Artillery Group on 15 August 1969. It became the 94th Air Defense Artillery Group on 4 April 1972. On 3 June 1983, it was re designated the 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. It is the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command since 16 October 2005. External links http www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil ...   more details



  1. United States Army Air Defense Artillery School

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military unit unit name United States Army Air Defense Artillery School image File Air Defense Artillery School COA.jpg 200px caption School device dates 1942 present country United States of America allegiance branch Air Defense Artillery Branch United States Army Air Defense Artillery type role Training size Brigade command structure garrison Fort Sill garrison ... 3 label identification symbol 4 identification symbol 4 label The United States Army Air Defense Artillery School is conducted at Fort Sill , Oklahoma . The school is organized as the 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade United States 6th ADA Brigade under the United States Army Training and Doctrine ... due to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and changes in the Army s transformation. The new Air Defense Artillery School is located near the United States Army Field Artillery School Field Artillery ... was used for United States Army Basic Training Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training AIT ... was added that trained Army truck drivers Military Occupational Specialty MOS 88M . It started with United States Army Reserve Army Reserve and Army National Guard National Guard soldiers, then expanded ... Unfurls Its Colors at Fort Sill During Air Defense Artillery Online, 25 June 2009 ref border 0 File 56 ADA COA.jpg 50px 1st Battalion, 56th Air Defense Artillery Regiment United States 56th ADA Regiment ... of the United States Army Category Comanche County, Oklahoma Category United States Army schools Category ... were assigned to different battalions based on their United States military occupation code military ... Defense Artillery Regiment United States 6th ADA Regiment are part of the 6th ADA Brigade. ref name ... personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Air Defense Center. Effective 1 Jan 1983 the insignia was redesignated for the U. S. Army Air Defense Artillery School. Coat of arms Description Shield Per ... 28 Soldiers Fort Bliss Monitor, 11 June 2009 ref There is a new Army policy replacing Drill instructor ...   more details



  1. List of United States Army Air Forces reconnaissance units

    enemy aircraft in June 1944. This is a list of United States Army Air Forces reconnaissance units, primarily operating during World War II. The subsequent United States Air Force unit lineage is noted where applicable. Aircraft operated see List of United States Air Force Reconnaissance Aircraft Groups Col begin Col break width 50 1st Photographic Group May 1941 Oct 1944 USAAF HQ USAAF Second Air ... Reconnaissance units of the United States Army Air Forces Category Lists of military units and formations of World War II Category United States Army Air Forces lists ... 1948 Jun 1949 col end References Portal box United States Air Force Military of the United States World ... Group Aug 1941 Feb 1946 Feb 1947 Apr 1949 Fifth Air Force Southwest Pacific Far East Air Force United States Far East Air Forces Occ Japan Operated F 5 P 38 , F 10 B 25 Combat Photo Reconnaissance 72d ... Group Constituted as 432d Observation Group Feb Nov 1943 Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics ... May 1944 Second Air Force ZI Third Air Force ZI Operated F 3 A 20 , F 5 P 38 , F 7 B 24 , F 9 B ... 1947 Twelfth Air Force MTO Operated F 4 F 5 P 38 Combat Photo Reconnaissance 4th Reconnaissance Group Constituted as 4th Photographic Group Jul 1942 Jan 1946 Thirteenth Air Force South, Southwest Pacific ... as 5th Photographic Group Jul 1942 Oct 1945 Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force MTO Operated F 3 ... Constituted as 6th Photographic Group Feb 1943 Apr 1946 Fifth Air Force Southwest Pacific Operated ... Photographic Group May 1943 Nov 1945 Eighth Air Force ETO Operated Spitfire PR XI, P 51 Escorts Combat Photo Reconnaissance 8th Reconnaissance Group Sep 1943 Nov 1945 Tenth Air Force CBI Operated ... Sep 1943 May 1944 Third Air Force ZI Operated F 3 A 20 , F 4 P 38 , F 5 P 51 F 7 B 24 , F 9 B 17 Operational ... 1948 Ninth Air Force ETO Operated F 3 A 20 , F 5 P 38 , F 6 P 51 Combat Photo Reconnaissance Resesignated ... 25th Bombardment Group Reconnaissance Jul 1944 Sep 1945 Eighth Air Force ETO Operated Mosquito F 8 ...   more details



  1. B-25 Mitchell units of the United States Army Air Forces

    1958. Main B 25 Mitchell See also List of United States Army Air Forces reconnaissance units for F 10 Mitchell reconnaissance groups This is a list of United States Army Air Forces B 25 Mitchell medium bomber units. It does not include non combat units assigned to units assigned within the United States ... of military units and formations of World War II Category United States Army Air Forces lists ...File B 25 at Air Force museum.jpg thumb North American RB 25D 30 F 10 Mitchell 43 3374 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force . This aircraft was removed from storage at Tucson, Arizona ... Dec 1945 col end References Portal box United States Air Force Military of the United States ... that they were no longer considered as being combat aircraft. It used in training roles with the United States Air Force for many years, the last example, TB 25J 44 30210 not being retired until 31 January 1959. Units Col begin Col break width 50 3d Bombardment Group Fifth Air Force SW Pacific ... Group Ninth Air Force Middle East , 1942 1943 Twelfth Air Force MTO , 1943 1944 Tenth Air ... 17th Bombardment Group Doolittle Raid Second Air Force ZI , 1941 1942 Oregon , South Carolina 34th ... Air Force SW Pacific , 1942 1944 Australia , New Guinea , Philippines 2d Bombardment Squadron 18th ... , Jan 1944 28th Bombardment Group Eleventh Air Force Aleutian Campaign , 1941 1945 Alaska Territory ... 38th Bombardment Group Fifth Air Force SW Pacific , 1942 1945 Australia , New Guinea , Netherlands ... Air Force Central Pacific , 1943 1946 Tarawa , Gilbert Islands , Okinawa 47th Bombardment Squadron ... Col break width 50 42d Bombardment Group Thirteenth Air Force South Pacific , 1943 1946 Solomon ... 310th Bombardment Group Twelfth Air Force North Africa , 1942 1943 Fifteenth Air Force MTO , 1943 1945 ... Twelfth Air Force North Africa MTO , 1944 1945 Corsica 437th Bombardment Squadron 438th Bombardment ... Group Twelfth Air Force North Africa MTO , 1943 1945 Algeria , Tunisia , Italy 445th Bombardment ...   more details



  1. United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military conflict conflict Airfields of the United States Army Air ... notes kml During World War II , the United States Army Air Forces engaged in combat against ... Group , 16 May 28 October 1942 Col end See also Portal box Military of the United States United States Air Force United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific War 1941 1945 United States Army Air Forces in Australia USAAF in Australia United States Army Air Forces in the Central Pacific Area USAAF in the Central Pacific United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific Theatre USAAF in the Southwest Pacific United States Army Air Forces in Okinawa USAAF in Okinawa References AFHRA Army Air ... War II DEFAULTSORT United States Army Air Forces In The South Pacific Area Category Intermediate combat commands of the United States Army Air Forces Category World War II Pacific Theatre Category South ... by the United States Department of War War Department , this consisted of the Pacific Ocean areas ... in the region was Thirteenth Air Force , which was formed in November 1942 as a command and control organization to organize many widely separated Seventh Air Force and independent units scattered ... Air Force units moved into the South West Pacific theatre and coordinated their activities with Fifth Air Force Fifth and Seventh Air Force units in New Guinea , the Netherlands East Indies and Philippines ... name Ellice Islands Funafuti Atoll Funafuti Airfield Seventh Air Force Headquarters, VII Bomber ... Levu Island Nandi Airfield 42d Air Base Wing 42d Bombardment Group , 22 April 6 June 1943 Nausori International ... Airfield Approximate Headquarters, Thirteenth Air Force , 13 21 January 1943 Headquarters, XIII Fighter Command , 13 22 January 1943 42d Air Base Wing 42d Bombardment Group , 20 October 1943 20 January ... Airfield Headquarters, Thirteenth Air Force , 21 January 15 June 1944 Headquarters, XIII Bomber ... E display inline type airport name Solomon Islands Guadalcanal Koli Airfield 42d Air Base Wing 42d Bombardment ...   more details



  1. United States Army Air Forces in the Central Pacific Area

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military conflict conflict Airfields of the United States Army Air ... end See also Portal box Military of the United States United States Air Force United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific War 1941 1945 United States Army Air Forces in Australia USAAF in Australia United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area USAAF in the South Pacific United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific Theatre USAAF in the Southwest Pacific United States Army Air ... World War II USAAF 8th Air Force UK DEFAULTSORT United States Army Air Forces In The Central Pacific Area Category Intermediate combat commands of the United States Army Air Forces Category World War ... strength2 strength3 casualties1 casualties2 casualties3 notes kml During World War II , the United States Army Air Forces engaged in combat against the Empire of Japan in the Central Pacific Area. As defined by the United States Department of War War Department , this consisted of most of the Pacific ... in United States until inactivation. Twentieth Air Force Headquarters 315th Air Division 315th Bombardment ... manage. Most important of all, they could be put on a direct supply line from western United States ... Air Force operations focused on supporting Army and Naval forces in the tactical campaigns against Japanese ... 43d Electronic Combat Squadron 43d Reconnaissance Squadron , U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces , 15 ... and east of the Solomons. The initial USAAF combat organization in the region was Seventh Air Force , which was originally formed in Hawaii as the Army Air defense command for the islands. After the Pearl Harbor Attack on 7 December 1941, Seventh Air Force retained the mission of its predecessor .... As the war progressed, some Seventh Air Force units moved into the South West Pacific theatre and coordinated their activities with Fifth Air Force Fifth and Thirteenth Air Force units in New Guinea , Netherlands East Indies and Philippines during 1944 and 1945. In 1944, Twentieth Air Force ...   more details



  1. B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces

    of United States Army Air Forces B 24 Liberator combat units during World War II including ... Category Lists of military units and formations of World War II Category United States Army Air Forces ... Museum of the United States Air Force . The B 24D on display flew combat missions from North Africa ... when the United States Air Force was formed in 1947, most of them being used for various research ... out of the American Volunteer Group in March 1943 in Kunming , China . Primary United States Air Force .... Inactivated April 1946. References Portal box United States Air Force Military of the United States ... Bomber Command in the United States and non combat units are not included. The USAAF took delivery of its ... Organizations Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command Established in October 1942 to deal with the Germany ... 1943 when antisubmarine mission was taken over by the United States Navy . Col begin Col break width ... 6th BG reassigned to United States in November 1943 B 24s remained with various 6th AF squadrons ... First Army IX Tactical Air Command , Third Army XIX Tactical Air Command , and Ninth Army XXIX Tactical ... primarily supporting Fifth Army XII Tactical Air Command in Italy , also operating in Southern France and Germany supporting Seventh Army. Twelfth Air Force had several B 17 Flying Fortress groups which ... from Europe to United States, June 1945 Inactivated July 1945 461st Bombardment Group Torretto Airfield ... of troops from Europe to United States, May 1945 Inactivated July 1945 465th Bombardment Group Pantanella ... transport of troops from Europe to United States, June 1945 Inactivated July 1945 484th Bombardment ... Project transport of troops from Europe to United States, May 1945 Inactivated July 1945 485th Bombardment ... display of above aircraft. Aircraft markings are of the Ninth Air Force 512th Bombardment Squadron ... in July 1942. B 24s were assigned to every combat Air Force at peak inventory, the USAAF had 6,043 ... 1 col end Fifth Air Force Originally formed as the Philippine Department Air Force in August 1941 Stationed ...   more details



  1. List of corps of the United States

    Corps U.S. XXXIII Corps World War II see Fourteenth United States Army U.S. U.S. XXXVI Corps XXXVI Corps 1944&ndash 1945 U.S. XXXVII Corps World War II see Fourteenth United States Army World War II United States Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps Corps I Marine Amphibious Corps III Amphibious Corps V Amphibious Corps American Civil War Civil War Union Army Corps I Corps Union Army I Corps II Corps Union Army II Corps III Corps Union Army III Corps IV Corps Union Army IV Corps V Corps Union Army V Corps VI Corps Union Army VI Corps VII Corps Union Army VII Corps VIII Corps Union Army VIII Corps IX Corps Union Army IX Corps X Corps Union Army X Corps XI Corps Union Army XI Corps XII Corps Union Army XII Corps XIII Corps Union Army XIII Corps XIV Corps Union Army XIV Corps XV Corps Union Army XV Corps XVI Corps Union Army XVI Corps XVII Corps Union Army XVII Corps XVIII Corps Union Army XVIII Corps XIX Corps Union Army XIX Corps XX Corps Union Army XX Corps XXI Corps Union Army XXI Corps XXII Corps Union Army XXII Corps XXIII Corps Union Army XXIII Corps XXIV Corps Union Army XXIV Corps XXV Corps Union Army XXV Corps Cavalry Corps Union Army Cavalry Corps American Civil War Civil War Confederate States Army Corps First Corps, Army of the Mississippi Second Corps, Army of the Mississippi Third Corps, Army of the Mississippi First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Second Corps, Army ...This is a list of corps of the United States . Active Corps As of 2010 I Corps United States I Corps III Corps United States III Corps V Corps United States V Corps XVIII Airborne Corps United States XVIII ... II Corps U.S. II Armored Corps II Armored Corps U.S. III Corps III Corps XIX Corps United States ... U.S. X Corps X Corps XI Corps United States XI Corps U.S. XII Corps XII Corps U.S. XIII Corps XIII ... First Corps, Army of Tennessee Second Corps, Army of Tennessee Category Lists of United States military units and formations United States corps Category Corps of the United States ...   more details



  1. List of United States Army Air Forces Air Force Component Commands

    This is a list of United States Army Air Force Air Force Component Commands . It covers the component commands of the numbered air forces during World War II . During that period, that numbered air forces had a status currently enjoyed by Air Force major commands. I Bomber Command I Fighter Command I Troop Carrier Command II Bomber Command III Air Support Command III Bomber Command III Fighter Command III Recce Command III Tactical Air Command IV Bomber Command IV Fighter Command V Bomber Command V Fighter Command VI Bomber Command VII Bomber Command VIII Air Support Command VIII Bomber Command VIII Fighter Command IX Air Defense Command IX Fighter Command IX Tactical Air Command IX Troop Carrier Command IX Engineer Command airfield construction, see Advanced Landing Ground ref http www.ixengineercommand.com units ixec history index.php ref XI Bomber Command XI Fighter Command XII Bomber Command XII Tactical Air Command XII Engineer Command XIII Bomber Command XIII Fighter Command XIX Tactical Air Command XX Bomber Command XXI Bomber Command XXII Bomber Command XXII Tactical Air Command XXVI Fighter Command XXXVI Fighter Command Notes references References Maurer, Maurer 1983 . Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0 89201 092 4. Category Intermediate combat commands of the United States Army Air Forces Category Lists of United States military units and formations USAAF Air Force Component Commands ...   more details



  1. III Corps (United States)

    USA United States of America allegiance Image United States Department of the Army Seal.svg 20px link United States Army branch Regular Army United States Regular Army type Army Corps role Tactical ... training with the Seventh Army France French Seventh Army at the same time that IV Corps United States ... Battalion takes the lead from III Corps Task Force Phantom publisher United States Army accessdate ... for iii corps title Full spectrum capability key for III Corps publisher United States Army accessdate ... 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade , Fort Sill United States Army Air Defense Artillery School 32nd Army Air & Missile Defense Command , Fort Bliss 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade United States ... States XVIII Airborne Corps United States United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Marine ... Category Corps of the United States Army 03 Category Corps of the United States in World War II ... previous II Corps United States next IV Corps United States III Corps is a corps of the United States ... States Army Forces Command . Activated in World War I in France, III Corps oversaw US Army divisions ... United States 2nd Division which were previously under command of the XX Corps France French XX ... Division United States 32nd Division from the French XXXVIII Corps, placing side by side with the I Corps United States U.S. I Corps for a few days. ref Stewart, p. 39. ref Troops continued to advance until September when they withdrew to form the new First United States Army . ref Stewart, p. 40 .... It consisted of over 600,000 men in I Corps, III Corps, and V Corps United States V Corps . III Corps ... of Second United States Army . ref Stewart, p. 48. ref On 1 November, the First Army went on a general ... August 1927 the XXII Corps United States XXII Corps was activated in the United States. On 13 October ... of the US into World War II, III Corps remained in the United States, where it was assigned to organize ... United States Army Ninth Army , Twelfth United States Army Group , and given the code name CENTURY ...   more details



  1. XI Corps (United States)

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 For the XI Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War XI Corps ACW Infobox Military Unit unit name XI Corps image Image US XI Corps SSI.svg 200px caption XI Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates country flag United States allegiance branch Organ type Army Corps role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles World War II , Korean War notable commanders anniversaries US Corps previous X Corps United States next XII Corps United States XI Corps was a corps of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War . References Weigley, Russell F. 1981 . Eisenhower s Lieutenants . Bloomington Indiana University Press. ISBN 0 253 13333 5. Williams, Mary H., compiler 1958 . US Army in World War II, Chronology 1941 1945 . Washington D.C. Government Printing Office. Wilson, John B., compiler 1999 . Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades . Washington D.C. Government Printing Office. ISBN 0 16 049994 1. DEFAULTSORT 11 Category Corps of the United States in World War II Category Corps of the United States Army ...   more details



  1. XIII Corps (United States)

    following V E Day, units from the corps were redeployed. Corps headquarters would eventually find its way to Vandenberg Air Force Base Camp Cooke , California, where on 25 September 1945, XIII Corps was inactivated. External links http xiiicorps.com The XIII Corps Association Category Corps of the United States Army 13 Category Corps of the United States in World War II 13 Category Article ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox Military Unit unit name XIII Corps image File USA XIII Corps.png 200px caption XIII Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates 7 Dec 1942 25 Sep 1945 country United States allegiance branch Regular Army type Field Army role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles World War II notable commanders Emil F. Reinhardt December, 1943 September, 1944 br Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr. September, 1944 September, 1945 anniversaries US Corps previous XII Corps United States next XIV Corps United States Activated on 7 December 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island Providence , Rhode Island, the XIII Corps fought for 180 days in the European Theater of Operations , fighting from the Netherlands to the Elbe River . It was first activated under the command of then Major General Emil F. Reinhardt , but would be commanded in combat by Major General later Lieutenant General United States Lieutenant General Alvan Cullom Gillem, Jr. Alvan C. Gillem, Jr. as a subordinate unit to U.S. Ninth Army Ninth U.S. Army , it under the command of the British 21st Army Group Allied 21st Army Group . In November 1944, the XIII Corps pierced the Siegfried Line and pushed to the Roer River . On 23 February 1945, the corps routed Third Reich forces in the Cologne Plain and made a dash for the Rhine River on 31 March of that year. In 180 days of combat, the corps had progressed as far as the Elbe ... American forces would come to the enemy capital before V E Day . In total, the corps fought across ...   more details



  1. XXIV Corps (United States)

    recon aircraft trainer aircraft transport XXIV Corps 24th Corps was a United States Army U.S. Army Corps level command during World War II and the Vietnam War . XXIV Corps was activated at Fort ... Leyte Category Military units and formations of the United States Army in the Vietnam War XXIV Corps Category Corps of the United States Army 24 Category Military units and formations established in 1944 ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 for the American Civil War corps XXIV Corps ACW Infobox Military Unit unit name XXIV Corps image Image XXIV Corps SSI.gif caption XXIV Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates 1944 49 br 1968 72 country United States of America allegiance branch United States Army type role size ... Division United States 5th Infantry Division Mechanized 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division United States 82nd Airborne Division 173d Airborne Brigade United States 173rd Airborne Brigade 196th Infantry Brigade United States 196th Infantry Brigade Light 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade United States 108th Artillery Group III Marine Expeditionary Force 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade United States 3rd Marine Amphibious Brigade Task Force Clearwater United States Navy U.S. Navy XXIV Corps was inactivated ... Islands on 20 October 1944, with the 7th Infantry Division United States 7th Infantry Division and 96th Infantry Division United States 96th Infantry Division its major combat units. During the campaign on Leyte, the 77th Infantry Division United States 77th Infantry Division came under ... . At that time it assumed control of all U.S. ground forces in I CTZ, with all remaining United States ... service in Vietnam XXIV Corps was a component command of Headquarters, US Army Vietnam USARV . XXIV ... it controlled were 1st Cavalry Division United States 1st Cavalry Division Airmobile Americal Division ... . Sources Stanton, Shelby, Vietnam Order of Battle , ISBN 978 0 89193 700 5 Category Corps of the United ... John R. Hodge Insignia identification symbol Image XXIV Corps DUI.gif identification symbol label ...   more details



  1. XIV Corps (United States)

    symbol 2 identification symbol 2 label US Corps previous XIII Corps United States next XV Corps United States Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Organized Reserves. The history of XIV Army Corps ... , the XIV Army Corps directed the Americal Division Americal and 25th Infantry Division United States 25th Tropic lightning Army Infantry Divisions , the U.S. 2nd Marine Division 2nd Marine Division ... the XIV Army Corps gained the nickname, Kings of the Solomons. Liberators of Manila The XIV Army Corps with its initial divisions, the 37th and the 40th Infantry Division United States 40th Sunshine ... War publisher Australian War Memorial accessdate 8 January 2007 Refend DEFAULTSORT Xiv Corps United States Category Corps of the United States Army 14 Category Corps of the United States in World War ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Refimprove date May 2007 Infobox Military Unit unit name XIV Corps image Image US XIV Corps patch.svg 150px caption XIV Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates 19 December 1942 31 December 1945 br 22 November 1957 1 April 1968 country United States allegiance branch Regular Army type Army Corps role size command structure garrison garrison label equipment equipment label nickname ... early in February, 1943. From air fields here guarded by the XIV Army Corps, Allied aircraft ... United States 6th Red Star Infantry Division joined XIV Corps 17 February and attacked well fortified ... Griswold s forces which included the 43rd Infantry Division United States 43rd New England and the 37th Infantry Division United States 37th Buckeye Infantry Division s with elements of the 25th Division ... Island Bougainville . The XIV Corps defeated the once fine Seventeenth Army Japan Japanese ... Cavalry Division United States 1st Cavalry Division from Guimba began a drive to Manila overrunning ... Division United States 32nd Red Arrow , 37th and 38th Infantry Division United States 38th Cyclone .... Gen. Oscar Griswold O.W. Griswold succeeded General Patch as XIV Corps commander 26 April ...   more details



  1. VI Corps (United States)

    br John P. Lucas br Lucian Truscott br Edward H. Brooks anniversaries US Corps previous V Corps United States next VII Corps United States The VI Corps was activated as VI Army Corps in August 1918 at Neufch teau ... name Big Picture U.S. 6th Corps DEFAULTSORT Vi Corps United States Category Corps of the United States in World War II 06 Category Corps of the United States Army 06 sl 6. korpus Kopenska ... Headquarters, VI Corps, was redesignated Headquarters, United States Constabulary , on 1 ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 For the VI Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War VI Corps ACW Page numbers needed date September 2010 Infobox military unit unit name VI Corps image Image US VI Corps SSI.png 150px caption VI Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates 1 August 1918 11 April 1919 br 1 August 1940 30 April 1946 country United States allegiance branch Regular Army type Army Corps ..., it was allotted to the Regular Army in 1933 and activated on 1 August 1940 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois . VI Corps took part in some of the most high profile operations in World War II . History World War I The VI Corps was activated as VI Army Corps on 1 August 1918 at Neufch teau , France. It served ... of hostilities . The corps was demobilized on 11 April 1919, at Villerupt , France. Army Almanac .... The corps was activated on 1 August 1940 at Fort Sheridan , Illinois . Army Almanac, Stackpole, Mechanicsburg ... of Italy when it landed at Salerno on 9 September 1943, with the X Corps United Kingdom British X Corps under US Fifth Army Fifth Army as part of Operation Avalanche World War II Operation Avalanche ... southern France, and VI Corps provided the assault troops, coming under US Seventh Army Seventh ... command of U.S. 5th Army in Italy. VI Corps completed its fight through the Vosges at the end of November ..., and like the rest of the U.S. Seventh Army, the VI Corps assumed a defensive stance. At this time .... The U.S. Seventh Army counter attacked in the last week of January, 1945, and VI Corps recaptured lost ...   more details



  1. IV Corps (United States)

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Unreferenced date October 2008 Infobox Military Unit unit name IV Corps image Image US IV Corps SSI.svg 150px caption IV Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates 20 October 1939 to 13 October 1945 br 1958 1968 country United States allegiance branch Regular Army type Army Corps ... Alexander Patch br Willis D. Crittenberger anniversaries US Corps previous III Corps United States next V Corps United States The IV Corps replaced the VI Corps United States VI Corps in the Fifth United States Army s order of battle in Italy after Allied forces liberated Rome in the summer of 1944 when VI Corps was withdrawn to take part in Operation Dragoon , the Allied invasion of southern France. Initially the Corps had two divisions, 1st Armored Division United States U.S. 1st Armored and 6th ... brochures po 72 33.htm publisher United States Army Center of Military History title Po Valley ... Popa reflist Category Corps of the United States in World War II 04 Category Corps of the United States Army 04 Category Military units and formations established in 1939 nl 4e Legerkorps Verenigde ... Force FEB 1st Brazilian Division in November 1944, 10th Mountain Division United States U.S. 10th Mountain Division in February 1945 and 85th Infantry Division United States U.S. 85th Infantry ... through the summer of 1944 as the 5th Army and the British 8th Army advanced north to the River Arno . In the autumn and winter of 1944 IV Corps formed the left wing of the 5th Army, taking a relative minor role in the 5th Army s assault on the Gothic Line in the central Apennine Mountains and attempt to break through to the Lombardy plains beyond. In the spring of 1945 the Corps, still the 5th Army s left side, took part in the successful Spring 1945 offensive in Italy Italian spring offensive breaking out of the Apennines to outflank the units of the 10th Army Wehrmacht German Tenth and 14th Army Wehrmacht Fourteenth Armies defending Bologna forming a pincer with 8th Army on the right to surround ...   more details



  1. VIII Corps (United States)

    26 November 1918 20 April 1919 br 14 October 1940 15 December 1945 country United States allegiance branch Regular Army United States Regular Army type Army Corps role size command structure current ... previous VII Corps United States next IX Corps United States The U.S. VIII Corps was a army corps corps of the United States Army that saw service during various times over a fifty year period during the 20th century. The VIII Corps was organized 26 29 November 1918 in the Regular Army in France ... Viii Corps United States Category Corps of the United States in World War II 08 Category Corps of the United States Army 08 Category Military units and formations established in 1918 Category 1918 establishments in the United States it VIII Corps United States Army sl 8. korpus Kopenska vojska ...About United States Army unit of World Wars I and II other units of the same name, including previous American units of the same name VIII Corps Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox military unit unit name ... wikitable First United States Army U.S. First Army           15 June 1944 31 July 1944     Third United States Army U.S. Third Army 1 August 1944 4 September 1944 Ninth United States Army U.S. Ninth Army 5 September 1944 21 October 1944 First United States Army U.S. First Army 22 October 1944 19 December 1944 Third United States Army U.S. Third Army 20 December 1944 21 April 1945 First United States Army U.S. First Army 22 April 1945 5 May 1945 Ninth United States Army U.S. Ninth Army 6 May 1945 VE Day Campaign credits and Inactivation VIII Corps is credited with service ... of the U.S. First Army . Attacking in early July, the corps pushed through bocage country, taking ... the border of Germany. Still part of Ninth Army, the corps took over the front in the Ardennes along ... Army advancing from the south. Four days later, VIII Corps counter attacked toward the town of Houffalize . On 16 January 1945, the corps made contact with the U.S. First Army near Houffalize, effectively ...   more details



  1. XXII Corps (United States)

    Use dmy dates date May 2011 Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox Military Unit unit name XXII Corps image Image XXII Corps SSI.svg 200px caption XXII Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates 9 January 1944 20 January 1946 br 10 January 1966 3 May 1971 country United States allegiance branch Regular Army type Army Corps role size command structure current commander garrison ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment nickname patron motto colors march mascot battles notable commanders anniversaries The XXII Corps was a corps of the United States Army during World War II and the Cold War , and as II Field Force II Field Force, Vietnam , the Vietnam War . Lineage Constituted 9 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, XXII Corps. Activated 15 January 1944 at Fort Campbell , Kentucky. Inactivated 20 January 1946 in Germany. Alloted 12 July 1950 to the Regular Army. Redesignated 5 January 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, II Field Force . Activated 10 January 1966 at Fort Hood , Texas. Redesignated 15 March 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, II Field Force II Field Force, Vietnam . Inactivated 3 May 1971 at Fort Hood, Texas. Redesignated 2 September 1982 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, XXII Corps. Campaign Participation World War II Rhineland Central Europe Campaign Central Europe Vietnam Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase II Counteroffensive, Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IV Counteroffensive, Phase V Counteroffensive, Phase VI Tet 69 Counteroffensive Summer Fall 1969 Winter Spring 1970 Counteroffensive, Phase VII DEFAULTSORT Xxii Corps United States Category Corps of the United States Army 22 Category Corps of the United States in World War II 22 Category Military units and formations established in 1944 no XXII korps USA sl 22. korpus Kopenska vojska ZDA ...   more details



  1. I Corps (United States)

    USA United States of America allegiance Image United States Department of the Army Seal.svg 20px link United States Army branch Active duty type Army Corps role Tactical headquarters element size Corps command structure United States Army Forces Command current commander Lieutenant General Curtis ... next II Corps United States I Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered in Joint ... of United States Army Forces Command . Activated in World War I in France , I Corps oversaw US Army ... and Honors Information I Corps publisher United States Army Center of Military History accessdate ... of the corps. ref name Pimlott129 Luzon The corps was assigned to the Sixth United States Army ... drawdown in Iraq publisher United States Army accessdate 19 June 2009 ref I corps returned ... Fort Lewis Museum I Corps Union Army III Corps United States V Corps United States XVIII Airborne Corps United States United States Army Corps of Engineers United States Marine Corps References reflist ... army i corps.htm GlobalSecurity.org I Corps Good article Category Corps of the United States Army ... Demilitarized Zone . Active today, the corps acts as a subordinate headquarters of United States ... World War II On 15 August 1927, XX Corps United States XX Corps was reconstituted in the Regular ... allocated to the corps for this task were the 24th Infantry Division United States 24th and 41st ... on Luzon, the Eighth United States Army in the south sent units all throughout the Philippines to eliminate remaining Japanese resistance on the islands. ref name Horner60 The Tenth United States Army ... Division United States 98th Infantry Division s were assigned to I Corps at one time or another ... from Japan began streaming into South Korea . The Eighth United States Army , taking charge ... of the I Corps South Korea South Korean I Corps , the 21st Infantry Regiment United States 21st Regimental ... States X Corps hit North Korean forces from behind, allowing I Corps and IX Corps United States ...   more details



  1. IX Corps (United States)

    country flagicon USA United States of America allegiance Image United States Department of the Army Seal.svg 20px link United States Army branch Active duty type Army Corps role Tactical headquarters ... unit insignia U.S. Army distinctive unit insignia US Corps previous VIII Corps United States next X Corps United States IX Corps was a corps of the United States Army . For most of its operational ... ix lineage.aspx title Lineage and Honors Information IX Corps publisher United States Army Japan ... title IX Corps History publisher United States Army Reserve accessdate 16 January 2012 ref One year ... of the Tenth United States Army . Under the Tenth Army, IX Corps was assigned two missions. In 1944 ... United States Army in July 1945. ref name GSO In Leyte, the corps was tasked with the planning ... force was reduced to the Eighth United States Army commanding two corps and four under strength divisions the I Corps United States I Corps , commanding the 24th Infantry Division United States 24th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division United States 25th Infantry Division , and the IX Corps ... Corps merged with United States Army Japan to form a consolidated command of all US forces in the western ... Corps remained a command component of United States Army Japan until 1994, when it was deactivated ... Category Corps of the United States Army 09 Category Corps of the United States in World War II 09 ... exploits as a senior command of the Eighth United States Army , commanding front line UN forces ... United States 7th Infantry Division . ref harvnb Varhola 2000 p 84 ref IX Corps had been moved ... Most of its personnel were transferred from the headquarters of the Fifth United States Army ... 2000 p 86 ref Amphibious Battle of Inchon landings at Inchon by X Corps United States X Corps hit ... United States Army Forces . ref name corpshist In November 1956, over three years after the signing ... South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu United States Army in the Korean War url http www.history.army.mil ...   more details



  1. XV Corps (United States)

    II notable commanders Wade H. Haislip anniversaries US Corps previous XIV Corps United States next XVI Corps United States The XV Corps of the US Army was initially constituted on 1 October 1933 as part ... Government Printing Office. ISBN 0 16 049994 1. references Category Corps of the United States Army 15 Category Corps of the United States in World War II 15 sl 15. korpus Kopenska vojska ZDA uk XV ...Use dmy dates date May 2011 Infobox Military Unit unit name XV Corps image Image US XV Corps SSI.svg 150px caption XV Corps shoulder sleeve insignia dates 15 Feb 1943 31 Mar 1946 country United States allegiance branch Regular Army type Army Corps role size command structure current commander garrison ... by Major General Wade H. Haislip , initially as a subordinate unit to the Third United States Army Third U.S. Army and later as part of the Seventh United States Army Seventh U.S. Army . After ... and invade Germany. Germany and Austria On 15 March 1945, XV Corps along with the VI Corps United States VI Corps and the XXI Corps United States XXI Corps launched a major offensive Operation Undertone ... of San Francisco , California. Subordination class wikitable Third United States Army U.S. Third Army         6 Jul 1944 23 Aug 1944 First United States Army U.S. First Army 24 Aug 1944 28 Aug 1944 Third United States Army U.S. Third Army 29 Aug 1944 28 Sep 1944 Seventh United States Army U.S. Seventh Army 29 Sep 1944 VE Day References Weigley, Russell F., 1981 . Eisenhower s Lieutenants ... liberated Le Mans on 8 August 1944. In a controversial decision by the Twelfth United States Army Group commander, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley , the corps was halted at Argentan on 13 August ... Corps. Lorraine This section is linked from Army Group Oberrhein Germany On 11 September, XV Corps ... Army troops to advance into Alsace and reach the Rhine River . Alsace On 5 December 1944, the corps ... . During the Second World War, XV Corps fought for 307 days in the European Theater of Operations ...   more details




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