309th Air Division
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The 309th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Continental Air Command, assigned to Twelfth Air Force at Hensley Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.
309th Air Division | |
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Active | 1944–1946; 1947–1949 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Command of tactical aircraft |
Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater |
Decorations | Philippine Presidential Unit Citation |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Paul Wurtsmith St Clair Streett Neel E. Kearby |
The division was first activated in 1944 in New Guinea during World War II as the 309th Bombardment Wing. The wing acted as a task force headquarters controlling forward based units of Fifth Air Force in New Guinea and during the Liberation of the Philippines. Following the war, it moved to Japan and served as part of the occupation forces until inactivating in March 1946. It was activated again nine months later in the Air Force Reserve.