II Bomber Command

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.

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

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.