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III Air Support Command
Active1941-1942
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army Air Force
TypeCommand and Control
Part ofThird Air Force
EngagementsWorld War II

The III Air Support Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Drew Field, Florida. It was inactivated on 16 March 1942.

History

Lineage

  • Constituted as III Air Support Command on 21 Aug 1941
Activated on 1 Sep 1941
Disbanded on 16 Mar 1942.

Assignments

Components

  • Various observation and light bombardment organizations

Stations

Operations

Trained air force organizations for support operations and assisted in training ground forces. Also conducted antisubmarine patrols

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
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