Fourteenth Air Force

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68th COMPOSITE WING

3 Sep 1943 - 10 Oct 1945

OVERVIEW

History: ("Air Force Combat Unit of World War II)

Constituted as 68th Fighter Wing on 9 Aug 1943. Activated in China and assigned to the 14th Air Force on 3 Sep 1943.   Redesignated 68th Composite Wing in Dec 1943. Served in combat from Dec 1943 until Aug 1945. Inactivated in China on 10 OCt 1945.

  • ASSIGNMENTS
    • Fourteenth Air Force, 13 Mar 44 – 1 Oct 45
    • Army Service Forces, 3–5 Nov 1945

  • COMMANDERS
    • Brigadier General Clinton D. 'Casey' Vincent, c. 23 Dec 43
    • Colonel Clayton B. Claasen, c. 13 Dec 1944
    • Lt.Col. Frank N. Graves, 1 Aug 1945
    • Col. Charles C. Simpson, Jr., 10 Aug 1945
    • Lt.Col. Oliver H. Clayton, 22 Aug 1945
    • Maj. Asa F. Constable, 8 Sep 1945 - unknown
  • STATIONS
    • Kunming, China, 3 Sep 43
    • Kweilin (Guilin), China, c. 23 Dec 43
    • Liuchow (Lizhou), China, c. 15 Sep 44
    • Luliang, China, c. 7 Nov 44
    • Peishiyi, China, c. 19 Sep-10 Oct 45
  • UNITS
    • 23rd Fighter Group (1942-43)
      • 16th Fighter Squadron
      • 74th Fighter Squadron
      • 75th Fighter Squadron
      • 76th Fighter Squadron

    • 11th Bombardment Squadron, attached Jan - Nov 1944
  • WW II CAMPAIGNS
    • Chinese Defensive
    • Western Pacific
    • China Offensive
  • WW II DECORATIONS
    • None
  • PERSONNEL

    mostly unknown to author, except for commanders