Category: United States Army Air Forces, World War II

Categories: United States Army, World War II

The United States Army Air Forces, created in June, 1941 was also referred to as USAAF or AAF. It served as the military aviation service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. It was the successor to the United States Army Air Corps and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force.

See Category: United States Army Air Forces for the primary category.

This is a mid level roll up category primarily for units fought in World War II.

Individual profiles should be added to more specific sub categories. from here, the broadest (United States Army Air Forces) to best (Group)

1. Numbered Air Force (spelled out First, Second, etc)
2. Air Divisions (1st, 2nd, etc.)
3. Wing (1st, 2nd, etc.)
4. Group (1st, 2nd, etc.)

We have not started creating the base / support units yet.

If all that is known from an obituary, gravestone, etc. that the person was in the Army Air Forces in World War II, add them to this category.

• Maurer, Maurer, Air Force Combat Units of WW II (Reprint. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1961)
• Maurer, Maurer, Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (Reprint. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1969)
• Wikipedia: United States Army Air Forces

This category is managed by the World War II Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and World_War_II.

Air Force Combat Units of WW II

Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II

A

Gerald Abbey 21 Jun 1920 Mora, Kanabec, Minnesota, United States - 21 Mar 2004

Donald Abbott 10 Jun 1918 United States - 20 Nov 2016

Roy Abbott 13 Jan 1929 Fair Play, Polk, Missouri, United States - 17 Oct 2012

Joseph Abramson 07 Jan 1922 - 26 Sep 2003

David Adams 09 May 1920 Alki, King, Washington, United States - 05 Dec 2005

Alvin Addis 1920s - 1990s

Earl Adkins 1910s - 1990s

John Adlish 04 Jun 1916 Sproul, Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Jul 2006

Warner Alder 01 Dec 1914 Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington, United States - 28 Jun 1955

Charles Alexander 23 Aug 1921 Ethridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States - 05 Sep 1943

Willis Alexander 10 Sep 1923 Crafton, Wise, Texas, United States - 23 Mar 1944

Earl Alger 31 Aug 1923 Madison, Indiana, United States - 01 Dec 2018

Orian Allen 08 May 1920 Teasdale, Wayne, Utah, United States - 15 Dec 1994

Thomas Allen 20 Feb 1923 - 10 Sep 2012

Raymond Allensworth 26 Jun 1914 Meigs, Ohio, United States - 16 Jan 1998

Lloyd Aman 03 Jun 1924 Gresham, Oregon, United States - Jun 2015

Raymond Amundson 12 Apr 1921 - 09 Jan 1945

Verner Anthony 24 Aug 1920 Texas, United States - 14 Aug 1973

Charles Archambeau 1924 - 1976

Theodore Archer 04 Aug 1912 Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey, United States - 22 Aug 1994

Clayton Argo 02 Jun 1916 Menifee, Kentucky, United States - 18 Feb 1996

Richard Armistead 26 Nov 1922 Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States - 16 Jun 2002

Henry Armstrong 1920s - 2010s

Albert Arnold 13 Apr 1917 Covington, Goochland County, Virginia, United States - 10 Jun 1969

Peter (Aurness) Graves 18 Mar 1926 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - 14 Mar 2010

James Ausenbaugh 17 Dec 1926 Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States - 27 Nov 2017

John Autry 01 Aug 1921 Oklahoma, United States - 04 Jan 1967

Theron Awbrey 14 Apr 1918 Grosvenor, Brown County, Texas, United States - 17 Dec 1945

Robert Ayer 28 Aug 1923 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States - 23 Apr 2000

B

Alonzo Babb abt 1921 Baldwin, Georgia, United States - 19 May 1944

William Babb 11 Jun 1920 Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States - 05 Dec 1982

Edward Babcock 01 Mar 1915 Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, United States - 06 Oct 2006

Herman Bacharach 05 Aug 1899 Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico, United States - 12 Aug 1976

William Bacon 17 Apr 1919 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States - 08 Mar 2008

Joseph Bagwill 1920s - 2000s

Adrian Bailey 04 Dec 1919 Lewiston, Jefferson, Montana, United States - 13 Nov 1996

Ben Bailey 01 Jul 1924 Johnstown Cambria County Pennsylvania, USA - 15 Mar 2003

Donald Bailey 18 Mar 1927 Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 17 Mar 2002

John Bailey 16 Nov 1921 Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA - 22 Sep 1965

Paul Bailey 11 Mar 1927 Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 21 Nov 1967

Paul Bailey 03 Sep 1921 Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA - 03 Sep 1999

Joseph Baker 30 Oct 1922 Lowell, Lake, Indiana, United States - 30 Jan 2005

Hanford Baldock 06 Aug 1915 Chilton, Calumet, Wisconsin, United States - 23 Aug 1994

James Ballard 21 Jan 1923 Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States - 06 Jul 2012

Dorac Banta 25 Jan 1924 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 13 Apr 1996

Thomas Barnes 06 Feb 1925 Gargatha, Accomack, Virginia, United States - 10 Nov 2003

William Barnett 19 Nov 1908 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - 30 Dec 1996

Thomas Barron 12 Nov 1923 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Nov 1996

Joseph Bartgis 15 Jan 1917 Summers, West Virginia, United States - 21 May 1943

John Barth abt 07 Jun 1922 Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - 05 Nov 2004

Joe Barton 29 Jul 1924 Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States - 03 Apr 1944

Robert Lee Batey 28 Jul 1922 Hoyte, Milam County, Texas, United States - 03 Feb 2013

Charles Bauman 31 Oct 1917 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States - 13 Apr 1944

Robert Bayer 21 Sep 1916 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 27 Mar 1967

Luther Baynard 24 Oct 1911 Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina - 24 Feb 2006

Alan Beardslee 08 Nov 1921 Chicago, Illinois, United States - 22 Oct 2006

Norman Beardslee 18 Oct 1922 Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States - 19 Jun 2007

Eva (Beardsley) Taylor 02 Mar 1901 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 06 Apr 1971

Gordon Beardsley 23 Jun 1915 Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA - 23 Jun 2012

Jefferson Beaver 01 Nov 1920 Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA - 02 Sep 1950

Ronald Beck 27 Feb 1918 Utah, United States - 06 Apr 2008

Henry Behre 24 Aug 1922 Summit, Union, New Jersey, United States - 08 May 2003

Wilbert Behrens 16 Jan 1924 Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, United States - 15 Dec 1944

James Bell 19 Dec 1928 - 10 Apr 2002

Onesimo Benavidez 17 Aug 1917 - 1965

Walter Bennett 12 Mar 1920 - 10 Jul 1990

George Bentley 09 Nov 1924 Wilkinson, Georgia, United States - 03 Sep 2011

Grant Bentley 22 Feb 1921 Elizabeth, Elbert, Colorado, United States - 13 Nov 2008

B cont.

Seymour Berger 12 Jul 1923 New York City, New York, United States - 14 Dec 2014

Joseph Bernardin 01 Jun 1920 Canada - 20 Apr 2011

Olan Berryhill 10 Jun 1916 Alabama, United States - 28 Aug 2006

Robert Bertoli 06 Jul 1923 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 03 Jun 2001

William Bibb 06 May 1926 Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States - 05 Feb 1955

Ernest Bickers 1910s - 2000s

Clinton Bigelow 04 Mar 1924 Massachusetts - 15 May 2001

Ernest Bishop 06 Nov 1921 Kiowa, Elbert, Colorado, United States - 09 Feb 1993

Herbert Blackstock 15 Apr 1911 , Johnson, Texas, United States - 16 Sep 2002

James Blair 15 Mar 1902 Maysville, DeKalb, Missouri, United States - 12 Jul 1962

Amoron Blakeman 30 Sep 1918 Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States of America - 10 May 2010

Charles Blanchard 09 Nov 1919 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 31 May 1943

John Blanton 14 Aug 1925 Clarendon, Donley, Texas, United States - 12 Nov 2003

Curtis Blevins 01 May 1929 - 29 Jun 2001

Louis Bloom 14 Jan 1928 The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States - 31 Oct 1994

Allan Blossman 13 Aug 1921 Louisiana, United States - 12 Aug 1943

Vida Blue 25 Nov 1920 Alabama, United States - 29 Sep 1966

Arthur Bodenmiller 10 May 1918 Berlin, Monroe Co., Michigan, United States - 12 Apr 1989

Edmond Bonnell 19 Apr 1916 - 07 Jan 2004

Henry Boots 23 Oct 1927 Ellwood City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States - 30 Mar 2003

Arthur Borchert 20 Oct 1898 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 01 Oct 1944

Rolon Borgstrom 05 May 1925 Box Elder, Utah, United States - 08 Aug 1944

Rulon Borgstrom 05 May 1925 Box Elder, Utah, United States - 25 Aug 1944

Herman Bowne 27 Jul 1917 Paris Crossing, Montgomery Township, Jennings, Indiana, United States - 10 Jun 1944

Walton Boyd 14 Oct 1917 Plainview, Wabasha, Minnesota, United States - 21 Jan 1945

Robert Braxton 06 Jul 1913 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States - 05 Nov 2006

Elden Breatore 23 Oct 1925 Los Angeles, CA. - 11 Dec 2011

William Bredengerd 30 Sep 1925 Salina, Kansas - 11 Jan 2008

Lewis Brereton 21 Jun 1890 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Aug 1967

Barton Bright 24 Dec 1921 Dubberly, Webster, Louisiana, United States - 19 Feb 2010

Leonard Brocklehurst 14 Apr 1919 Leesburg, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States - 28 Feb 2005

Raymond Brockway 18 Mar 1917 Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States - 27 Jun 2004

William Brough 20 May 1920 San Diego, California, United States - 20 Jun 2017

Gerald Brown 13 Dec 1921 Bearden, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States - 25 Nov 2000

Leland Brown 24 Sep 1912 Centralia, Marion, Illinois, United States - 15 Oct 1989

Merle Brown 23 Mar 1917 Blockton, West Virginia,United States - 08 Dec 2014

Jerome Brugger 11 Feb 1914 Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Dec 1998

Llewellyn Brumbaugh 27 Sep 1922 Elizabeth, Elbert, Colorado, United States - 04 Jun 1944

Earl Brumley 27 Mar 1908 Oklahoma, United States - 12 Jan 1966

Herman Bruney 25 Dec 1919 Enon, Clark, Ohio, United States - 19 Apr 2011

Vernon Bryson 21 Mar 1923 Lee Township, Polk, Iowa, United States - 03 Mar 2005

Gil Buck 1920s - 2000s

Edward Burdett 10 Mar 1921 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 18 Nov 1967

Roy Burrell 07 Oct 1915 Texas, USA - 23 Aug 1985

Elmer Butler 26 Sep 1925 New Mexico, United States - 25 Mar 1985

Walter Butler 26 Apr 1923 Texas, United States - 03 Sep 2004

C

Richard Caesar 12 Apr 1918 Beirne, Clark, Arkansas, United States - 20 Dec 2011

Eugene Cahill 03 Oct 1916 Colley, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Oct 1944

Kenneth Caldwell 03 Mar 1920 Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States - 19 May 1945

Clifford Campbell 29 Apr 1927 Jefferson County, Alabama, United States - 04 Dec 2007

Harry Caplin 06 Apr 1924 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 11 May 2007

Reynold Carlson 07 Sep 1912 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 27 Oct 1993

Wayne Carlton 27 Nov 1912 Hamilton, Texas, United States - 19 May 1995

Carl Carpenter 24 Aug 1918 Auburn, Logan, Kentucky, United States - 21 Sep 2004

Jesse Carr 15 Aug 1920 Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island, United States - 02 Jun 1988

James Carvell 22 Feb 1928 Lewistown, Mifflin, Pennsylvania - 30 Nov 1998

James Case 30 Sep 1923 Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States - 17 Aug 1982

Jack Catton 05 Feb 1920 Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States - 05 Dec 1990

Roy Chapman 09 Aug 1920 Bluewater, New Mexico, United States - 16 Nov 1968

Milton Chase 08 May 1917 Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, United States - 14 Mar 2000

John Chavez 30 Aug 1924 San Jose, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States - 27 Sep 1957

Stewart Chester 11 Nov 1921 Northfield, Rice, Minnesota, United States - 19 Sep 2015

Lawrence Chimbole 22 May 1919 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 10 Nov 2015

Herbert Chouinard 19 Dec 1923 Montville, Morris, New Jersey, United States - 02 Nov 1944

Warren Christensen 12 Dec 1918 Minnesota, United States - 11 Feb 1946

William Clancy - abt 1972

James Clark 10 Jun 1910 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 20 Jun 1978

C cont.

Troy Clay 29 Apr 1917 Lincoln, West Virginia, United States - abt 20 Nov 1955

Alvie Clements 29 Oct 1919 - 20 Aug 2008

Clifford Coble 05 Aug 1921 New Mexico, United States - 18 Oct 1978

Julius Cohen 1910s - 2000s

Morris Cohn 21 Nov 1916 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 19 Sep 2012

Gerald Coleman 05 Feb 1925 Aurora, Adams, Colorado, United States - 17 Nov 2010

Frankie Collett 07 Nov 1916 North Dakota, United States - 01 Aug 1967

Howard Collier 29 Jan 1916 Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States - 20 Aug 1988

Stephen Collins 06 Jan 1918 Cobbtown, Georgia, United States - 15 Feb 1945

Francis Comer 25 Jun 1912 Monongahela, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA - 06 Mar 2004

Ray Conard 22 Jun 1919 Miller Township, Knox County, Ohio, United States - 26 Nov 1944

Eric Connolly 16 Oct 1922 Bristol, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada - 13 Feb 1999

Lawrence Conroy 28 May 1921 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States - 22 Feb 1944

Edward Coon 05 May 1923 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States - 14 Jan 2014

Telia Copeland 30 Nov 1919 Fishing Creek Township, Warren, North Carolina, United States - 07 Jun 1957

Robert Counce 05 Sep 1922 Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States - 26 Jan 2017

George Cousino abt 1922 - abt 1942

Philip Couture 14 Sep 1923 - 2014

Joe Cowan 06 Jan 1907 Owens Cross Roads, Madison, Alabama, United States - 03 Feb 1961

Ralph Coykendall 02 May 1920 Northville, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 24 Oct 1955

Frederick Crawford 27 Jul 1910 Haywood County, North Carolina, United States - 05 Mar 1974

Spergine Crawford 1920 Georgia, United States - 17 Jun 1944

Woodrow Crockett 31 Aug 1918 Homan, Miller, Arkansas, United States - 16 Aug 2012

Henry Cronk 21 Sep 1925 New York, United States - 04 Apr 1973

Carl Cundiff 27 Feb 1916 - 10 Oct 2007

D

Joe Damiano 12 Oct 1916 - 30 Jul 1998

Richard Darling 10 Dec 1916 Washington Township, Holmes County, Ohio - 16 Jun 2008

Edgar Davidson 15 Apr 1918 - 17 Feb 1944

Everett Davidson 04 Jan 1922 Tilton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States - 25 Jul 1943

Benjamin Davis 18 Dec 1912 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 04 Jul 2002

Chester Davis 01 Jan 1916 Round Mountain, Fresno County, California, United States of America - abt 05 Apr 1994

John Davis 04 Jul 1916 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA - 03 Aug 1994

John DeFoe 18 Mar 1921 Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, USA - 22 Apr 1993

Richard Demerly 02 Jul 1921 Indiana, USA - 28 Sep 1997

Henry Deutschendorf 15 Apr 1920 Cordell Township, Washita, Oklahoma, United States - 15 Mar 1982

Joseph DeVenero 14 Jul 1918 - 03 Feb 2005

Larry Dew 31 Jan 1921 Linden, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States - 01 Apr 1998

Earl Dewey 20 Dec 1927 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 01 May 2000

Romaine Diemert 19 Sep 1919 Sanborn, Barnes, North Dakota, United States - 29 Jan 1966

Jack Diss 09 Jan 1921 Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States - 05 Nov 2010

Alvin Dobbins 13 Jan 1911 Mercer, West Virginia, United States - 19 Oct 1973

Caddis Dobie 28 Dec 1901 Lagarto, Live Oak, Texas, United States - 27 Dec 1965

Edward Dobie 20 Jul 1918 Alpine, Brewster, Texas, United States - 13 Jan 1995

Ross Dobie 01 Aug 1923 El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA - 22 May 1990

David (Dockrey) Dockery 10 Jun 1923 Dawson Springs, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States - 11 Aug 2000

Albert Dolgin 1920s - 2010s

David A. Dolgin 1920s - 2000s

James Doolittle 02 Oct 1920 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States - 09 Apr 1958

Paul Douglas 23 Apr 1919 Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, United States - 26 Dec 2002

Daniel Doyle 18 May 1924 Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States - 25 Sep 2001

Warren Drack 23 Dec 1920 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 15 Jun 2007

Henry Dreher 05 Jan 1920 Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States - 03 Jan 1991

Oscar Dunaway 21 Oct 1919 Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States - 15 Dec 1961

Max Duncan 13 Jul 1920 Texas, United States - 18 Mar 1980

Noble Duncan 01 Jan 1911 Benton, Franklin, Illinois, United States - 10 Jun 1968

Harold Dunn 13 Sep 1919 - 27 Jul 1975

Harvey Durbin 01 Jan 1918 Mount Pleasant, Titus, Texas, United States - 18 Jan 2007

E

Richard East 16 Jan 1920 Detroit, Detroit, Michigan - 04 Apr 1943

Norman Eastmoore 06 Apr 1918 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States - 19 Jun 2012

Delmar Ebert 29 Mar 1928 Nebraska - 04 Nov 1974

James Edington 26 Dec 1920 Marion, Ohio, United States - 16 Oct 1989

Richard Edris 27 May 1920 - 02 Jan 1959

Austin Edwards 23 Apr 1913 - 23 Feb 1997

Fred Edwards 07 Mar 1926 Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States - 18 May 2002

John Ellis 06 Nov 1922 Burns, Wyoming, United States - 11 Apr 2014

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