IV Bomber Command

IV Bomber Command
Active	1941-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Forces
Type	Command and Control

The IV Bomber Command is an inactive United States Army Air Forces unit. It was last assigned to Fourth Air Force, based at San Francisco, California. It was inactivated on 31 March 1944.

It trained bombardment organizations and personnel. Also flew antisubmarine patrols along the west coast.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as IV Bomber Command on 1 September 1941

Activated on 19 September 1941

Disbanded on 31 March 1944.

Assignments

• Fourth Air Force, 1 September 1941 – 31 March 1944

Stations

• Tucson, Arizona, 19 September 1941
• Hamilton Field, California, c. 8 December 1941
• San Francisco, California, 5 January 1942 – 31 March 1944.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of 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 0-89201-092-4.