OVERVIEW

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

Constituted as 69th Bombardment Wing, 9 Aug 1943. Activated in China on 3 Sep 1943. Assigned to the 14th Air Force. Redesignated 69th Composite Wing in Dec 1943. Served in combat from Dec 1943 until Aug 1945. Assigned to the 10th Air Force in Aug 1945. Engaged in transport operations after V-J day, being awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for period 1 - 30 Sep 1945, when the Wing ferried troops and supplies in China, helped to evacuate POWs, and flew mercy and other special mission to areas in China, French Indochina and Manchuria. Inactivated in China on 26 Dec 1945.

• COMMANDERS
  • Brigadier General John C. Kennedy, 22 Dec 43
  • Colonel Charles H. Anderson, 1 Sep 45
  • Major James F. Rhodes, 15 Nov 45
• 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
  • 51st Fighter Group Oct 43 - Oct 44
    • 16th Fighter Squadron
    • 25th Fighter Squadron
    • 26th Fighter Squadron
    • 449th Fighter Squadron
  • 341st Bombardment Group ('44-'45)
    • 11th Bombardment Squadron (detached service with 68th Comp Wing, Jan - Nov 1944)
    • 22nd Bombardment Squadro
    • 490th Bombardment Squadron
    • 491stBombardment Squadron
• WW II CAMPAIGNS
  • India Burma
  • Chinese Defensive
  • China Offensive
• WW II DECORATIONS
  • Distinguished Unit Citation: China, French Indochina (Vietnam), Manchuria, 1-20 Sep 1945
• PERSONNEL

  mostly unknown to author, except for commanders