XXXVI Fighter Command explained

Unit Name:	XXXVI Fighter Command
Dates:	1942–1943
Role:	Command of fighter units

The XXXVI Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Waller Field, Trinidad, where it was disbanded on 30 April 1943.

History

Engaged in antisubmarine operations.

Lineage

• Constituted as the 36th Fighter Command on 9 August 1942^[1]

Activated on 21 August 1942

Redesignated XXXVI Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942

Disbanded on 30 April 1943^[2]

Assignments

• Sixth Air Force on 21 August 1942 – 30 April 1943

Stations

• Waller Field, Trinidad, 21 August 1942 – 30 April 1943^[2]

Components

• Unknown^[2]

References

Notes

Explanatory notes

Citations

Bibliography

• Book: Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. 1961. 17 December 2016. reprint. 1983. Office of Air Force History. Washington, DC. 0-912799-02-1. 61060979.

Notes and References

1. Maurer indicates that the unit was constituted as the "XXXVI" Fighter Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an arabic number in its name. The use of roman numerals to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. Web site: Air Force Historical Research Agency Organizational Reconds: Types of USAF Organizations. 9 January 2008. Air Force History Index. 19 September 2016.
2. Maurer, p. 455