XIII Fighter Command

XIII Fighter Command
Active 1943–1946
Country United States
Branch United States Army Air Forces
Type Command and Control
Part of Thirteenth Air Force

The XIII Fighter Command was a United States Army Air Forces formation. It was last assigned to Thirteenth Air Force, based at Manila, Luzon, Philippines. It was inactivated on 15 March 1946.

XIII Fighter Command was a World War II command and control organization for Thirteenth Air Force. Its mission was to provide command and control authority of Army Air Force fighter organizations within the Thirteenth Air Force Area of Responsibility.

It participated in the following campaigns: China Defensive; Guadal¬canal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive.

Lineage

Activated on 13 January 1943
Inactivated on 15 March 1946
Disbanded on 8 October 1948

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References

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