98th Combat Bombardment Wing

As the 3d Wing, the unit was one of the original wings of the GHQ Air Force on 1 March 1935. It was formed in Texas, reassigned to Barksdale Field, Louisiana. Performed peacetime training operations. Assigned to MacDill Field, Florida, 1940 and assigned to USAAC Southeast Air District, becoming part of III Bomber Command just prior to World War II.

It was deployed to England and was reassigned to VIII Bomber Command in June 1942 as a medium Bomber command and control organization component units being equipped with Martin B-26 Marauders.

It was redesignated as the 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in November 1943. The wing was reassigned to Ninth Air Force when 9th was reformed in England as tactical air force to support ground forces in upcoming invasion of France. Performed combat operations supporting allied ground forces until V-E Day

It served postwar as an Air Force reserve unit, 1947-1949.

Lineage

• Authorized on the inactive list as 3d Wing on 24 March 1923

Redesignated as: 3d Attack Wing in 1929

Activated on 15 June 1932

Redesignated as 3d Wing in 1935

Redesignated 3d Bombardment Wing in 1940

Inactivated on 5 September 1941

• Activated on 7 June 1942

Redesignated as: 98th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium) in November 1943

Redesignated as: 98th Bombardment Wing (Medium) in June 1945

Inactivated on 27 November 1945.

• Redesignated 3d Bombardment Wing (Light) and allotted to the reserve

Activated on 20 December 1946

Redesignated 3d Air Division (Bombardment) in April 1948

Inactivated on 27 June 1949

Assignments

• United States Army Air Corps, 15 June 1932
• General Headquarters Air Force, 1 March 1935
• Southeast Air District, 2 October 1940
• III Bomber Command, 5 September 1941
• VIII Bomber Command, 7 June 1942
• VIII Air Support Command, 1943
• IX Bomber Command, 16 October 1943, 27 November 1945
• United States Air Force Reserve, 20 December 1946, 27 June 1949

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