The 6th Air Force was first constituted as Panama Canal Air Force on October 19, 1940 and activated on November 20, 1940.
The 6th AF was re-designated as the Caribbean AF in August 1941, and then 6th AF in February 1942. Primary responsibilities included Panama Canal defense.
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Constituted as Panama Canal AF on 19 Oct 1940. Activated in the Canal
Zone on 20 Nov 1940. Redesignated Caribbean AF in Aug 1941, and Sixth AF
in Feb 1942. Served primarily in defense of the Panama Canal; also engaged
in antisubmarine operations. Redesignated Caribbean Air Command on 31 Jul
1946.
Commands. VI Bomber: 1941-1946. VI Fighter: 1941-1942. XXVI Fighter:
1942-1946. XXXVI Fighter: 1942.
Stations. Albrook Field, CZ, 20 Nov 1940-.
Commanders. Maj Gen Frank M Andrews, 6 Dec 1940; Maj Gen Davenport
Johnson, 19 Sep 1941; Maj Gen Hubert R Harmon, 23 Nov 1942; Brig Gen Ralph
H Wooten, 8 Nov 1943; Brig Gen Edgar P Sorensen, 16 May 1944; Maj Gen
William O Butler, 21 Sep 1944; Brig Gen Earl H De Ford, 24 Jul 1945; Maj
Gen Hubert R Harmon, 1 Feb 1946; Brig Gen Glen C Jamison, 4 Oct 1947; Maj
Gen Willis H Hale, 13 Nov 1947; Brig Gen Rosenham Beam, 20 Oct 1949; Brig
Gcn Emil C Kiel, 15 Nov 1950; Maj Gen Reuben C Hood Jr, 11 Jun 1953-.
Campaigns. Antisubmarine, American Theater.
Decorations. None.
Insigne. On a blue hexagon, a white star charged with a red disc
partially over a pair of golden orange wings below a galleon in full sail,
golden orange. (Approved 16 Jul 1943.) Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986 |
