20th Air Base Group

20th Air Base Group
Active	1918, 1921-1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Corps
Type	Support
Role	Maintenance and Base Administration
Part of	Far East Air Force
Engagements	Southwest Pacific Theater
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation

The 20th Air Base Group is a disbanded unit of the United States Air Force. It was part of the Far East Air Force, during World War II. The 20th ABG was based at Nichols Field, in the Philippines. It surrendered to the Japanese in the spring of 1942, but was kept on the rolls as an active unit until April 1946. It was disbanded in 1984.

Lineage

20th Air Base Group

Authorized on 2 June 1921 as Air Park No. 11 and organized

Redesignated 66th Service Squadron on 25 January 1923

Redesignated Base Headquarters & 20th Air Base Squadron on 1 September 1936 and inactivated

Consolidated with Squadron A, Eberts Field on 16 October 1936 (remained inactive)

Consolidated with Station Complement, Nichols Field (an active unit) on 25 May 1938

Redesignated Base Headquarters & 20th Air Base Squadron (1 Group) on 6 December 1939

Redesignated Base Headquarters & 20th Air Base Squadron (Single) on 1 February 1940

Redesignated 20th Air Base Group (Reinforced) on 1 September 1940

Inactivated on 2 April 1946

Disbanded on 27 September 1984

Squadron A, Eberts Field

Organized on 26 April 1918 as 66th Aero Squadron

Redesignated Squadron A, Eberts Field ca. 1 July 1918

Demobilized 15 November 1918

Reconstituted and consolidated with 66th Service Squadron as Base Headquarters & 20th Air Base Squadron on 16 October 1936

Station Complement, Nichols Field

Activated ca. 1 March 1935 as Station Complement, Nichols Field

Consolidated with Base Headquarters & 20th Air Base Squadron as Base Headquarters & 20th Air Base Squadron on 25 May 1938

Assignments

Primary Flying School, 26 April 1918 - 15 November 1918
1st Group (later 4th Composite Group), 2 June 1921
Philippine Department, 1 September 1936
Philippine Department Air Force (later Far East Air Force, Fifth Air Force), 20 September 1941-2 Apr 1946

Stations

Kelly Field, Texas, 26 April 1918
Eberts Field, Arkansas, ca. 1 May 1918 - 15 November 1918
Clark Field, Commonwealth of the Philippines, 2 June 1921
Nichols Field, Commonwealth of the Philippines, 21 December 1921 – 1942

Components

Air Base Squadron, 20th Air Base Group (later 19th Air Base Squadron), 1 September 1940 - 2 April 1946
1st Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group (later 27th Material Squadron), 1 September 1940 - 2 April 1946
2d Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group (later 28th Material Squadron), 1 September 1940 - 2 April 1946

Honors

Presidential Unit Citation w/2 OLC's^[1]

WD GO 22-42 amended by DA GO 46-48 7 December 1941 - 10 May 1942,

 WD GO 14-42 8–22 December 1941
 WD GO 43-42 6 Jan - 8 Mar 1942 amended by WD GO 40 -43, dated 17 Jul 43

Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation^[1]

7 December 1941 - 10 May 1942, 17 October 1944 - 4 July 1945

Southwest Pacific Theater
Campaigns: Philippine Islands, Leyte^[1]

References

Notes

1 2 3 AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 Jun 71, p. 134

Bibliography

AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 Jun 71

USAAF Fifth Air Force in World War II

Previously: Philippine Department Air Force (1941); Far East Air Force (1941-1942)

Airfields

Pacific	USAAF in Australia USAAF in the Southwest Pacific USAAF in Okinawa

Units

Commands

Wings

Groups

Air Commando	3d Air Commando

Bombardment	3d Bombardment 7th Bombardment 19th Bombardment 22d Bombardment 27th Bombardment 38th Bombardment 43d Bombardment 90th Bombardment 312th Bombardment 345th Bombardment 380th Bombardment 417th Bombardment

Combat Cargo	2d Combat Cargo

Fighter	8th Fighter 24th Pursuit 35th Fighter 49th Fighter 58th Fighter 348th Fighter 475th Fighter

Reconnaissance	6th Reconnaissance 71st Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	317th Troop Carrier 374th Troop Carrier 375th Troop Carrier 433d Troop Carrier

Squadrons

Bombardment	31st Bombardment

Night Fighter	418th Night Fighter 421st Night Fighter 547th Intelligence

Reconnaissance	2d Observation 8th Photographic Reconnaissance 36th Photographic Reconnaissance

Troop Carrier	21st Troop Carrier 22d Troop Carrier 65th Troop Carrier 66th Troop Carrier

United States Army Air Forces

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