The XXXVI Fighter Command is an inactive
United States Air Force
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unit. Its last assignment was with
Sixth Air Force
Sixth is the ordinal form of the number six.
* The Sixth Amendment, to the U.S. Constitution
* A keg of beer, equal to 5 U.S. gallons or barrel
* The fraction
Music
* Sixth interval (music)s:
** major sixth, a musical interval
** minor sixth ...
, based at
Waller Field
Waller Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force World War II air base located in northeastern Trinidad. It is located about 7 km southeast of Downtown Arima south of the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway and roughly 32 km from the ...
,
Trinidad
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, where it was disbanded on 30 April 1943.
History
Engaged in antisubmarine operations.
Lineage
* Constituted as the 36th Fighter Command on 9 August 1942
[Maurer indicates that the unit was constituted as the "XXXVI" Fighter Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an ]arabic number
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in its name. The use of roman numeral
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s to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942.
: Activated on 21 August 1942
: Redesignated XXXVI Fighter Command c. 18 September 1942
: Disbanded on 30 April 1943
[Maurer, p. 455]
Assignments
*
Sixth Air Force
Sixth is the ordinal form of the number six.
* The Sixth Amendment, to the U.S. Constitution
* A keg of beer, equal to 5 U.S. gallons or barrel
* The fraction
Music
* Sixth interval (music)s:
** major sixth, a musical interval
** minor sixth ...
on 21 August 1942 – 30 April 1943
Stations
*
Waller Field
Waller Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force World War II air base located in northeastern Trinidad. It is located about 7 km southeast of Downtown Arima south of the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway and roughly 32 km from the ...
,
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...
, 21 August 1942 – 30 April 1943
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Components
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References
Notes
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1943