Maj Gen Otto P. Weyland in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt
Active
1944-1946
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Command of fighter bomber and aerial reconnaissance units
Engagements
European Theater of Operations[1]
Commanders
Notable commanders
Maj Gen Otto P. Weyland Maj Gen Elwood R. Quesada[1]
Insignia
Patch with XIX Tactical Air Command unofficial emblem[2]
Military unit
The XIX Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. The unit's last assignment was with the Ninth Air Force based at Biggs Field, Texas, where it was inactivated on 31 March 1946.
During World War II, the mission of the XIX Tactical Air Command was to support General Patton's Third Army with tactical air support throughout during the army's advance from formation in France on 1 August 1944 until VE-Day. The initial Commander was Maj Gen Elwood Richard Quesada.[3]
^ abMaurer, Combat Units, pp. 451-452
^See Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 451-452 (no approved emblem).
^"Quesada, Elwood Richard - Aviation Pioneer". Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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