Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-17 | Page 1 | Each U. S. Army in Reich Drive Has Own Protecting Air Unit

Each U. U S. S Army in Reich Rech Drive Has Own Protecting Air Unit B By Austin Paris Nov 17 UP Each UP-Each Each of four American armies driving toward Berlin on the western front has its own support support- ins ing air unit it was announced officially Friday support support-j I The newest of these is the tactical air command which flies flics in support of the Ninth army now participating in the allies' allies out all winter offensive It was formed chiefly from a apart apart apart part of the Ninth U USA S A A F with fighter-bomber fighter groups drawn from the Ninths Ninth's other two tactical air commands Although it has been flying as an independent command for weeks Its work had to remain anonymous until the whereabouts of the Ninth army was revealed Here Herc is the tactical air lineup for the new phase of the war inthe in inthe inthe the west Ninth tactical air command under under un un- un der Maj Gen Elwood R. R Quesada of Washington D. D C. C supporting Lt Gen Courtney H. H Hodges Hodges' First arm army Nineteenth tactical air command com corn mand under Brig Gen Otto P. P Ve Weyland land Washington D. D C. C supporting supporting sup sup- porting Lt Gen George S. S Patton's Pattons Pattons Pattons Patton's Pat Pat- tons ton's Third army Twenty-ninth Twenty tactical air all command com corn mand under Brig Gen Richard 4 A. A Nugent Spruce Creek Pa supporting supporting sup sup- supporting porting Lt Gen William H. H Simpson's Simpsons Simpsons Simpson's Simpsons Simpson's Simp Simp- sons son's Ninth army Twelfth tactical air command under Brig Gen Gordon P. P Sa SavIlle file Winter Vinter Park rIa Fa supporting Lt Gen Alexander M. M Patch's Seventh Seventh Seventh Sev Sev- army Nugent was deputy chief of staff for operations in tho the Ninth air force torce until he ho took over the T TAG A C C. C He previously had been chief of ot operations for the allied expeditionary air force Twelfth T TAG A most C-most most of which came from the Mediterranean- Mediterranean based air force operated force operated under under un un- un- un der dee the control of the Ninth air force until it was a absorbed orbed re recently recently recently re- re Into Maj Gen Ralph Royces Royce's new provisional air force which was at the disposal of each general commanding an American Ameri Amen can army under Gen Dwight D. D Eisenhower Each tactical command command com corn mand Is a complete unit with its own fighter and reconnaissance groups