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{{about|the 3d Air Support Command disbanded in March 1942|the 3rd Air Support Command organized in May 1942|III Tactical Air Command}}
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[[General Headquarters Air Force]] (GHQ AF) reorganized its four regional air districts as [[Numbered Air Force]]s in the spring of 1941. By the fall of that year, each of these had organized as a support command and three combat commands.<ref>Cate & Williams, pp. 152, 155</ref>
[[File:North American O-47B 1941.jpg|thumb|North American O-47B during the 1941 war games]]
In the summer of 1941 GHQ AF had decided to establish commands to direct its [[air support]] mission in each numbered air force, plus one additional command reporting directly to GHQ AF. These commands would be manned from inactivating [[wing (military aviation unit)|wings]], and would initially control only observation squadrons, which would be transferred from the control of the corps and divisions, although they would remain attached to these ground units.<ref name=Futrell13>Futrell, p. 13</ref> [[3rd Air Force]] organized '''3rd Air Support Command''' at [[Hunter Army Airfield|Army Air Base, Savannah]], Georgia in September 1941, where it drew its [[cadre (military)|cadre]] and equipment from the [[17th Air Division|17th Bombardment Wing]], which was simultaneously inactivated.<ref name=MaurerIIIASC>Maurer, p. 439</ref><ref name=Futrell13/> New observation groups were formed and assigned, with cadres drawn from [[National Guard (United States)|National Guard]] squadrons that had been mobilized in 1940 and 1941.<ref name=Futrell13/>
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== Lineage ==
* Constituted as the '''3rd Air Support Command''' on 21 August 1941<ref group=note>Maurer indicates unit was constituted as the "III" Air Support Command. However, the unit was constituted and activated with an [[arabic number]] in its name. The use of [[roman numeral]]s to designate Army Air Forces combat commands did not begin until September 1942. {{cite web |url=
: Activated on 1 September 1941
: Disbanded on 16 March 1942<ref name=MaurerIIIASC/>
===Assignments===
* 3rd Air Force, 1 September 1941 – 16 March 1942<ref name=MaurerIIIASC/><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.
===Components===
* [[3rd Bombardment Group]], 1 September – 8 December 1941; 2 January – February 1942<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.
* [[27th Bombardment Group]], 1 September – c. 20 November 1941.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.
* [[67th Observation Group]], 1 September 1941 – [16] March 1942.<ref>{{cite web |url=
* [[68th Observation Group]], 1 September 1941 – [16] March 1942.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.
* [[85th Bombardment Group]], 10 February - 16 March 1942<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.
* [[312th Bombardment Group]], 15-16 March 1942<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.
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===Bibliography===
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}
* {{cite book|last1=Cate|first1=James L. |last2=Williams|first2=E. Kathleen |editor=Craven, Wesley F |editor2=Cate, James L|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Nov/05/2001329898/-1/-1/0/AFD-101105-005.pdf |
* {{cite web |url= https://www.
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|orig-year= 1961|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf |archive-url= https://archive.today/20210115181723/https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= 15 January 2021 |edition=reprint|year=1983|publisher=Office of Air Force History|___location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-02-1|lccn=61060979}}
{{USAAF 3d Air Force World War II}}
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