Wisconsin World War II Army Airfields

Wisconsin World War II Army Airfields
	Part of World War II
Type	Army Airfields
Site history
Built	1940-1944
In use	1940-present

During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established airfields in Wisconsin for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers.

Most of these airfields were under the command of First Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC) (A predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical Service Command (ATSC); Air Transport Command (ATC) or Troop Carrier Command) commanded a significant number of airfields in a support roles.

It is still possible to find remnants of these wartime airfields. Many were converted into municipal airports, some were returned to agriculture and several were retained as United States Air Force installations and were front-line bases during the Cold War. Hundreds of the temporary buildings that were used survive today, and are being used for other purposes.

Major Airfields

Air Technical Service Command

General Billy Mitchell Field, Milwaukee

364th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 25 May 1942-31 March 1944

567th Army Air Force Base Unit, 31 March 1944-15 August 1944

4302nd Army Air Force Base Unit, 15 August 1944-1 September 1944

Now: General Mitchell International Airport and

General Mitchell Air National Guard Base (IATA: MKE, ICAO: KMKE, FAA LID: MKE)

Army Air Force Training Command

Truax Field, Madision

Army Air Forces Technical School (Radio No. 3), 22 July 1942-1 November 1945

334th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, 23 July 1942-30 April 1944

3508th Army Air Force Base Unit, 1 May 1944-30 November 1945

Now: Dane County Regional Airport and

Truax Field Air National Guard Base (IATA: MSN, ICAO: KMSN, FAA LID: MSN)

First Air Force

Camp Williams Army Air Field, Finley, Wisconsin

363rd Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, June 1942-October 1943

Now:

Volk Field Air National Guard Base (IATA: VOK, ICAO: KVOK, FAA LID: VOK)

References

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN 1-57510-051-7
Military Airfields in World War II - Wisconsin

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