9th Marine Aircraft Wing

9th Marine Aircraft WIng
9th MAW never had an official insignia
Active	April 1, 1944 – March 1946
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Marine Aircraft Wing
Role	Training
Part of	Inactive
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

The 9th Marine Aircraft Wing was an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. They were activated during World War II as a training unit for Marine Aviation personnel headed to the Pacific Theater.^[1]

Mission

Train, equip and prepare Marine aviation units for combat

Subordinate units

Marine Aircraft Groups MAG-33, MAG-34, MAG-35, MAG-51, MAG-52, MAG-53, MAG-62, MAG-91, MAG-92, MAG-93, MAG-94
Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Fields: Atlantic, Bogue, New River, Oak Grove, Kinston and Congaree.
Outlying Air Fields: New Bern, Greeneville

History

Activated on April 1, 1944 the 9th MAW replaced the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in the role of training East Coast units for combat. They were responsible for administering all of the airfields in the Cherry Point area. In late 1944, 9th MAW was almost disbanded in favor of a Marine Air Training Command, East Coast but that idea was never acted upon. The wing was deactivated in March 1946 when the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing returned to the States and assumed control of Marine aviation units on the East Coast.^[2]

Commanding officers

Colonel Christian F. Schilt – April 1 – June 16, 1944
Brigadier General Lewie G. Merritt – September 21, 1944 – January 16, 1945
Brigadier General Christian F. Schilt – January 17 – February 15, 1945
Colonel Lawrence T. Burke – February 16 – May 3, 1945
Brigadier General Harold D. Campbell – May 3 – August 4, 1945
Major General Ralph J. Mitchell – August 4, 1945 – N/A

References

↑ Sherrod, Robert (1952). ‘’History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II.’’ p. 439. Combat Forces Press. ISBN 0-933852-58-4.
↑ Rottman, Gordon L. (2002). ‘’U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle - Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939 - 1945.’’ p. 434. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31906-5

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Leadership	Secretary of the Navy Under Secretary of the Navy Commandant of the Marine Corps Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Marine Corps generals United States Congress House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Senate Subcommittee on Seapower

Major commands	Organization of the Marine Corps Headquarters Marine Corps Marine Forces Command II Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Forces Pacific I Marine Expeditionary Force III Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Forces Reserve Fleet Marine Force Atlantic Pacific

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Uniforms and equipment	Uniforms Awards Badges Weapons Vehicles and aircraft Individual equipment

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