Important Links

Reference Material Needed

•  Introduction / My father's service
   Why this site was created

•  RESEARCHING VETERANS' MILITARY SERVICE

•  The CBI Patch Lives On!

•   FORMATION OF THE CBI  
  History of the formation of the CBI & subcommands to include dates/places/commanders. Key document to the history of the CBI! (Adobe Acrobat document)

• Ex-CBI Roundup back issues needed!

• How You Can Help!

CBI UNITS

 CBI & OTHER ARMY COMMANDS

 AIR TRANPORT UNITS

Ferrying Command; Air Transport Command; Air Cargo Resupply; Airways Detachements; ICWATC Stations; AAFBUs; CNAC  (updated 8/20/10)

  COMBAT CARGO UNITS

(updated 5/25/10)

 10th AF UNITS

10th AF; Eastern Air Command; Bomber, Fighter, Liaison, Air Commando, Photo Recon Units  (updated 8/24/10)

 14th AF UNITS

14th AF; AVG; CATF; CACW; Bomber, Fighter, Photo Recon Units  (updated 8/27/10)

 20th AF UNITS

20th AF; Bomber, Fighter, Photo Recon, Air Transport (Mobile), Photo Recon Units  (updated 8/13/10)

 AIR SERVICE COMMAND UNITS

Air Depot Groups; Air Service Groups  (updated 8/15/10)

 ARMY AIRWAYS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM UNITS

AACS Units; Air Base Comm Detachments  (updated 6/17/10)

 CORPS OF ENGINEERS UNITS

 MEDICAL SERVICE UNITS

Air Evacuation; Emergency Rescue; Hospitals; Medical Units; Veterinary Units  (updated 7/28/10)

 ORDNANCE CORPS UNITS

 QUARTERMASTER CORPS UNITS

 SIGNAL CORPS UNITS

 TRANSPORTATION CORPS UNITS

 ARMY GROUND FORCES

Anti-Aircraft; Coastal Artillery; Merrill's Marauders; Mars Task Force; Tank Units; OSS  (updated 8/2/10)

 OTHER UNITS

Floating Repair & Maintenace; Airdrome; Armed Forces Radio Service; Bands; Chemical; Counter Intelligence; Finance; Military Police; Photographic; Postal; Statistical Control; Tactical Air Communications; Training & Replacement; Weather  (updated 8/27/10)

References & Related Information

• CBI Background & Overview
  CBI Overview & Operations; Hump Operations;
  CBI Patch History; CBI Notables

• CBI UNIT HISTORIES
  Stories & unit histories from individuals, CBI publications, etc.

• References & Credits

• Army Air Forces or Ground Forces?

• WWII Chronology (monthly reports)

• A Guide To United States Air Force Lineage And Honors

• CBI Roundup Online

• Ex-CBI Roundup Online

• CBIVA Sound-off Archive
  (Also available HERE!)

• National WWII Memorial - WWII Veterans Registry

• MIA Recoveries - Locating Missing WWII Aircraft and Pilots

• U.S. to search for missing WWII airmen in India

• Seven Missing WWII Airmen Identified (July 2010)

Monetary donations are always welcome to help defer the costs of running this website, which include the costs for hosting the website, not to mention the materials and many hours researching and updating it.  Donations are humbly accepted via PayPal (use the donate button below) or cash/check/money order by snail mail -- please   for more information.

Thank you for your help & support.

• Mark Boland
• Michael Brown
• David Kaufman
• Clark King
• Nick King
• Bill & Brian McManus
• Bernie Shearon
• Richard Operhall (USAFPatches.com)
• Carl Weidenburner
  (CHINA-BURMA-INDIA - Remembering the Forgotten Theater of World War II)
• Bill Zurick (USAF Airlift & Air Refueling Patch Collection)