Constituted as the 13th Air Force on 14 December 1942 and activated in New Caledonia on 13 January 1943.
13th Air Force World War II Group Rosters and Honor Roll.
Major General Nathan F. Twining, 13 Jan 1943
Brigadier General Ray L. Owens, 27 Jul 1943
Major General Hubert R. Harmon, 7 Jan 1944
Major General St. Clair Streett, 15 Jun 1944
Major General Paul B. Wurtsmith, 19 Feb 1945
New Caledonia, 13 Jan 1943
Espiritu Santo, 21 Jan 1943
Guadalcanal, 13 Jan 1944
Los Negros, 15 Jun 1944
Hollandia, New Guinea, 13 Sep 1944
Noemfoor, 23 Sep 1944
Morotai, 29 OCt 1944
Leyte, 1 Mar 1945
China Defensive
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Northern Solomons
Eastern Mandates
Bismarck Archipelago
Western Pacific
Leyte
Luzon
Southern Philippines
China Offensive
13th Air Force Patch
