XX Bomber Command - History

History

See also: Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

As I Bomber Command, the organization engaged primarily in antisubmarine operations along the east coast of the United States as part of First Air Force. The unit was redesignated as Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command on 15 October 1942.

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