9th AF

USAAF 

Insigne. Shield: Azure, a bezant winged argent charged with the Arabic numeral "9" gules, in
    honor point a mullet of the second bearing a torteau. (Approved 16 Sep 1943.)

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Lt. General Lewis H. Brereton

Commander, 9th AF (Nov '42 - Aug '44)

 

General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

Commander, 9th AF (Aug '44 - Jul 45)

 

Major General Samuel E. Anderson

Commander, IX Bomber Command (Oct '43 - May '45)

 

Brigadier General Edward N. Backus

Commander, 97th Bomb Wing (Mar '44 - May '45)