WWII history of the:

86th Fighter Group*
May '44 - Mar '46

*When the Association was formed in 1980, the membership opted for the name 86th Fighter-Bomber Group Association as more descriptive of its role in the Mediterranean and European theaters of operation.
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86th Fighter-Bomber Group Stations

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Will Rogers Field, Okla 10 Feb 1942
Hunter Field, Ga 20 Jun 1942
Key Field, Miss 7 Aug 1942 until
19 Mar 1943
La Senia, Algeria 12 May 1943
French Morocco 3 Jun 1943
Tafaraoui, Algeria 11 Jun 1943
Korba, Tunisia 30 Jun 1943
Gela, Sicily 20 Jul  1943
Barcelona, Sicily 27 Aug 1943
Sele Airfield, Italy 22 Sep 1943
Serretella Airfield, Italy 22 Oct 1943
Pomigliano, Italy 19 Nov 1943
Marcianise, Italy 30 Apr 1944
Ciampino, Italy 12 Jun 1944
Orbetello, Italy 19 Jun 1944
Poretta, Corsica 12 Jul 1944
Grosseto, Italy 17 Sep 1944
Pisa, Italy 23 Oct 1944
Tantonville, France 20 Feb 1945
Braunschardt, Germany 18 Apr 1945
Schweinfurt, Germany Sep 1945 until
15 Feb 1946
Bolling Field, DC 15 Feb until
31 Mar 1946
Nordholz, Germany 20 Aug 1946
Lechfeld, Germany 1 Dec 1946
Bad Kissingen, Germany 5 Mar 1947
Neubiberg AB, Germany 12 Jun 1947
Landstuhl AB, Germany 9 Aug 1952