9th Marine Aircraft Wing

9th Marine Aircraft Wing
9th Marine Aircraft Wing
Active	April 1, 1944 – 31 March 1946
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Marine Aircraft Wing
Role	Training
Part of	Decommissioned
Garrison/HQ	Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

The 9th Marine Aircraft Wing was an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The wing was commissioned during World War II as a training unit for Marine Aviation personnel headed to the Pacific Theater.^[2]

Mission

Train, equip and prepare Marine aviation units for combat

Subordinate units

Marine Aircraft Groups MAG-33, MAG-34, MAG-35, MAG-51, MAG-52, MAG-53, MAG-62, MAG-91, MAG-92, MAG-93, MAG-94
Marine Corps Aviation Bases: Atlantic, Bogue, Congaree, Eagle Mountain Lake, Greeneville, Kinston, Newport, New River, Oak Grove, Parris Island, Walnut Ridge.

History

The 9th Marine Aircraft Wing (9th MAW) was commissioned on April 1, 1944 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.^[3]^[4] 9th MAW replaced the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in the role of training, equipping, and preparing East Coast Marine Corps Aviation units for combat. It was also responsible for administering all of the airfields in the Cherry Point area.^[2] In late 1944, 9th MAW was almost disbanded in favor of a Marine Air Training Command, East Coast but that idea was never acted upon. The wing was decommissioned on March 31, 1946 in accordance with MarCorps Confidential Dispatch 052213 of March 1946. This coincided with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing returning to the States and assuming control of Marine aviation units on the East Coast.^[5] ^[1]

Commanding officers

Colonel Christian F. Schilt – April 1 – June 16, 1944
Brigadier General Lewie G. Merritt – September 21, 1944 – January 16, 1945
Brigadier General Christian F. Schilt – January 17 – February 15, 1945
Colonel Lawrence T. Burke – February 16 – April 22, 1945
Brigadier General Harold D. Campbell – April 23, 1945 – March 31, 1946

Citations

^ ^a ^b 9th MAW Unit History 1 Sep 1945 – 31 Mar 1946
^ ^a ^b Sherrod 1952, pp. 439.
^ 3d MAW General Order 13-1944 Commissioning 9th MAW on 1 April 1944
^ Shettle 2001, pp. 29.
^ Sherrod 1952, pp. 434.

References

Bibliography

Sherrod, Robert (1952). History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Combat Forces Press. ISBN 0-89201-048-7.
Shettle, M. L. Jr. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co. ISBN 0-9643388-2-3.

Bibliography

9th MAW Unit History

[9th_MAW_Unit_History-1] 9th MAW Unit History 1 Sep 1945 – 31 Mar 1946

[FOOTNOTESherrod1952439-2] Sherrod 1952, pp. 439.

[3] 3d MAW General Order 13-1944 Commissioning 9th MAW on 1 April 1944

[FOOTNOTEShettle200129-4] Shettle 2001, pp. 29.

[FOOTNOTESherrod1952434-5] Sherrod 1952, pp. 434.

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