00110213 1367-8 UNCLASSIFIED 2430016 01-21-1941 2431211 04-30-1944

BOSTON FIGHTER WING

HISTORY WG-BOST-HI 0000002378 C0186 4 201 197 40 2446301 08-23-1985 UNITED STATES ARMY ESTABLISHED AIRCRAFT WARNING SERVICE IN 1940 AND 1941 IN RESPONSE TO BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE. INFORMATION CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN DEC 40 AT CHELSEA, MA. CIVILIAN OBSERVERS WERE USED TO REPORT APPROACH OF 2 OR MORE AIRCRAFT TO INFORMATION CENTER. INFORMATION CENTER AT CHELSEA, MA CLOSED ON 25 JAN 41. ARMY SENT PERSONNEL TO BOSTON, MA IN SEP 41 TO TRAIN CIVILIANS FOR AIRCRAFT WARNING SERVICE AND BOSTON INFORMATION CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED. BOSTON AIR DEFENSE WING ACTIVATED IN BOSTON, MA ON 11 AUG 42 AND ON 29 JUL 43 WAS REDESIGNATED AS BOSTON FIGHTER WING. WING MISSION WAS TRAINING AND ACTIVE AIR DEFENSE OF BOSTON AREA. WING SUPERVISED TRAINING OF FIGHTER GROUPS, AIRCRAFT WARNING COMPANIES, AND FIGHTER CONTROL UNITS. WING ALSO EMPLOYED NUMEROUS CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS. INCLUDES REPORTS, MEMORANDA, GENERAL ORDERS, AND SPECIAL ORDERS. NONE