00240569 UNCLASSIFIED 2432460 10-01-1947

UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE

HISTORY 570.01 8175 C5044 4 616 43 2447253 04-01-1988 LT GEN CURTIS E. LEMAY ASSUMED COMMAND OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAFE) 20 OCT 47. BRIG GEN JOHN F. MCBLAIN REVERTED FROM COMMANDER TO ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, OPERATIONS. COL CLARENCE F. HOFSTETTER WAS ASSIGNED AS ORDNANCE OFFICER, USAFE. COL RAYMOND L. WINN WAS ANNOUNCED AS ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF, USAFE. 12 TACTICAL AIR COMMAND WAS DISCONTINUED AND UNITS FORMERLY ASSIGNED TO THAT COMMAND WERE ASSIGNED TO THE BAD KISSINGEN AIR BASE, NEUBIBERG AIR BASE, FURSTENFELDBRUCK AIR BASE, AND HEADQUARTERS, USAFE. THE FOOD CONSERVATION PROGRAM INITIATED AND PROCLAIMED IN THE UNITED STATES WAS OBSERVED IN USAFE. NONE INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS.