The 25th Anti-Submarine Wing is an inactive United States Air Force

United States Air Force

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 unit. Its last assignment was with the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command

The Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was a direct reporting agency of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Its mission was to deal with the German Navy U-boat threat.-Lineage:...

, based in New York City

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, New York

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. It was inactivated on 15 October 1943

History

Formed in November 1942 to combat German U-Boats in coastal waters of the United States. Area of jurisdiction ranged from Newfoundland

Newfoundland

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 along the Atlantic Coast to the Georgia/Florida border, outward to approximately 100 miles eastward from coastline. Wing was inactivated and disbanded, 15 October 1943 when assets and mission transferred to United States Navy

United States Navy

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.

Lineage

• Constituted as 25th Anti-submarine Wing on 17 November 1942

Activated on 20 November 1942

Disbanded on 15 October 1943

Assignments

• Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
  Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
  The Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was a direct reporting agency of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Its mission was to deal with the German Navy U-boat threat.-Lineage:...
  
  , 20 November 1942-31 August 1943
• I Bomber Command
  Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command
  The Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command was a direct reporting agency of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Its mission was to deal with the German Navy U-boat threat.-Lineage:...
  
  , 31 August-15 October 1943

Squadrons

• 1st Antisubmarine Squadron
  1st Antisubmarine Squadron
  The 1st Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico...
  
  : 30 December 1942-21 June 1943

Attached to: 1st Antisubmarine Group [Prov], 15 January-1 March 1943

Attached to: 2037th Antisubmarine Wing [Prov], 1 March-21 June 1943

Operated from stations in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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• 2d Antisubmarine Squadron
  2d Antisubmarine Squadron
  The 2d Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 480th Antisubmarine Group, based at Clovis Army Airfield, New Mexico...
  
  : 14 December 1942-21 June 1943

Attached to VIII Bomber Command

VIII Bomber Command

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, 2 January 1943

Attached to 1st Antisubmarine Group [Prov], 15 January 1943

Attached to: 2037th Antisubmarine Wing [Prov], 1 March-21 June 1943

Operated from stations in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and French Morocco

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• 3d Antisubmarine Squadron: 30 November 1942-11 October 1943

Stationed at: Dover Army Airfield, Delaware, later Fort Dix Army Airfield, New Jersey

• 4th Antisubmarine Squadron
  4th Antisubmarine Squadron
  The 4th Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 479th Antisubmarine Group, based at RAF Podington, England...
  
  : 30 November 1942-8 June 1943

Stationed at: Mitchel Field, New York

Detachments assigned to Antilles Air Command

Antilles Air Command

The Antilles Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Sixth Air Force, based at Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico...

, Caribbean Area

• 6th Antisubmarine Squadron
  6th Antisubmarine Squadron
  The 6th Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 479th Antisubmarine Group, based at RAF Podington, England...
  
  : 30 November 1942-8 June 1943

Stationed at: Westover Field, Massachusetts

• 7th Antisubmarine Squadron: 6 December 1942-4 April 1943 (Attached); 4 April-20 July 1943 (Attached)

Stationed at: Grenier Field, New Hampshire; Langley Field, Virginia

• 11th Antisubmarine Squadron: 9 December 1942-1 October 1943

Stationed at: Fort Dix Army Airfield, New Jersey

• 12th Antisubmarine Squadron: 9 December 1942-1 October 1943

Stationed at: Langley Field, Virginia

• 13th Antisubmarine Squadron: 9 December 1942-22 September 1943

Stationed at: Grenier Field, New Hampshire

• 14th Antisubmarine Squadron
  14th Antisubmarine Squadron
  The 14th Anti-Submarine Squadron is an inactive Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Second Air Force, based at Biggs Field, Texas...
  
  : 9 December 1942-7 October 1943

Stationed at: Otis Field, Massachusetts,

• 15th Antisubmarine Squadron: 14 December 1942-2 October 1943

Stationed at: Langley Field, Virginia

• 16th Antisubmarine Squadron: 14 December 1942-11 October 1943

Stationed at: Charleston Army Airfield, South Carolina

• 18th Antisubmarine Squadron: 30 December 1942-23 October 1943

Stationed at: Langley Field, Virginia

• 19th Antisubmarine Squadron
  19th Antisubmarine Squadron
  The 19th Antisubmarine Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 479th Antisubmarine Group, based at RAF Podington, England...
  
  : 30 December 1942-8 June 1943

Stationed at: Langley Field, Virginia; later RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland

• 22d Antisubmarine Squadron

Attached: 20 November 1942-8 March 1943

Stationed at: Cherry Point MCAS, North Carolina

Assigned: 8 March-14 August 1943

Stationed at: Bluethenthal Field, North Carolina