Harmon Field, Guam

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Harmon Field in Guam was a major World War II U.S. Army Air Forces base that served as the headquarters for XXI Bomber Command during the strategic bombing campaign against Japan.

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Harmon Field, Guam canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II air base ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ
associatedWithAircraft Boeing B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
linked to: B-29 Superfortress
controlledBy United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
coordinatesRegion northwestern Guam ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
garrison Twentieth Air Force units ⓘ
linked to: Twentieth Air Force

XXI Bomber Command ⓘ
hasFunction aircraft basing ⓘ
logistics support for bomber forces ⓘ
hasRunwayType paved runway ⓘ
headquartersOf XXI Bomber Command ⓘ
historicalEra 1940s ⓘ
locatedIn Guam ⓘ
Mariana Islands ⓘ
namedAfter Millard F. Harmon ⓘ
namedFor Lieutenant General Millard F. Harmon ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
partOf Twentieth Air Force infrastructure ⓘ
partOfCampaign strategic bombing campaign against Japan ⓘ
region Western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
role bomber operations base ⓘ
headquarters airfield ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
status former military airfield ⓘ
strategicImportance base for strategic bombing of Japanese home islands ⓘ
theater Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ
usedBy United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
usedFor command and control of B-29 operations ⓘ
long-range bomber staging ⓘ
strategic bombing operations against Japan ⓘ

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XXI Bomber Command → headquartersLocation → Harmon Field, Guam ⓘ