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[from "Might in Flight" Copyright ©1997 Harry D. Gobrecht]
| GROUP COMMANDERS | |
| Group Commanding Officers | |
| LtCol Ford J. Lauer | 03 Feb 42 |
| LtCol John R. Sutherland | 03 Feb 42 |
| Col Ford J. Lauer | 17 Feb 42 |
| Col Warren E. Higgens | 29 May 42 |
| LtCol John R. Sutherland | 06 Jun42 |
| Col James H. Wallace | 13 Jul 42 |
| LtCol Charles E. Marion (A) | 23 Jan 43 |
| Col James H. Wallace | 01 Feb 43 |
| LtCol Charles E. Marion (A) | 13 Feb 43 |
| LtCol George L. Robinson (A) | 03 Apr 43 |
| Col Charles E. Marion | 28 May 43 |
| Col Kermit D. Stevens | 05 Aug43 |
| LtCol Lewis E. Lyle (A) | 01 Sep 44 |
| LtCol Richard H. Cole (A) | 11 Oct 44 |
| Col William S. Raper (Rader) | 29 Oct 44 |
| Col William C. Sipes, Jr. | 10 Apr 45 |
| Capt Bernard Thompson | 11 Jun 45 |
| Deputy Group Commanding Officers | |
| LtCol Charles E. Marion | 01 Mar 42 |
| LtCol George L. Robinson | 13 Feb 43 |
| LtCol Lewis E. Lyle | 20 Jun 43 |
| LtCol Edgar E. Snyder | 01 Nov 44 |
| LtCol John R. Martin | 11 Jun 45 |
| Group Executive Officers | |
| LtCol John R. Sutherland | 03 Feb 42 |
| LtCol Wesley A. Behel | 16 Dec 42 |
| LtCol Frank J. Doherty | 16 Dec 44 |
| Major Ronald M. Cowan | 22 May 45 |
| Group Operations Officers | |
| LtCol George L. Robinson | 03 Feb 42 |
| LtCol Eugene A. Romig | 06 Mar 43 |
| Major Glynn F. Shumake | Aug 43 |
| Major Louis "Mel" Schulstad, Jr. | 25 Jan 45 |
| Major Robert J. Hullar | 08 May 45 |
| SQUADRON COMMANDERS | |
| 358th Bombardment Squadron | |
| Capt Aquilla Hughes, Jr. | 03 Feb 42 |
| Major Clemens Z. Wurzbach | 26 Jul 42 |
| Major Kirk R. Mitchell ** | 21 Apr 43 |
| Major George T. Mackin | 30 Mar 44 |
| Major Glynn F. Shumake | 25 Jan 45 |
| Capt Willard H. Bergeron (A) | 30 Mar45 |
| Major Robert M. Nye | 08 Apr 45 |
| ** died in military plane crash in 1957 | |
| 359th Bombardment Squadron | |
| Capt Joseph A. Thomas | 03 Feb 42 |
| 1stLt William A. Delehay | 18 May 42 |
| Major Eugene A. Romig | 01 Jul 42 |
| LtCol William R. Calhoun, Jr. | 06 Mar 43 |
| LtCol Richard H. Cole | 23 Nov 43 |
| Capt William E. Eisenhart | 03 June 45 to 19 June 45 |
| 360th Bombardment Squadron | |
| Capt Charles A. Leidy | 03 Feb 42 |
| Capt Charles E. Marion | Jun 42 |
| Capt Hewitt T. Wheless | Jun42 |
| 1stLt Jean A. Jack | 14 Jun 42 |
| Major Richard D. Callaway | 26 Jul 42 |
| LtCol Lewis E. Lyle | 01 Jan 43 |
| LtCol Walter K. Shayler | 6 Aug 43 |
| Major John J. Casello | 10 Jul 44 |
| LtCol Walter K. Shayler | 17 Sep 44 |
| Major William C. Heller | 05 Feb 45 |
| 427th Bombardment Squadron | |
| Major Charles C. Sheridan | 03 Feb 42 |
| Major Glenn E. Hagenbuch | 03 Jan 43 |
| LtCol Edgar E. Snyder, Jr. | 11 Jul 43 |
| Major Robert W. Sheets | 01 Nov 44 |
|
(A) Acting Commanding Officer during absence of regular Commanding Officer |