Deputy Commander, Twentieth Air Force

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United States Army Air Forces position military position

The Deputy Commander of the Twentieth Air Force was a senior U.S. Army Air Forces leadership role during World War II, responsible for assisting in the command and strategic direction of long-range B-29 bomber operations in the Pacific theater.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army Air Forces position ⓘ military position ⓘ
appliesToAircraft	Boeing B-29 Superfortress NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Army Air Forces Pacific operations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithAircraftRole	heavy bomber ⓘ
associatedWithUnitType	very long range bomber force ⓘ
chainOfCommandAbove	Chief of Staff of the United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Joint Chiefs of Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandLevel	air force-level staff position ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
era	1940s ⓘ
garrisonForPlanning	Guam (forward headquarters of Twentieth Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. (initial headquarters of Twentieth Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hierarchicalRank	deputy commander ⓘ
historicalContext	United States strategic bombing doctrine in World War II ⓘ
locationOfOperations	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Guam NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianas Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Saipan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinian NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranchDuringService	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	role in management of B-29 strategic bombing operations ⓘ
notableRoleIn	coordination of B-29 very long range missions ⓘ strategic bombing of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Twentieth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfCommandStructure	United States Army Air Forces strategic air campaign against Japan ⓘ
primaryMission	support execution of strategic bombing campaign against Japanese home islands ⓘ
reportsTo	Commander, Twentieth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Commanding General, Twentieth Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	B-29 bomber operations in the Pacific theater ⓘ assisting in command of Twentieth Air Force ⓘ assisting in strategic direction of bombing campaigns ⓘ long-range strategic bombing operations ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority	coordination with theater commanders ⓘ operational planning support ⓘ strategic planning support ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater	China Burma India Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	World War II era ⓘ
typeOfCommandResponsibility	air operations ⓘ strategic air warfare ⓘ

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Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon → positionHeld → Deputy Commander, Twentieth Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Millard F. Harmon