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 NERFINISHED
controlledBy United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
coordinatesRegion northwestern Guam
country United States of America
surface form: United States
garrison Twentieth Air Force units NERFINISHED
XXI Bomber Command NERFINISHED
hasFunction aircraft basing
logistics support for bomber forces
hasRunwayType paved runway
headquartersOf XXI Bomber Command NERFINISHED
historicalEra 1940s
locatedIn Guam NERFINISHED
Mariana Islands NERFINISHED
namedAfter Millard F. Harmon NERFINISHED
namedFor Lieutenant General Millard F. Harmon NERFINISHED
operatedBy United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
partOf Twentieth Air Force infrastructure
partOfCampaign strategic bombing campaign against Japan
region Western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
role bomber operations base
headquarters airfield
serviceBranch United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
status former military airfield
strategicImportance base for strategic bombing of Japanese home islands
theater Pacific Ocean Areas NERFINISHED
usedBy United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
usedDuringConflict Pacific War NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
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