1 January 1942

 So much had to be done now that we were at war with Germany and Japan.........draft boards had to be put in full swing all over the country, factories had to be set up to make everything from Planes to Trains, Tanks, Guns, Uniforms.....thousands upon thousands would be entering the service, and military bases to train all of these new recruits had to be put in place. It was a gigantic task......a massive build up of all the armed services and the weaponry of war.

This calendar is still a work in progress, the most recent additions being those things that were happening in the USA and around the World.  I would like to eventually have each day on the calendar linked to something and this is quite a task in that there are about 1222 days from January of 42 to May 7, 1945.

As for the Air Force, it had the monumental task of getting the planes we did have moved from the USA to Great Britain. In January of 1942, mostly patrols were being flown until such time as routes, pilots, and crews could be set up to move the planes overseas.

The 43d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 29th Bombardment Group (Heavy),transfers from Pope Field, North Carolina to MacDill Field, Florida and continues flying ASW patrols with B-17's.

During the month of January, the following squadrons begin flying antisubmarine patrols: 2d Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) and 27th and 38th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), 30th Bombardment Group (Heavy) at Muroc, California with A-29's. 6th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 29th Bombardment Group (Heavy), MacDill Field, Florida with B-17's. 31st Observation Squadron, IV Air Support Command at San Bernardino AAFld, California with O-49's. 46th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 41st Bombardment Group (Medium) at Muroc, California with B-18's. 52d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 29th ombardment Group (Heavy) at MacDill Field, Florida with B-17's.
During the month of January, the following squadron cease flying antisubmarine patrols:
2d, 19th and 33d Bombardment Squadrons (Medium) and 18th Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium), 22d Bombardment Group (Medium) at Muroc, California with B-26's. 8th, 13th, 89th and 90th Bombardment Squadrons (Light), 3d Bombardment Group (Light) at Savannah AAB, Georgia with A-20's. 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy), 39th Bombardment Group (Heavy) at Geiger Field, Washington with B-17's. 13th Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) and 65th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 43d Bombardment Group (Heavy) at Dow Field, Maine with B-17's. 15th Bombardment Squadron (Light), V Air Support Command at Ft Dix AAFld, New Jersey with A-20's. 84th, 85th, 86th and 97th Bombardment Squadrons (Light), 47th Bombardment Group (Light) at Hammer Field, California with B-18's and LB-30's. 109th Observation Squadron (Medium), 67th Observation Group, at Savannah AB, Georgia with O-38's, O-47's, O-49's and O-58's.
113th Observation Squadron (Medium), 67th Observation Group, at MacDill Field, Florida with O-47's, O-49's and O-52's. 153d Observation Squadron (Light), 67th Observation Group, at Bluethenthal Field, North Carolina with O-47's, O-49's and O-52's.