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