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At the time war broke out, the Hawaiian Department was responsible for the defense of Hawaii and the central Pacific.
| Hawaiian Department (Short; at Fort Shafter) | ||||||
| 34 Engineer Regiment (at Schofield) | ||||||
| 24 Division (Wilson, at Schofield) | ||||||
| 17
Regiment 21 Regiment 299 Regiment |
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| 25 Division (Murray; at Schofield) | ||||||
| 27 Regiment 35 Regiment 298 Regiment |
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| Hawaiian Air Force (Martin; at Hickam AFB) | ||||||
| 58 Light Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| 12 A-20 Havoc | Two destroyed in the Pearl Harbor strike | |||||
| 86 Observation Squadron (at Bellows) | ||||||
| 5 O-47 | ||||||
| 18 Bombardment Wing (Rudolph) | ||||||
| 5 Heavy Bomber Group | ||||||
| 12 B-17 Flying Fortresses | Four destroyed in the Pearl Harbor strike | |||||
| 11 Heavy Bomber Group | ||||||
| 33 B-18 Bolo | 12 destroyed in the Pearl Harbor strike | |||||
| 14 Pursuit Wing (Davidson; at Wheeler AFB) | ||||||
| 15 Fighter Group | Distribution of aircraft is uncertain. 33 P-40, 4 P-36, and 6 P-26 destroyed in the Pearl Harbor Strike. |
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| 45 Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| 10 P-36 Hawk 4 P-26 Peashooter |
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| 46 Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| 10 P-36 Hawk 4 P-26 Peashooter |
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| 47 Fighter Squadron (at Haleiwa) | ||||||
| 1 P-36 Hawk 2 P-26 Peashooter 10 P-40 Warhawk |
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| 18 Interceptor Group | ||||||
| 6 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
| 18 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
| 19 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
| 18 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
| 44 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
| 20 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
| 73 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
| 14 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
| 78 Interceptor Squadron | ||||||
| 19 P-40 Warhawk | ||||||
References
http://www.freeport-tech.com/WWII (accessed 2002; now defunct)
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