"Activated in China in 1943, the wing engaged in sea sweeps and attacks against Japanese inland shipping.

Between late 1943 and 1945 its units bombed and strafed such targets as trains, harbors, railroads in French Indochina, and the Canton Hong Kong area of South China.

Fighter aircraft defended Allied air bases, the eastern terminus of The Hump route, and the bases in the area of Kunming and attacked bridges, oil and gas storage facilities, supply dumps, convoys, and enemy troop concentrations.

After the Japanese surrender, the 69th's troop carrier aircraft ferried troops and supplies in China, helped to evacuate prisoners of war, and flew mercy missions in China, French Indochina, and Manchuria.

"[2] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency