The 42d Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron was the host military unit at the new field.
Its initial base operating unit was the 352d Base HQ and Air Base Squadron.
A month later the unit was redesignated as the 91st Air Base Squadron.
The 35th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron was responsible for the operation of the non-flying elements of the base.
The group replaced the 88th Air Base Squadron as USAF host unit at Youngstown.
The new field acquired its headquarters unit with the activation of the 500th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron on 8 February 1943.
Base Headquarters was under the jurisdiction of the 329th Base Hq and Air Base Squadron.
The group replaced the 75th Air Base Squadron as USAF host organization at the base.
The Fairford/Welford unit was then redesignated to 424th Air Base Squadron from April 1995.
As such, the airfield would have been garrisoned by a detachment of the 301st Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
The 42d Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron was the host military unit at the new field.
Its initial base operating unit was the 352d Base HQ and Air Base Squadron.
A month later the unit was redesignated as the 91st Air Base Squadron.
The 35th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron was responsible for the operation of the non-flying elements of the base.
The group replaced the 88th Air Base Squadron as USAF host unit at Youngstown.
The new field acquired its headquarters unit with the activation of the 500th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron on 8 February 1943.
Base Headquarters was under the jurisdiction of the 329th Base Hq and Air Base Squadron.
The group replaced the 75th Air Base Squadron as USAF host organization at the base.
The Fairford/Welford unit was then redesignated to 424th Air Base Squadron from April 1995.
As such, the airfield would have been garrisoned by a detachment of the 301st Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron.
