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Old 07-10-2019, 08:31 PM
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John – No joy yet on finding the insignia of FEALogFor. I will try contacting the U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency.

The paragraph below describes the lineage of the FEALogFor. Based on this, and information in Robert F. Futrell, The United States Air Force in Korea 1950-1953, rev. ed. (Washington: Office of Air Force History, 1983), p. 495, I conclude that the photo was taken between 1 February 1952 and 1 October 1955. VB-17G 44-83798 may have been Brigadier General (Major General as of 6 September 1952) Paul E. Ruestow’s executive transport. He was the commander of FEALogFor.

Air Materiel Force, Pacific Area - This logistical organization, which eventually became the Pacific counterpart of the preceding unit [Air Materiel Force, European Area] began during WWII. Established as Far East Air Service Command 14 July 1944. Activated 18 Aug 1944 at Brisbane, Australia, replacing the Far East Air Service Command (Provisional), formed 15 June 1944 at the same location. Assigned to FEAF. To Hollandia, New Guinea, 16 Nov 1944 and to Manila 7 Aug 1945. Redesignated Pacific Air Service Command, US Army, in Jan 1946, and Far East Air Materiel Command 1 Jan 1947. To Fuchu, Japan, 20 Jan 1947. To FEAMC AB, Japan, 1 July 1949. Inactivated 1 Feb 1952, but immediately organized the same day at FEAMC AB (later Tachikawa AB), Japan, assigned to FEAF. Redesignated Far East Air Logistics Force 1 July 1952. Assigned to Air Materiel Command (later Air Force Logistics Command) 1 Oct 1955 and redesignated Air Materiel Force, Pacific Area, the same day. To Wheeler AFB, Hawaii, 1 June 1957 and back to Tachikawa AB 1 Apr 1960. Discontinued and inactivated 1 July 1962.” Charles A. Ravenstein, The organization and lineage of the United States Air Force, Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, 1986, p. 39.

I presume this was the source of your image: https://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/JonesVincent/7429.htm

This scrapbook site has an image of the FEALogFor headquarters building at Tachi and an image of a B-17 Tail Number 3621 taken at Tachi in 1952 or 1953 by 2LT Fred Pape, who had hitched a ride. It was the executive transport of Brigadier General Herbert Leonard Grills, deputy for personnel, Headquarters Far East Air Forces. https://abt-unk.blogspot.com/2015/05/
Bio of General Grills: https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biograph...eonard-grills/

More later, if and when I have something to offer.

Don
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