805th Engineer Aviation Battalion | |
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![]() 805th Memorial at National Museum of the US Air Force
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Active | 1941–1946 |
Country | United States |
Branch | USAAF |
Type | Engineer |
Role | Constructed fighter and bomber airfields in Central America and the Pacific during World War II |
Garrison/HQ | MacDill Field, Florida |
Motto(s) |
Instrumentis et Gladis (With Tools and Weapons) |
Colors | Scarlet and White |
Engagements |
World War II Saipan Iejima |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
Major General Lee B. Washbourne Colonel Harry A. Hall |
The 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion was a United States Army Air Forces unit activated on 12 February 1941 at MacDill Field (Army Air Base) near Tampa, Florida. It was deactivated shortly after World War II.