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| [[110th Observation Squadron]] || Missouri || 23 June 1923<BR>14 August 1917 || 23 December 1940 || Initially World War I 110th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1918); Re-formed 1923, Ordered to active service on 23 Dec 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 110th BS. |
| [[110th Observation Squadron]] || Missouri || 23 June 1923<BR>14 August 1917 || 23 December 1940 || Initially World War I 110th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1918); Re-formed 1923, Ordered to active service on 23 Dec 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 110th BS. |
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| [[111th Observation Squadron]] || Texas || || || Initially World War I 111th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); now 111th RS. |
| [[111th Observation Squadron]] || Texas || 29 June 1923<BR>14 August 1917 || 25 December 1940 || Initially World War I 111th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1923, Ordered to active service on 25 Dec 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 111th RS. |
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| [[112th Observation Squadron]] || Ohio || || || Initially World War I 112th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); now 112th FS. |
| [[112th Observation Squadron]] || Ohio || 20 Jun 1927<BR>18 August 1917 || 25 November 1940 || Initially World War I 112th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1927, Ordered to active service on 25 Nov 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 112th FS. |
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| [[113th Observation Squadron]] || Indiana || || || Initially World War I 113th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); now 113th ASOS |
| [[113th Observation Squadron]] || Indiana || 1 August 1921<BR>26 August 1917 || 17 January 1941 || Initially World War I 113th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1921, Ordered to active service on 17 Jan 1941; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 113th ASOS |
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| [[114th Observation Squadron]]<BR>106th Observation Squadron || Alabama || 21 January 1922<br>27 August 1917 || 25 November 1940 || Initially World War I 106th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); reformed as 114th Observation Squadron; consolidated (1936) with 135th Squadron (organized 21 Jan 1922);Ordered to active service on 25 Nov 1940; re-designated: 100th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 May 1944; allotted to ANG on 24 May 1946; now 106th ARS |
| [[114th Observation Squadron]]<BR>106th Observation Squadron || Alabama || 21 January 1922<br>27 August 1917 || 25 November 1940 || Initially World War I 106th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); reformed as 114th Observation Squadron; consolidated (1936) with 135th Squadron (organized 21 Jan 1922);Ordered to active service on 25 Nov 1940; re-designated: 100th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 May 1944; allotted to ANG on 24 May 1946; now 106th ARS |
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Revision as of 21:16, 2 September 2012
United States Army National Guard units began forming Aerial Observation units before World War I. When the United States entered the war in April 1917, about 100 National Guard pilots joined the newly-formed United States Army Air Service.
After the demobilization of the World War I Air Service in 1919, in 1920, the Militia Bureau and the Air Service agreed on forming postwar National Guard aviation units. On 17 January 1921 the 109th Observation Squadron of the Minnesota National Guard became the first postwar air unit to receive federal recognition. These 29 squadrons formed by the Army before World War II remain active Air National Guard units today and are the direct predecessors of today's current units.
| Unit | State | Formed | Federalized / Inactivated |
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| 101st Observation Squadron | Massachusetts | 25 January 1923 22 August 1917 |
25 November 1940 | Initially World War I 101st Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1921, Ordered to active service on 25 Nov 1940; allotted to ANG, on 29 Jul 1946; now 101st IS. |
| 102d Observation Squadron | New York | 17 November 1921 23 August 1917 |
15 October 1940 | Initially World War I 102d Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1921, Ordered to active service on 15 Oct 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 102d RS. |
| 103d Observation Squadron | Pennsylvania | 27 June 1924 | 17 February 1941 | Ordered to active service on 17 Feb 1941; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 103d FS. |
| 104th Observation Squadron | Maryland | 29 June 1921 | 3 February 1941 | Ordered to active service on 3 Feb 1941; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 104th FS. |
| 107th Observation Squadron | Michigan | 7 May 1926 27 August 1917 |
15 October 1940 | Initially World War I 107th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1926, Ordered to active service on 15 Oct 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 107th FS. |
| 108th Observation Squadron | Illinois | 1 July 1927 27 August 1917 |
3 February 1941 | Initially World War I 108th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1927, Ordered to active service on 3 Feb 1941; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; ;now 108th ARS. |
| 109th Observation Squadron | Minnesota | 17 January 1921 27 August 1917 |
10 February 1941 | Initially World War I 109th Aero Squadron, deployed to France, primarily a transportation unit on Western Front (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1921, Ordered to active service on 10 Feb 1941; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 109th AS. |
| 110th Observation Squadron | Missouri | 23 June 1923 14 August 1917 |
23 December 1940 | Initially World War I 110th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1918); Re-formed 1923, Ordered to active service on 23 Dec 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 110th BS. |
| 111th Observation Squadron | Texas | 29 June 1923 14 August 1917 |
25 December 1940 | Initially World War I 111th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1923, Ordered to active service on 25 Dec 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 111th RS. |
| 112th Observation Squadron | Ohio | 20 Jun 1927 18 August 1917 |
25 November 1940 | Initially World War I 112th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1927, Ordered to active service on 25 Nov 1940; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 112th FS. |
| 113th Observation Squadron | Indiana | 1 August 1921 26 August 1917 |
17 January 1941 | Initially World War I 113th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); Re-formed 1921, Ordered to active service on 17 Jan 1941; allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 113th ASOS |
| 114th Observation Squadron 106th Observation Squadron |
Alabama | 21 January 1922 27 August 1917 |
25 November 1940 | Initially World War I 106th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); reformed as 114th Observation Squadron; consolidated (1936) with 135th Squadron (organized 21 Jan 1922);Ordered to active service on 25 Nov 1940; re-designated: 100th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) on 9 May 1944; allotted to ANG on 24 May 1946; now 106th ARS |
| 115th Observation Squadron | California | now 111th AS. | ||
| 116th Observation Squadron | Washington | Initially World War I 116th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); now 116th ARS | ||
| 118th Observation Squadron | Florida | Initially World War I 116th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); now CT ANG 118th AS. | ||
| 119th Observation Squadron | New Jersey | Initially World War I 5th Aviation School Squadron (demobilized 1919); now 119th FS | ||
| 120th Observation Squadron | Colorado | now 120th FS. | ||
| 121st Observation Squadron | District of Columbia | now 121st FS. | ||
| 122d Observation Squadron | Louisiana | now 122d FS. | ||
| 123d Observation Squadron | Oregon | 18 April 1941 | 15 September 1941 | Ordered to active service during World War II; allotted to ANG on 24 May 1946; now 123d FS. |
| 124th Observation Squadron | Iowa | now 124th FS. | ||
| 125th Observation Squadron | Oklahoma | now 125th FS. | ||
| 126th Observation Squadron | Wisconsin | 12 November 1940 | 18 October 1942 | Inactivated; re-activated and re-designated 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Aug 1943; allotted to ANG on 24 May 1946; now 126th ARS. |
| 127th Observation Squadron | Kansas | now 127th CCS. | ||
| 128th Observation Squadron | Georgia | Initially World War I 840th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); now 128th ACCS | ||
| 136th Observation Squadron 105th Observation Squadron |
Tennessee | 4 December 1921 27 August 1917 |
18 October 1942 | Initially World War I 105th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); reformed as 105th Observation Squadron; consolidated (1936) with 136th Squadron (organized 4 Dec 1921); Inactivated on 18 October 1942; Re-activated on 1 March 1943 as 105th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bombardment); allotted to ANG on 24 May 1946; now 105th AS. |
| 152d Observation Squadron | Rhode Island | now AZ ANG 152d FS. | ||
| 153d Observation Squadron | Mississippi | now 153d ARS | ||
| 154th Observation Squadron | Arkansas | Initially World War I 154th Aero Squadron (demobilized 1919); now 154th TS. |
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Rosenfeld, Susan and Gross, Charles J (2007), Air National Guard at 60: A History. Air National Guard history program AFD-080527-040
- Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0892010975
- Individual unit histories of above listed units