The 22nd Aero Squadron was a
United States Army Air Service
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unit that fought on the
Western Front during
World War I
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.
The squadron was assigned as a Day Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron as part of the
2nd Pursuit Group,
First United States Army
First Army is the oldest and longest-established field army of the United States Army. It served as a theater army, having seen service in both World War I and World War II, and supplied the US army with soldiers and equipment during the Kore ...
. Its mission was to engage and clear enemy aircraft from the skies and provide escort to reconnaissance and bombardment squadrons over enemy territory. It also attacked enemy observation balloons, and perform close air support and tactical bombing attacks of enemy forces along the front lines.
[Maurer, Maurer (1978), The US Air Service in World War I, The Office of Air Force History, Headquarters USAF Washington](_blank)
/ref> After the 1918 Armistice with Germany
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, the squadron returned to the United States in June 1919 and was demobilized.
In April 1937, its lineage and history was consolidated with those of the United States Army Air Corps 22nd Observation Squadron.[Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the First World War, Volume 3, Part 3, Center of Military History, United States Army, 1949 (1988 Reprint)]
History
Origins
The 22nd Aero Squadron was organized at Kelly Field, Texas, on 16 June 1917. Initially 150 men, it was later expanded to a size of 200. Once organized, the 22nd was sent to Toronto, Ontario
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, Canada, on 9 August to begin formal training under the auspices of the Royal Flying Corps at their facilities. In Canada, the squadron trained on the Curtiss JN-4
The Curtiss JN "Jenny" was a series of biplanes built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Although the Curtiss JN series was originally produced as a training aircraft for th ...
"Jenny", and detachments attended schools at locations around the Toronto area. The men received instruction on engine and aircraft maintenance.[Series "E", Volume 9, History of the 22nd–24th Aero Squadrons. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.]
On 19 October the squadron finished its initial training and was sent to Hicks Field
Hicks Field (Camp Taliaferro Field #1) is a former World War I military airfield, located North-northwest of Saginaw, Texas. It operated as a training field for the Air Service, United States Army between 1917 until 1920. It was one of thi ...
, near Fort Worth, Texas. Hicks was also designated Field No. 1 of the Camp Taliaferro
Camp Taliaferro was a World War I flight-training center run under the direction of the Air Service, United States Army in the Fort Worth, Texas, area. Camp Taliaferro had an administration center near what is now the Will Rogers Memorial Cen ...
training complex, operated also by the British Royal Flying Corps. When the squadron arrived, Hicks Field was still under construction; however, flying training in the JN-4 was conducted and 42 flight cadets soloed in the Jenny. Orders were received for overseas movement to France, and the squadron left for the Aviation Concentration Center, Long Island, on 21 January 1918, arriving on the 25th. The squadron boarded the RMS ''Adriatic'' in New York Harbor on the 31st, arriving in Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
, England on 16 February after an uneventful voyage and proceeding to a "Rest Camp", where the pilots were sent to various advanced training schools in England, while the enlisted support personnel were sent to France for training with RFC units on the continent.
Training in France
In France, the squadron was divided into Flights and divided among units of the Royal Naval Air Service that were engaged in day-bombing: "HQ", "A" and "B" Flights to No. 6 Squadron, and "C" Flight to No. 2 Squadron. Later transfers were "A" Flight to No. 4 Aviation Service Depot at Guînes
Guînes (; vls, Giezene, lang; pcd, Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically it was spelt ''Guisnes''.
On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, comple ...
for instruction and repair work and "B" Flight to No. 3 Squadron, RNAS on the Somme, where one man was captured by the Germans in a ground attack during the German drive of 21 March. The segments received much experience in German bombing, sea-raids, and shelling by the famous "Ludendorf" gun. During the British retreat, camps were hurriedly broken up and re-pitched at a succession of locations. During the training outside of Belrain, France John G. Agar was famous for demanding all his food raw. After world renowned writer wrote about John G. Agar's eating habits he was receiving much letter's per day, so much so they also moved him squadrons.
On 24 June 1918, the flights were reassembled at Guînes Aerodrome and then went to the American 3rd Air Instructional Center at Issoudun Aerodrome
Issoudun Aerodrome was a complex of military airfields in the vicinity of Issoudun, Centre, France. They were used during World War I as part of the Third Air Instructional Center, American Expeditionary Forces for training United States airmen ...
, where the squadron remained until 7 July, when the pilots received their final combat training. It then moved to the Air Service Acceptance Park No. 1 at Orly Field
Orly Air Base was a United States Air Force Facility during the early part of the Cold War, located at Aéroport de Paris-Orly, south of Paris, France. The American Air Base was located on the north side of the airport, in an area east of the ...
, near Paris. At Orly the enlisted strength was reduced to 176 men, who were detailed to work in the several departments in the Park. At Orly, the squadron was classified as a pursuit (fighter) squadron and was assigned to the 2nd Pursuit Group, 1st Pursuit Wing, First American Army, AEF, joining the 13th
In music or music theory, a thirteenth is the note thirteen scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the thirteenth. The interval can be also described as a compound sixth, spanning an octave pl ...
, 49th and 139th Aero Squadron
The 139th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I.
The squadron was assigned as a day pursuit (fighter) squadron as part of the 2d Pursuit Group, First United States Army. ...
s.
From Orly, the 22nd then moved to their first combat airfield in the "Zone of Advance", Croix de Metz Aerodrome, near Toul
Toul () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.
It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Geography
Toul is between Commercy and Nancy, and the river Moselle and Canal de la Marne au Rhin.
Climate
Toul ...
. There the squadron received its combat aircraft and pilots, SPAD XIII
The SPAD S.XIII is a French biplane fighter aircraft of the First World War, developed by '' Société Pour L'Aviation et ses Dérivés'' (SPAD) from the earlier and highly successful SPAD S.VII.
During early 1917, the French designer Louis ...
's from the 1st Air Depot at Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome
: ''see also: Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force''
When the United States entered World War I on 6 April 1917, the Air Service of the United States Army existed only as a branch of the Signal Corps, and was kno ...
, equipped with 220 hp Hispano engines. It received its full complement of 25 aircraft and pilots by 26 August.
Combat in France
The 22nd Aero Squadron flew its first combat patrol on 21 August 1918 in preparation for the St. Mihiel offensive
The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a major World War I battle fought from 12–15 September 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and 110,000 French troops under the command of General John J. Pershing of the United States against ...
. As the date of the attack grew nearer, the flying over the sector increased. The squadron achieved its first aerial victory on 2 September with the shooting down of a German Rumpler
Rumpler-Luftfahrzeugbau GmbH, Rumpler-Werke, usually known simply as Rumpler was a German aircraft and automobile manufacturer founded in Berlin by Austrian engineer Edmund Rumpler in 1909 as Rumpler Luftfahrzeugbau.Gunston 1993, p.259 The fi ...
in the region of Arracourt by Lt Brooks. The next victory came two days later on the 4th when Lieutenants Brooks, Tyndall and Jones attacked a Fokker that had attacked Allied balloons. From this point contact and combat with enemy aircraft was frequent, along with German anti-aircraft artillery fire (Archies) causing damage to several squadron planes.
With clear flying weather by 13 September, the air filled with Allied and German aircraft. Flights of the 11th
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Name
"Eleven" derives from the Old English ', which is first atteste ...
and 20th Squadrons' de Havilland DH-4 bombers were attached to the squadron and the mission of the 22nd became escorting the DH-4s to attack ground targets behind the German lines. Salmson 2A2
The Salmson 2 A.2, (often shortened to Salmson 2) was a French biplane reconnaissance aircraft developed and produced by Salmson to a 1916 requirement. Along with the Breguet 14, it was the main reconnaissance aircraft of the French army in 1918 ...
s from the 1st, 12th
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and 91st Observation Squadrons flew frequent reconnaissance and photographic missions and the 22nd's SPADs kept the Germans at a distance. On 14 September, a large air battle took place between the 22nd and German aircraft near Verdun
Verdun (, , , ; official name before 1970 ''Verdun-sur-Meuse'') is a large city in the Meuse department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
Verdun is the biggest city in Meuse, although the capital ...
. The 22nd was to meet a Salmson over Mars-la-Tour about 3:00 pm with orders to clear the skies of German aircraft to allow the Salmson to take photos over the area. However, no Salmson was in sight and twelve enemy aircraft attacked the 22nd. During the ensuing combat no squadron aircraft were lost, but several pilots returned with heavily damaged aircraft.
On 22 September, the squadron moved to Belrain Aerodrome. At Toul, the quarters had been comfortable and convenient with adequate transportation for leaves to such places as Nancy or Toul. But for the next month, the main satisfaction of being an aviator, living outside the muck of battle after the day's fighting, was taken away. Billets in Prie-la-Brulee and Belrain were offered, supplemented by shacks on the field.
On 26 September, Lieuts. Hudson, Doolin and Agar were in a patrol of four of the Squadron's planes that were set upon by 13 Fokkers. After a horrible plane crash on 26 September John G. Agar was the last of the patrol four and had to walk 19 miles back to camp. After considerable maneuvering they reached the Allied lines safely and brought down one of the enemy in the running fight. On the same patrol, Lieut. Beane became separated from the others and shot down a Fokker that had just shot down another SPAD. Although in turn attacked by two more of the enemy, Lieut. Beane succeeded in eluding the offenders. Two days later, on the 28th, a "glorious dog-fight" took place over Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Montfaucon-d'Argonne (, literally ''Montfaucon of Argonne'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is home to the Meuse-Argonne American Memorial.
See also
* Communes of the Meuse department
The follo ...
with six victories for the Squadron's pilots and none for the Germans. Three biplanes and about a dozen case planes were sighted in excellent position below the
groups of seven, resulting in 13 combats.
That was the kind of work done by the 22nd Aero Squadron, although it was not always so concentrated. The last patrol, led by Captain Bridgeman, went over the lines and bombed Stenay on 6 November. The next day, the squadron moved "up" to keep up with the advance of First Army and moved to Souilly Aerodrome
Souilly Aerodrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located Northeast of Souilly, in the Meuse department in north-eastern France.
Overview
With the Battle of Verdun raging on in the early part of 1917, a cluster of new a ...
, however, owing to bad weather, no combat patrols were sent out before the Armistice on 11 November.
Demobilization
The record of the squadron from 6 August to 11 November is quite remarkable. In spite of
a late start, the "Shooting Stars" accounted for 43 official victories, against 34 of its nearest rival, the 139th Aero Squadron
The 139th Aero Squadron was a United States Army Air Service unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I.
The squadron was assigned as a day pursuit (fighter) squadron as part of the 2d Pursuit Group, First United States Army. ...
"Mercurios". Casualties were 12, including 4 known killed, two prisoners and six "missing in action". During 72 days of flying operations the squadron conducted 956 sorties and 82 combats and achieved 43 (possibly 46) official victories. Several Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries.
*Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
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es were awarded and recommendations were made for the Medal of Honor
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.
The AEF was very slow in returning its forces to the United States. The squadron remained at Souilly Aerodrome until 29 January 1919, when it moved to th
Grand aerodrome
France, west of Neufchateau, to help construct a new airfield. On 18 April 1919, orders were received from First Army for the squadron to report to the 1st Air Depot, Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome
: ''see also: Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force''
When the United States entered World War I on 6 April 1917, the Air Service of the United States Army existed only as a branch of the Signal Corps, and was kno ...
to turn in all of its supplies and equipment and it was relieved of duty with the AEF. The squadron's SPAD aircraft were delivered to the Air Service American Air Service Acceptance Park No. 1 at Orly Aerodrome to be returned to the French. There practically all of the pilots and observers were detached from the squadron.
[Series "D", Weekly Statistical Reports of Air Service Activities, October 1918 – May 1919. Gorrell's History of the American Expeditionary Forces Air Service, 1917–1919, National Archives, Washington, D.C.]
Personnel at Colombey were subsequently assigned to the commanding general, services of supply, and ordered to report to the staging camp at LeMans, France. There, they awaited scheduling to report to one of the base ports in France for transport to the United States and subsequent demobilization. On 22 May, the squadron moved to its port of embarkation, Brest
Brest may refer to:
Places
*Brest, Belarus
**Brest Region
**Brest Airport
**Brest Fortress
* Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
* Břest, Czech Republic
*Brest, France
** Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Br ...
.
The 22nd Aero Squadron (Pursuit), returned to New York City on 14 June, its personnel were demobilized and returned to civilian life, and the squadron was inactivated at Hazelhurst Field
Roosevelt Field is a former airport, located east-southeast of Mineola, Long Island, New York. Originally called the Hempstead Plains Aerodrome, or sometimes Hempstead Plains field or the Garden City Aerodrome, it was a training field (Hazel ...
, Long Island, on 17 June 1919.
In April 1937, the inactivated squadron was re-constituted administratively, with its lineage and history being consolidated with those of the United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1926 and 1941. After World War I, as early aviation became an increasingly important part of modern warfare, a philosophical r ...
22nd Observation Squadron. The current United States Air Force
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unit that holds its lineage and history is the 22nd Intelligence Squadron, assigned to the 707th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
The 707th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (707 ISRG) is a unit of the United States Air Force 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
The group is the largest group ...
, Fort George G. Meade
Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, that includes the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity, the United States military bands#Army Field Band, United States Army Field Band, and the head ...
, Maryland.
Lineage
* Organized as 17th Aero Squadron on 16 June 1917
: Re-designated as: 22nd Aero Squadron on 20 June 1917
: Re-designated as: 22nd Aero Squadron (Pursuit) on 16 August 1918
: Demobilized on 17 June 1919
Assignments
* Post Headquarters, Kelly Field, 16 June 1917 – 21 January 1918
: Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 9 August 1917 – 21 January 1918
* Aviation Concentration Center, 25 January 1918
*
* Air Service Headquarters, AEF, British Isles, 16 January 1918
: Attached to the Royal Flying Corps for training, 24 January – 19 July 1918
* 3rd Air Instructional Center, 26 June 1918
* Air Service Acceptance Park No. 1, 7 July 1918
* 2nd Pursuit Group, 16 August 1918
* First Army Air Service, 11 December 1918
* 1st Air Depot, 10 April 1919
* Commanding General, Services of Supply, – 22 April May 1919
* John G. Agar, Wine Server, Services of Supply, – 22 April May 1919
* Post Headquarters, Hazelhurst Field, 15–17 June 1919
Stations
* Kelly Field, Texas
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, 16 June 1917
* Toronto
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, Ontario, Canada, 9 August 1917
: Detachments at Camp Borden, Deseronto, Armour Heights, Longbranch, North Toronto, Leaside
* Hicks Field
Hicks Field (Camp Taliaferro Field #1) is a former World War I military airfield, located North-northwest of Saginaw, Texas. It operated as a training field for the Air Service, United States Army between 1917 until 1920. It was one of thi ...
(Taliaferro #1), Texas, 19 October 1917
* Aviation Concentration Center
Camp Albert L. Mills (Camp Mills) was a military installation on Long Island, New York. It was located about ten miles from the eastern boundary of New York City on the Hempstead Plains within what is now the village of Garden City. In September ...
, Garden City, New York, 25 January 1918
* Port of Entry, Hoboken, New Jersey
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:: Overseas transport, RMS ''Adriatic'', 10–16 February 1918
* Liverpool
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, England, 16 February 1918
* Dunkirk, France, 4 March 1918
: Unit divided into flights which operated from various stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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and Somme Regions until squadron reassembled on 24 June 1918
: Headquarters flight was in Flanders
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Region, Belgium
: A, B, and C flights in Picardy Region
* Guînes
Guînes (; vls, Giezene, lang; pcd, Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically it was spelt ''Guisnes''.
On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, comple ...
Aerodrome, France, 24 June 1918
* Issoudun Aerodrome
Issoudun Aerodrome was a complex of military airfields in the vicinity of Issoudun, Centre, France. They were used during World War I as part of the Third Air Instructional Center, American Expeditionary Forces for training United States airmen ...
, France, 26 June 1918
* Orly Airport
Paris Orly Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly , is one of two international airports serving the French capital, Paris, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly ...
, Paris, France, 7 July 1918
* Croix de Metz Aerodrome, France, 16 August 1918
* Belrain Aerodrome, France, 22 September 1918
* Souilly Aerodrome
Souilly Aerodrome was a temporary World War I airfield in France. It was located Northeast of Souilly, in the Meuse department in north-eastern France.
Overview
With the Battle of Verdun raging on in the early part of 1917, a cluster of new a ...
, France, 7 November 1918
Grand Aerodrome
France, c. 29 January 1919
* Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome
: ''see also: Organization of the Air Service of the American Expeditionary Force''
When the United States entered World War I on 6 April 1917, the Air Service of the United States Army existed only as a branch of the Signal Corps, and was kno ...
, France, 10 April 1919
* Le Mans, France, 2 May 1919
* Port of Brest, France
Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of the peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French m ...
, 20 May 1919
:: Return transport, SS ''Louisville'', 22 May −15 June 1919
* Hazelhurst Field
Roosevelt Field is a former airport, located east-southeast of Mineola, Long Island, New York. Originally called the Hempstead Plains Aerodrome, or sometimes Hempstead Plains field or the Garden City Aerodrome, it was a training field (Hazel ...
, New York, 15–17 June 1919
Combat sectors and campaigns
Notable personnel
* Lt. John G. Agar, (Died 21 October 1918 after aerodrome crash on 20 October 1918)
* Lt. James Dudley Beane
Lieutenant James Dudley Beane (January 20, 1896 – October 30, 1918) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.
Biography
He was born on January 20, 1896.
Beane attended Concord High School. He was employed in Boston bef ...
, DSC, air ace (6 aerial victories) (MIA – 30 October 1918)
* Lt. James B. Biggs, (Killed in Aerial Accident 27 October 1918)
* Cpt. Ray C. Bridgman, SSC, (4 aerial victories)
::(1st aerial victory with the 139th Aero Squadron)
* Cpt. Arthur Raymond Brooks
Arthur Raymond Brooks (1 November 1895 – 17 July 1991) was an American World War I flying ace of the United States Army Air Service credited with shooting down multiple enemy aircraft. Among his most prominent achievements was when he single-han ...
, DSC, air ace (6 aerial victories) C Flight Commander and then Commanding Officer
::(1st aerial victory with the 139th Aero Squadron)
::LAST SURVIVING OF ALL AMERICAN WWI ACES
::Brooks' SPAD XIII C.1 "Smith IV" is on display in the Smithsonian
* Lt. Howard R. Clapp, (MIA – since 3 November 1918)
* Lt. John C. Crissey, SSC, (2 aerial victories)
* Lt. Bernard Doolin, (1 aerial victory)
* Lt. Edward B. Gibson, (KIA on 3 November 1918)
* Lt. Greveys Grylls, (1 aerial victory)
* Lt. Phillip E. Hassinger, (2 aerial victories) (MIA – since 14 September 1918)(KIA/BNR)
* Lt. Henry Hudson, (3 aerial victories)
* Lt. Clinton Leonard Jones, DSC (2x), air ace (8 aerial victories)
* Lt. Arthur C. Kimber, (KIA – 26 September 1918)
* Lt. William M. LaForce, (1 aerial victory)
* Lt. Raymond J. Little, SSC, (3 aerial victories)
* Lt. Vaughn McCormick, (2 aerial victories with 139th Aero Squadron), A Flight Commander (KIA returning to Aerodrome- first fatality of the 22nd Aero Squadron)
* Lt. Harmon C. Rorison, DSC, (3 aerial victories), (WIA – 3 November 1918). After War joined the Kosciusko Squadron of the Polish Flying Corps in Warsaw, Poland
* Lt. Joh G. Agar, (22 areo squadron) Father of John George Agar jr. (Died 21 October 1918 after aerodrome crash on 20 October 1918)
* Lt. John A. Sperry, (4 aerial victories), B Flight Commander, (Captured POW 10/4/18)
* Lt. Jacques Michael Swaab, DSC, SSC (2x), air ace (10 aerial victories), (WIA – 18 August 1918)
* Lt. George Tiffany, (POW – captured on 3 November 1918 but escaped and made it back to the unit 10 November 1918)
* Lt. Alvin H. Treadwell, DSC, SSC, (3 aerial victories) (KIA)
* Cpt. Frank B. Tyndall, SSC, (4 aerial victories)
* Lt. Remington D. B. Vernam, DSC, air ace (5 aerial victories) (WIA & POW – 20 October 1918, Died of Wounds 1 December 1918)
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*Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a military decoration awarded to ...
; SSC: Silver Star Citation
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; KIA: Killed in Action; MIA
Missing in Action
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See also
*
* List of American aero squadrons
This is a partial list of original Air Service, United States Army "Aero Squadrons" before and during World War I. Units formed after 1 January 1919, are not listed.
Aero Squadrons were the designation of the first United States Army aviatio ...
References
External links
The U.S. 22nd Aero Pursuit Squadron 2nd Pursuit Group, 1918
The historical U.S. 22nd Pursuit Squadron, 2nd Pursuit Group 1918
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