12th Observation Group

12th Observation Group
12th Observation Group
	12th Observation Group Distinctive Unit Insigne
Active	1 Oct 1930 – 30 Jun 1937
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	group
Role	Reconnaissance
Part of	Eighth Corps Area

Last updated October 09, 2021

The 12th Reconnaissance Group is a disbanded United States Army unit. It was last active as the 12th Observation Group, United States Army Air Corps, assigned to the Eighth Corps Area at Brooks Field, Texas. It was inactivated on 30 June 1937.^[1]

The group's origins date to the 62d Aero Squadron, which was organized as a construction squadron at Kelly Field, Texas in August 1917. The squadron was transferred to the Aviation General Supply Depot, Camp Morrison, Virginia, in Oct 1917; redesignated the 474th Aero Squadron, Feb 1918; and dispatched to France with the American Expeditionary Force Jan 1918 – Jun 1919. Its duties consisted of constructing temporary airfields for the First Army Air Service. It was demobilized in July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York ^[2]

The 12th Group (Composite) was then constituted in 1923, but did not take physical form until 1 October 1930 as the 12th Observation Group. The 12th Obs Group commanded O-1, O-2 and O-19 observation squadrons in the Western United States. In 1936 its headquarters was combined with its support squadron, the 62d Service Squadron. Prior to its activation, these squadrons has been assigned to various Army ground units. Upon its inactivation, its personnel were transferred to the 82d Observation Squadron.^[1]

Lineage

Constituted as the 12th Group (Composite) 6 February 1923

Redesignated 12th Observation Group in 1924

Activated on 1 October 1930

Consolidated with the 62d Service Squadron on 1 September 1936

Consolidated with the 62d Aero Squadron on 1 December 1936

Inactivated on 1 June 1937

Redesignated 12th Reconnaissance Group on 1 January 1938 (remained inactive)

Disbanded on 15 June 1983^[1]

Assignments

IV Corps Air Service: 6 February 1923 (in inactive status)
Fourth Corps Area: 19 June 1927 (remained inactive)
Eighth Corps Area: 14 January 1929 (remained inactive)
Ninth Corps Area: 14 January 1929 (remained inactive)
Eighth Corps Area: 1 October 1930 – 1 June 1937^[1]

Stations

Langley Field, Virginia (designated mobilization station): 6 February 1923
Carlstrom Field, Florida (designated mobilization station): 1928
Maxwell Field, Alabama (designated mobilization station): 1930
Dodd Field: Texas, 1 October 1930
Brooks Field, Texas: 1 October 1931 – 20 June 1937^[1]^[3]

Components

3d Observation Squadron, 31 October 1931 – 1 March 1935 (attached 1 October 1930 – 31 October 1931 and 1 March 1935 – 1 June 1937)^[4]
10th Observation Squadron, 6 February 1923 – 1 October 1930 (inactive)^[1]
12th Observation Squadron, 1 October 1930 – 1 June 1937^[5]
16th Observation Squadron, 1 October 1930 – 15 March 1931 (attached to United States Army Cavalry School)^[6]
22d Observation Squadron, 30 June 1931 – 1 June 1937^[7]
58th Service Squadron, May 1929 – 1 October 1929 (inactive); 1 October 1930 – 1 June 1931^[1]
62d Service Squadron, 1 October 1931 – 1 September 1936 (consolidated with group headquarters)^[1]
88th Observation Squadron, 30 June 1931 – 1 March 1935^[8]
91st Observation Squadron, 1 October 1930 – 23 March 1931 (attached to Ninth Corps Area)^[9]
383d Service Squadron, 6 February 1923 – May 1929 (inactive)

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References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clay, Steven E. (2011). US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 (PDF). 3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919–1941. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. p. 1306. ISBN 978-0-98419-014-0. LCCN 2010022326. OCLC 637712205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
↑ 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)
↑ Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 53. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
↑ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 24. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
↑ Maurer, p. 68
↑ Maurer, p. 91
↑ Maurer, p. 118
↑ Maurer, p. 539
↑ Maurer, p. 307

Bibliography

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/ .

Clay, Steven E. (2011). US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 (PDF). 3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919–1941. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-98419-014-0. LCCN 2010022326. OCLC 637712205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.

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[Clay-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Clay, Steven E. (2011). US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941 (PDF). 3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919–1941. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. p. 1306. ISBN 978-0-98419-014-0. LCCN 2010022326. OCLC 637712205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[CMA-2] 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)

[3] Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 53. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.

[4] Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 24. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.

[5] Maurer, p. 68

[6] Maurer, p. 91

[7] Maurer, p. 118

[8] Maurer, p. 539

[9] Maurer, p. 307

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