12th Observation Group
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The 12th Observation Group is an inactive United States Army
unit. It was last assigned to the Eighth Corps Area, United States Army
, stationed at Brooks Field
, Texas. It was disbanded on 30 June 1937.
The 12th Observation Group was an Army Air Corps interwar-period unit. It was a command and control organization to control O-1, O-2 and O-19 Observation Squadrons in the Western United States.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
unit. It was last assigned to the Eighth Corps Area, United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, stationed at Brooks Field
Brooks Field
Brooks Field may refer to:* Brooks City-Base, formerly Brooks Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.* Brooks Field , a football stadium in Golden, Colorado, USA....
, Texas. It was disbanded on 30 June 1937.
The 12th Observation Group was an Army Air Corps interwar-period unit. It was a command and control organization to control O-1, O-2 and O-19 Observation Squadrons in the Western United States.
Components
- 3d Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 (Attached); 31 Oct 1931 (Assigned); 1 Mar 1935 – 1 Jun 1937 (Attached)
- 12th Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 – 1 Jun 1937
- 16th Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 – 15 Mar 1931
- Attached to United States Army Cavalry School
- 22d Observation Squadron, 30 Jun 1931 – 1 Jun 1937
- 91st Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 – 23 Mar 1931
- Attached to Ninth Corps Area, then reassigned to same
- 88th Observation Squadron, 30 Jun 1931 – 1 Mar 1935
Stations
- Fort Sam HoustonFort Sam HoustonFort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....
, Texas, 1 Oct 1930 - Brooks FieldBrooks FieldBrooks Field may refer to:* Brooks City-Base, formerly Brooks Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.* Brooks Field , a football stadium in Golden, Colorado, USA....
, Texas, 1 Oct 1931 – 20 Jun 1937