Second Army Observation Group (World War I)
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The Second Army Observation Group is an inactive United States Air Force
unit. It was last assigned to the Second Army Observation Wing, United States Army Air Service
, during World War I
in France. The organization was inactivated in early 1919 as part of the United States withdrawal of forces from Europe after World War I and the demobilization afterwards.
(Armée de l'Air) Escadrille (N.28, N.47, and N.277) detached from the French Third Army, supported Second United States Army. Flew reconnaissance and mapping missions over combat areas, operating primarily in eastern France.
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Known assigned locations in France:
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
unit. It was last assigned to the Second Army Observation Wing, United States Army Air Service
United States Army Air Service
The Air Service, United States Army was a forerunner of the United States Air Force during and after World War I. It was established as an independent but temporary wartime branch of the War Department by two executive orders of President Woodrow Wilson: on May 24, 1918, replacing the Aviation...
, during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in France. The organization was inactivated in early 1919 as part of the United States withdrawal of forces from Europe after World War I and the demobilization afterwards.
History
Formed at Kelly Field, Texas in August 1917 Organized in France during spring of 1918 as Second Army Observation Group. Consisted of three French Air ForceFrench Air Force
The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...
(Armée de l'Air) Escadrille (N.28, N.47, and N.277) detached from the French Third Army, supported Second United States Army. Flew reconnaissance and mapping missions over combat areas, operating primarily in eastern France.
Also:
- 135th Aero Squadron, November 1918 – Feb 1919
Known assigned locations in France:
- Colombey-les-BellesColombey-les-BellesColombey-les-Belles is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-Heraldry:-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department...
(Meurthe-et-Moselle) (20 November 1917) - AmantyAmantyAmanty is a commune in the Meuse department in the Lorraine region in north-eastern France....
(Meuse) (4/18) - Ourches-sur-MeuseOurches-sur-MeuseOurches-sur-Meuse is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meuse department...
(Meuse) (June 1918) - SouillySouillySouilly is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The Town Hall at Souilly, fronting on the Voie Sacree, served as headquarters for general Petain and, later, general Nivelle during the Battle of Verdun in 1916....
(Meuse) (September 1918) - BéthelainvilleBéthelainvilleBéthelainville is a commune in the Meuse department in the Lorraine region in north-eastern France....
(Meuse) (29 October 1918) - BelrainBelrainBelrain is a commune in the Meuse department in the Lorraine region in north-eastern France....
(Meuse) (15 January 1919).