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* [[26th Observation Group]]: 1 September 1941 – 17 August 1942<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434007/350-electronic-systems-wing-afmc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 350 Electronic Systems Wing (AFMC)|date=December 27, 2007|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> |
* [[26th Observation Group]]: 1 September 1941 – 17 August 1942<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434007/350-electronic-systems-wing-afmc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 350 Electronic Systems Wing (AFMC)|date=December 27, 2007|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> |
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* [[45th Bombardment Group]]: 21 August 1941 – 5 January 1942<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9693 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150929005519/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9693 |archive-date=September 29, 2015|last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 45 Operations Group (AFSPC)|date=September 9, 2008|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=dead|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> |
* [[45th Bombardment Group]]: 21 August 1941 – 5 January 1942<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9693 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150929005519/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9693 |archive-date=September 29, 2015|last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 45 Operations Group (AFSPC)|date=September 9, 2008|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=dead|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> |
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* [[69th Tactical Reconnaissance Group]], 18 April 1944 – 27 March 1945<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432093/69-reconnaissance-group-acc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 69 Reconnaissance Group (ACC)|date=July 10, 2017|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> |
* [[69th Tactical Reconnaissance Group]], 18 April 1944 – 27 March 1945<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432093/69-reconnaissance-group-acc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 69 Reconnaissance Group (ACC)|date=July 10, 2017|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=January 7, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[1st Air Support Communications Squadron]], attached, c. 8 September 1943; assigned 3 November 1943 – 31 March 1944<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433541/1-air-support-operations-group-acc/ |last1=Bailey|first1=Carl E.|title=Factsheet 1 Air Support Operations Group (ACC)|date=May 20, 2019|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> |
* [[1st Air Support Communications Squadron]], attached, c. 8 September 1943; assigned 3 November 1943 – 31 March 1944<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433541/1-air-support-operations-group-acc/ |last1=Bailey|first1=Carl E.|title=Factsheet 1 Air Support Operations Group (ACC)|date=May 20, 2019|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[2d Balloon Squadron]]: 1 September 1941 – 3 February 1942<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 11</ref> |
* [[2d Balloon Squadron]]: 1 September 1941 – 3 February 1942<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 11</ref> |
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* [[3d Observation Squadron]]: 1 September 1941 – 12 March 1942 (attached to the [[Fort Monroe#Coast Artillery School|Coast Artillery School]])<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 24</ref> |
* [[3d Observation Squadron]]: 1 September 1941 – 12 March 1942 (attached to the [[Fort Monroe#Coast Artillery School|Coast Artillery School]])<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 24</ref> |
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* 5th Communications Squadron, Air Support (later [[5th Air Support Communications Squadron]]): 15 May 1942 – c. 13 June 1943<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/969564/5-air-support-operations-sq-acc/ |last1=Dollman|first1=TSG David|title=Factsheet 5 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)|date=May 15, 2017|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=live | |
* 5th Communications Squadron, Air Support (later [[5th Air Support Communications Squadron]]): 15 May 1942 – c. 13 June 1943<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/969564/5-air-support-operations-sq-acc/ |last1=Dollman|first1=TSG David|title=Factsheet 5 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)|date=May 15, 2017|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=live |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> |
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* 6th Reconnaissance Squadron: 18 April – 1 October 1944<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 13</ref> |
* 6th Reconnaissance Squadron: 18 April – 1 October 1944<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 13</ref> |
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* [[303d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron|7th Reconnaissance Squadron]]: 8 November 1943 – 1 October 1944<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 21</ref> |
* [[303d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron|7th Reconnaissance Squadron]]: 8 November 1943 – 1 October 1944<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 21</ref> |
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* 9th Communications Squadron, Air Support (later [[9th Air Support Communications Squadron]]): 21 August 1942 – c. 21 November 1943<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/986095/9-air-support-operations-sq-acc/ |last1=Dollman|first1=TSG David|title=Factsheet 9 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)|date=March 27, 2017|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=live | |
* 9th Communications Squadron, Air Support (later [[9th Air Support Communications Squadron]]): 21 August 1942 – c. 21 November 1943<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/986095/9-air-support-operations-sq-acc/ |last1=Dollman|first1=TSG David|title=Factsheet 9 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)|date=March 27, 2017|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=live |access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> |
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* 14th Air Support Communications Squadron (later [[14th Tactical Air Communications Squadron]]): 3 March 1943 – 18 April 1944<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432014/14-air-support-operations-squadron-acc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 14 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)|date=March 27, 2018|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=live | |
* 14th Air Support Communications Squadron (later [[14th Tactical Air Communications Squadron]]): 3 March 1943 – 18 April 1944<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432014/14-air-support-operations-squadron-acc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 14 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)|date=March 27, 2018|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|url-status=live |access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref> |
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* [[14th Liaison Squadron]]: 11 August 1943 – 4 April 1944<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 78</ref> |
* [[14th Liaison Squadron]]: 11 August 1943 – 4 April 1944<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 78</ref> |
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* [[14th Tow Target Squadron]]: 17 December 1942 – 4 November 1943<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 80</ref> |
* [[14th Tow Target Squadron]]: 17 December 1942 – 4 November 1943<ref>Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 80</ref> |
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===Bibliography=== |
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* {{cite book|last1=Cate|first1=James L. |last2=Williams|first2=E. Kathleen|editor=Craven, Wesley F |
* {{cite book|last1=Cate|first1=James L. |last2=Williams|first2=E. Kathleen |editor=Craven, Wesley F |editor2=Cate, James L|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Nov/05/2001329898/-1/-1/0/AFD-101105-005.pdf |access-date=December 17, 2016| title=The Army Air Forces in World War II|volume=I, Plans and Early Operations|year=1948|publisher=University of Chicago Press|location=Chicago, IL|oclc=704158|lccn=48003657|chapter=Prelude to War, Chapter 4, The Air Corps Prepares for War, 1939-41}} |
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* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|orig- |
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Air Force Combat Units of World War II|orig-date= 1961|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf|access-date= December 17, 2016|edition=reprint|year=1983|publisher= Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-912799-02-1|lccn=61060979}} |
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* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig- |
* {{cite book|editor=Maurer, Maurer|title=Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II|orig-date=1969|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf |edition= reprint|access-date= December 17, 2016|year=1982|publisher=Office of Air Force History|location=Washington, DC|isbn=0-405-12194-6|oclc=72556|lccn=70605402}} |
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Revision as of 00:19, 22 January 2022
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.jpg) A Lockheed F-5 Lightning as used by photographic reconnaissance units training under III Reconnaissance Commband | |
| Active | 1941-1946 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | reconnaissance training |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | William E. Kepner |
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| III Reconnaissance Command Distinctive Unit Insigne (approved 23 July 1942)[1] |  |
The III Reconnaissance Command was a United States Army Air Forces unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, where it was inactivated on 8 April 1946.
History
General Headquarters Air Force reorganized its four regional air districts as Numbered Air Forces in the spring of 1941. By the fall of that year, each of these had organized as a support command and three combat commands.[2] To direct its air support mission, 1st Air Force organized 1st Air Support Command at Mitchel Field, New York in September 1941.[1]
It flew antisubmarine patrols off the east coast, 7 December 1941 – 15 October 1942. Trained light bombardment crews, participated in air-ground maneuvers, and demonstrated air support techniques, September 1941-May 1944. Trained reconnaissance personnel and organizations, May 1944 – 1946.[1]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 1st Air Support Command on 21 August 1941
- Activated on 4 September 1941
- Redesignated 1st Ground Air Support Command c. 30 April 1942
- Redesignated I Air Support Command c. 18 September 1942
- Redesignated I Tactical Air Division c. 15 August 1943
- Redesignated III Tactical Air Division c. 15 April 1944
- Redesignated III Reconnaissance Command c. 1 June 1945
- Inactivated on 9 April 1946
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948[1][3]
Assignments
- First Air Force, 4 September 1941[4]
- Third Air Force, 17 August 1942 – 9 April 1946[5]
Components
Groups
- 26th Observation Group: 1 September 1941 – 17 August 1942[6]
- 45th Bombardment Group: 21 August 1941 – 5 January 1942[7]
- 48th Fighter-Bomber Group: attached 10 September 1943 – 14 January 1944[8]
- 59th Observation Group: 1 September 1941 – 21 August 1942[9]
- 69th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, 18 April 1944 – 27 March 1945[10]
Squadrons
- 1st Air Support Communications Squadron, attached, c. 8 September 1943; assigned 3 November 1943 – 31 March 1944[11]
- 2d Balloon Squadron: 1 September 1941 – 3 February 1942[12]
- 3d Observation Squadron: 1 September 1941 – 12 March 1942 (attached to the Coast Artillery School)[13]
- 5th Communications Squadron, Air Support (later 5th Air Support Communications Squadron): 15 May 1942 – c. 13 June 1943[14]
- 6th Reconnaissance Squadron: 18 April – 1 October 1944[15]
- 7th Reconnaissance Squadron: 8 November 1943 – 1 October 1944[16]
- 9th Communications Squadron, Air Support (later 9th Air Support Communications Squadron): 21 August 1942 – c. 21 November 1943[17]
- 14th Air Support Communications Squadron (later 14th Tactical Air Communications Squadron): 3 March 1943 – 18 April 1944[18]
- 14th Liaison Squadron: 11 August 1943 – 4 April 1944[19]
- 14th Tow Target Squadron: 17 December 1942 – 4 November 1943[20]
- 18th Air Support Communications Squadron, 3 November 1943 – c. 12 February 1944[21]
- 19th Liaison Squadron: 11 August 1943 – c. 15 April 1944[22]
- 36th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron: 29 March – c. November 1944[23]
- 37th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron: 12 April – 15 November 1944[24]
- 39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron: 12 April 1944 – 6 January 1945[25]
- 40th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron: 18 April – 3 June 1944[26]
- 41st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron: 24 June – 1 October 1944; 4 December 1944 – 18 April 1945[27]
- 57th Reconnaissance Squadron: 21 July 1945 – 25 January 1946[28]
- 58th Reconnaissance Squadron: 21 July 1945 – 31 March 1946[29]
- 72d Liaison Squadron: 11 August 1943 – c. 14 June 1944[30]
- 103d Reconnaissance Squadron: 18 April 1944 – 3 June 1944[31]
- 119th Observation Squadron: 1 September 1941 – 29 March 1942 (attached to 59th Observation Group)[32]
- 115th Liaison Squadron: 18 April – 29 October 1944[33]
- 121st Liaison Squadron: 11 August 1943 – c. 20 March 1944[34]
- 127th Liaison Squadron: 11 August 1943 – 31 April 1944[35]
- 158th Liaison Squadron: 1 March – 1 October 1944[36]
- 162nd Liaison Squadron: 15 May – 24 June 1944[37]
- 163rd Liaison Squadron: 15 May 44 – 20 January 1945[38]
Stations
- Mitchel Field, New York, 4 September 1941
- Morris Field, North Carolina, November 1942
- Key Field, Mississippi, c. 3 April 1944
- Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, November 1945-9 April 1946[1]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 440-441
- ^ Cate & Williams, p. 152, 155
- ^ Some details from Kane and Haulman.
- ^ Kane, Robert B. (11 June 2009). "Factsheet First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Haulman, Daniel L. (4 April 2019). "Factsheet Third Air Force (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (27 December 2007). "Factsheet 350 Electronic Systems Wing (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (9 September 2008). "Factsheet 45 Operations Group (AFSPC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy E. (7 July 2017). "Factsheet 48 Operations Group (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy E. (21 June 2017). "Factsheet 59 Medical Wing (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (10 July 2017). "Factsheet 69 Reconnaissance Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Bailey, Carl E. (20 May 2019). "Factsheet 1 Air Support Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 11
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 24
- ^ Dollman, TSG David (15 May 2017). "Factsheet 5 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 13
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 21
- ^ Dollman, TSG David (27 March 2017). "Factsheet 9 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Robertson, Patsy (27 March 2018). "Factsheet 14 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 78
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 80
- ^ Dollman, TSG Davis (31 August 2012). "Factsheet 18 Air Support Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 103
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 173
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 177
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 184
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 188
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 191
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 229
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 231
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 266
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 188
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 590
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 344
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 348
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 351
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 357
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 361-362
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 363
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cate, James L.; Williams, E. Kathleen (1948). "Prelude to War, Chapter 4, The Air Corps Prepares for War, 1939-41". In Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L (eds.). The Army Air Forces in World War II (PDF). Vol. I, Plans and Early Operations. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. LCCN 48003657. OCLC 704158. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. LCCN 61060979. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- 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. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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