76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
| 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group | |
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| File:76th Reconnaissance Group - World War II.png Emblem of the 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group | |
| Active | 1942–1944 |
| Country | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Third Air Force |
| Mottos | Our Observation, Your Security |
| Engagements | American Theater of World War II |
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The 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group is a disbanded United States Army Air Forces organization. It was last active in 1944 as part of the Desert Training Center at Thermal Army Air Field, California.
History
[edit | edit source]The group was constituted and activated in early 1942 at MacDill Field, Florida as the 76th Observation Group shortly after the United States entered World War II.[1] Its original squadron was the 24th Observation Squadron,[2] which was joined a few days later by the 23d Observation Squadron when the group moved to Key Field, Mississippi.[3]
The group trained in aerial reconnaissance and air support techniques until March 1943 under Third Air Force.[1] It participated in maneuvers with Second Army until September 1943 when it moved to Thermal AAF and began participating in desert training in California and Arizona.[1] In anticipation of this move, its existing squadrons were reassigned[2][4][5][6] and replaced by new units.[7][8][9] It was disbanded on 15 April 1944.[1]
Lineage
[edit | edit source]- Constituted on 5 February 1942 as the 76th Observation Group
- Activated on 27 February 1942
- Redesignated as the 76th Reconnaissance Group on 2 April 1943
- Redesignated as the 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group on 11 August 1943
- Disbanded on 15 April 1944
Subordinate Units
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Assignments
[edit | edit source]- Third Air Force, 27 February 1942
- 3d Ground Air Support Command (later III Air Support Command, III Reconnaissance Command), 27 February 1942
- Desert Training Center, ca. 20 September 1943
- III Tactical Air Division, ca. 15 December 1943 – 15 April 1944
Stations Assigned
[edit | edit source]- MacDill Field, Florida, 27 February 1942
- Key Field, Mississippi, c. 3 March 1942
- Pope Field, North Carolina, 28 March 1942[12]
- Vichy Army Air Field, Missouri, 10 December 1942[12]
- Morris Field, North Carolina, 10 May 1943[13]
- Thermal Army Air Field, California ca. 20 September 1943 – 15 April 1944
Aircraft Flown
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Awards
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References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 124
- ^ a b AFHRA Factsheet, 20th Special Operations Squadron Archived 25 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 3 Dec 2012)
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 330-331
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 348-349
- ^ a b AFHRA Factsheet, 91st Network Warfare Squadron Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 3 Dec 2012)
- ^ a b AFHRA Factsheet, 97th Intelligence Squadron Archived 13 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 3 Dec 2012)
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 184-185
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 154-155
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 334-335
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Abstract, History of Morris Field Nov 1940-Jul 1944 (retrieved 3 Dec 2012)
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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