First Army Air Service Created on 1 August 1918 (?) and only organized as part of the VII Corps, United States Army on next 30 August, with headquarters established at
Remicourt Aerodrome, France. The work at the headquarters was administrative organizational paperwork with the formation of the organization. The
258th Aero Squadron was assigned to the Group on 19 September, along with the 3d Photo Section, both stationed at
Luxeuil-les-Bains Aerodrome. At Trier, the Group established a liaison school for detachments of the 89th and 90th Divisions on 8 January 1919, however, due to a shortage of officers in the divisions, the school was temporarily discontinued on the 18th. On 12 May 1919, orders were received from Headquarters, Third Army, ordering the Group and all subordinate units to report to the Services of Supply, 1st Air Depot at
Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, France. There the Group was demobilized. Personnel were subsequently assigned to the Commanding General, Services of Supply and ordered to report to one of several staging camps in, France. There, personnel awaited scheduling to report to one of the Base Ports in France for transport to the United States and return to civilian life.
Lineage • Organized in France as:
VII Corps Observation Group, 30 August 1918 : Demobilized on 12 May 1919
Assignments •
First Army Air Service, 30 August 1918 •
Third Army Air Service, 14 November 1918 – 12 May 1919
Components ;; First Army Air Service •
258th Aero Squadron (Corps Observation), 19 September – 7 November 1918 : Flight detached to French Air Force,
Mathay Airdrome, 30 October – 7 November 1918 •
278th Aero Squadron (Corps Observation), 29 October – 14 November 1918 ;; Third Army Air Service •
88th Aero Squadron (Corps Observation), 6 December 1918 – 12 May 1919 •
9th Aero Squadron (Night Observation), 15 April 1919 – 12 May 1919 •
186th Aero Squadron (Army Observation), 15 April – 12 May 1919
Stations •
Remicourt Aerodrome, France, 30 August 1918 •
Virton, Belgium, 23 November 1918 •
Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, 4 December 1918 •
Wittlich, Germany, 12 December 1918 •
Trier Airdrome, Germany, 21 December 1918 – 12 May 1919 ==See also==