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Following the lead of the Allies, the fledgling U.S. Air Service deployed 18 Aero Squadrons (Observation) to France in 1917 and 1918. Of these, 14 served with 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Corps.
The aviators of the 1st Aero Squadron received the order to join the force on Sunday, March 19, at 1:30pm. They eagerly jumped into their airplanes and headed south, ...
The 1st Aero Squadron in Mexico, 1916. On March 19, 1916, eight Curtiss biplanes from the U.S. Army’s 1st Aero Squadron—the country’s entire air force—flew into Mexico for their first ...
Russell Watson was a mechanic for the 1st Aero Squadron during World War I. The 1st Aero Squadron was organized in Texas during March of 1913 and served under Brig. General John J. Pershing during the ...