# 12th Observation Group > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/12th_Observation_Group > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/12th_Observation_Group.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Observation_Group > Source revision: 1299129624 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 12th Observation Group 12th Observation Group Distinctive Unit Insigne Active 1 Oct 1930 – 30 Jun 1937 Country United States Branch United States Air Force Type group Role Reconnaissance Part of Eighth Corps Area Military unit The **12th Reconnaissance Group** is a disbanded [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) unit. It was last active as the **12th Observation Group**, [United States Army Air Corps](/source/United_States_Army_Air_Corps), assigned to the [Eighth Corps Area](/source/Eighth_Corps_Area) at [Brooks Field](/source/Brooks_Air_Force_Base), Texas. It was inactivated on 30 June 1937.[1] The group's origins date to the 62d Aero Squadron, which was organized as a construction squadron at Kelly Field, Texas in August 1917. The squadron was transferred to the Aviation General Supply Depot, Camp Morrison, Virginia, in Oct 1917; redesignated the 474th Aero Squadron, Feb 1918; and dispatched to France with the [American Expeditionary Force](/source/American_Expeditionary_Force) Jan 1918 – Jun 1919. Its duties consisted of constructing temporary airfields for the First Army Air Service. It was demobilized in July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [2] The 12th Group (Composite) was then constituted in 1923, but did not take physical form until 1 October 1930 as the 12th Observation Group. The 12th Obs Group commanded O-1, O-2 and O-19 observation squadrons in the Western United States. In 1936 its headquarters was combined with its support squadron, the **62d Service Squadron.** Prior to its activation, these squadrons has been assigned to various Army ground units. Upon its inactivation, its personnel were transferred to the [82d Observation Squadron](/source/82d_Observation_Squadron).[1] ## Lineage - Constituted as the **12th Group** (Composite) 6 February 1923 - Redesignated **12th Observation Group** in 1924 - Activated on 1 October 1930 - Consolidated with the **62d Service Squadron** on 1 September 1936 - Consolidated with the **62d Aero Squadron** on 1 December 1936 - Inactivated on 1 June 1937 - Redesignated **12th Reconnaissance Group** on 1 January 1938 (remained inactive) - Disbanded on 15 June 1983[1] ### Assignments - IV Corps Air Service: 6 February 1923 (in inactive status) - [Fourth Corps Area](/source/Fourth_Corps_Area): 19 June 1927 (remained inactive) - [Eighth Corps Area](/source/Eighth_Corps_Area): 14 January 1929 (remained inactive) - Ninth Corps Area: 14 January 1929 (remained inactive) - Eighth Corps Area: 1 October 1930 – 1 June 1937[1] ### Stations - [Langley Field](/source/Langley_Field), Virginia (designated mobilization station): 6 February 1923 - [Carlstrom Field](/source/Carlstrom_Field), Florida (designated mobilization station): 1928 - [Maxwell Field](/source/Maxwell_Field), Alabama (designated mobilization station): 1930 - [Dodd Field](/source/Dodd_Field): Texas, 1 October 1930 - [Brooks Field](/source/Brooks_Air_Force_Base), Texas: 1 October 1931 – 20 June 1937[1][3] ### Components - [3d Observation Squadron](/source/3d_Observation_Squadron), 31 October 1931 – 1 March 1935 (attached 1 October 1930 – 31 October 1931 and 1 March 1935 – 1 June 1937)[4] - 10th Observation Squadron, 6 February 1923 – 1 October 1930 (inactive)[1] - [12th Observation Squadron](/source/12th_Observation_Squadron), 1 October 1930 – 1 June 1937[5] - [16th Observation Squadron](/source/16th_Observation_Squadron), 1 October 1930 – 15 March 1931 (attached to United States Army Cavalry School)[6] - [22d Observation Squadron](/source/22d_Observation_Squadron), 30 June 1931 – 1 June 1937[7] - 58th Service Squadron, May 1929 – 1 October 1929 (inactive); 1 October 1930 – 1 June 1931[1] - 62d Service Squadron, 1 October 1931 – 1 September 1936 (consolidated with group headquarters)[1] - [88th Observation Squadron](/source/88th_Observation_Squadron), 30 June 1931 – 1 March 1935[8] - [91st Observation Squadron](/source/91st_Observation_Squadron), 1 October 1930 – 23 March 1931 (attached to Ninth Corps Area)[9] - 383d Service Squadron, 6 February 1923 – May 1929 (inactive) ## References ### Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-Clay_1-7) Clay, Steven E. (2011). [*US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941*](https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135817/http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle3.pdf) (PDF). Vol. 3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919–1941. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. p. 1306. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-98419-014-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-98419-014-0). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [2010022326](https://lccn.loc.gov/2010022326). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [637712205](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/637712205). Archived from [the original](http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle3.pdf) (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-CMA_2-0)** Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the First World War, Volume 3, Part 3, Center of Military History, United States Army, 1949 (1988 Reprint) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mueller, Robert (1989). [*Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982*](https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330255/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-026.pdf) (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 53. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-912799-53-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-53-6). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. [*Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II*](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180455/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf) (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 24. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-405-12194-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-405-12194-6). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [70605402](https://lccn.loc.gov/70605402). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [72556](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/72556). Archived from [the original](http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf) (PDF) on 20 December 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Maurer, p. 68 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Maurer, p. 91 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Maurer, p. 118 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Maurer, p. 539 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Maurer, p. 307 ### Bibliography This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from the [Air Force Historical Research Agency](https://www.afhra.af.mil/) - Clay, Steven E. (2011). [*US Army Order of Battle 1919–1941*](https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135817/http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle3.pdf) (PDF). Vol. 3 The Services: Air Service, Engineers, and Special Troops 1919–1941. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-98419-014-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-98419-014-0). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [2010022326](https://lccn.loc.gov/2010022326). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [637712205](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/637712205). Archived from [the original](http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/OrderOfBattle/OrderofBattle3.pdf) (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012. - Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. [*Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II*](https://web.archive.org/web/20161220180455/http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf) (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-405-12194-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-405-12194-6). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [70605402](https://lccn.loc.gov/70605402). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [72556](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/72556). Archived from [the original](http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf) (PDF) on 20 December 2016. - Mueller, Robert (1989). [*Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982*](https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330255/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-026.pdf) (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-912799-53-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-53-6). --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [12th Observation Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Observation_Group) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Observation_Group?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.