| 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the 76th Tactical Reconnaissance Group | |
| Active | 1942–1944 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Third Air Force |
| Motto(s) | Our Observation, Your Security |
| Engagements | American Theater of World War II |
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[]
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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
- 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[]
Awards[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Maurer, Maurer, ed (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/af_combat_units_wwii.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Maurer, Maurer, ed (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. 161–162. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
- ↑ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 124
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 AFHRA Factsheet, 20th Special Operations Squadron (retrieved Dec 3, 2012)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 330-331
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 348-349
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 AFHRA Factsheet, 91st Network Warfare Squadron (retrieved Dec 3, 2012)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 AFHRA Factsheet, 97th Intelligence Squadron (retrieved Dec 3, 2012)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 184-185
- ↑ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 154-155
- ↑ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 334-335
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 483. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100921-026.pdf.
- ↑ Abstract, History of Morris Field Nov 1940-Jul 1944 (retrieved Dec 3, 2012)
Bibliography[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/af_combat_units_wwii.pdf.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100921-026.pdf.
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