From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
image	31st Reconnaissance Squadron, VLR Photo Rcn - Emblem.png
caption	31st Reconnaissance Squadron – Emblem.
dates	15 January 1941 – 8 October 1948
country	United States
branch
role	Reconnaissance
battles	World War II
disbanded	8 October 1948
aircraft_recon

* F-6 Mustang<ref name	Maurer31TFSMaurer, p. 155

This emblem was approved for the 9th Reconnaissance Squadron in 1946 and continued to be used by the 31st Reconnaissance Squadron when it replaced the 9th at Yokota Air Base in 1947, but was not an approved emblem for the 31st.

O-49 Vigilant
O-52 Owl
L-3 Grasshopper
P-40 Warhawk
P-39 Airacobra
North American O-47
L-4 Grasshopper
L-5 Sentinel
L-6 Grasshopper
A-20/RDB-7 Havoc (North American O-47, O-52 Owl, and L-5 Sentinel)
P-40 Warhawk
F-6 Mustang The 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to XIX Tactical Air Command at Brooks Field, Texas, where it was inactivated on 3 February 1946.

History

The squadron was first activated at March Field, California in 1941 as the 31st Army Reconnaissance Squadron, flying light observation planes. After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the squadron flew antisubmarine patrols over the Pacific coast in 1942. It was moved to the Southeastern United States in late 1942.

The squadron was primarily used for observation during Army training maneuvers near Fort Polk, Louisiana and Fort Benning, Georgia. The unit deployed to the European Theater of Operations on 22 April 1945. It flew battlefield reconnaissance in the Low Countries and during the Allied invasion of Germany in the spring of 1945, supporting Ninth Army.

The squadron returned to the United States in August 1945, was never fully manned or equipped. It was inactivated in February 1946.

Lineage

Constituted as the 31st Army Reconnaissance Squadron on 20 November 1940 : Activated on 15 January 1941 : Redesignated 31st Observation Squadron on 14 August 1941 : Redesignated 31st Observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 January 1942 : Redesignated 31st Observation Squadron on 4 July 1942 : Redesignated 31st Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 2 April 1943 : Redesignated 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 August 1943 : Inactivated on 3 February 1946 : Disbanded on 8 October 1948

Assignments

Ninth Corps Area, 15 January 1941
Fourth United States Army, 24 January 1941
Fourth Air Force, 1 September 1941
IV Air Support Command, 3 September 1941 (attached to 69th Observation Group after December 1941)
69th Observation Group (later 69th Reconnaissance Group, 69th Tactical Reconnaissance Group), 29 March 1942
Ninth Air Force, 20 March 1945 (attached to 9th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (Provisional)) after 28 March 1945
363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group (later 363d Reconnaissance Group), 23 May 1945
United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 25 June 1945
Third Air Force, 3 August 1945 (attached to 69th Reconnaissance Group)
XIX Tactical Air Command, 10 January 1946 – 3 February 1946 (remained attached to 69th Reconnaissance Group)

Stations

March Field, California, 15 January 1941
Salinas Army Air Base, California, 1 October 1941
San Bernardino Army Air Field, California, 31 December 1941
Ontario Army Air Field, California, 2 June 1942
Laurel Army Air Field, Mississippi, 11 November 1942
DeRidder Army Air Base, Louisiana, 9 April 1943
Abilene Army Air Field, Texas, 10 September 1943
Esler Field, Louisiana, 13 November 1943
Key Field, Mississippi, 25 January 1945 – 26 February 1945
Maastricht Airfield (Y-44), Holland, c. 22 March 1945
Wiesbaden Airfield (Later AAF Station Wiesbaden), Germany, 19 April 1945 – July 1945
Drew Field, Florida, 3 August 1945
MacDill Field, Florida, 21 December 1945
Brooks Field, Texas, 10 January 1946 – 3 February 1946

Aircraft

O-49 Vigilant, 1941–1942
O-52 Owl, 1942
L-3 Grasshopper, 1942
P-40 Warhawk, 1943
P-39 Airacobra, 1943–1944
Included North American O-47, L-4 Grasshopper, L-5 Sentinel, and L-6 Grasshopper during period 1942–1943
A-20/RDB-7 Havoc, North American O-47, O-52 Owl, and L-5 Sentinel during 1943
P-40 Warhawk, 1944–1945
F-6 Mustang, 1945

References

Notes

Bibliography

References

Maurer, p. 155

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

military-units-and-formations-established-in-1940 reconnaissance-squadrons-of-the-united-states-army-air-forces

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 31st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report