List of American aero squadrons

This is a partial list of original Air Service, United States Army "Aero Squadrons" before and during World War I.

These units consisted of combat flying, training, ground support, construction and other components of the Air Service.

When the U.S. entered World War I, it was quickly discovered that the nation had no capacity to build warplanes in quantity.

In 1918, the United States Army stepped in and took over the production of airplane spruce in the pacific northwest, with the Spruce Production Division organizing loggers and constructing a plant to process the wood, construct roads and railroads into the forests to access and cut the timber.

At the time of the United States entry into World War I in April 1917, three Aero Squadrons had been formed.

[37] Currently: 43d Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida[10] Currently: 44th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB, NV Currently: 48th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Mississippi[10] Demobilized on 22 March 1919 Currently: 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana[10] Medal of Honor Winners: Erwin R. Bleckley; Harold E. Goettler; Lost Battalion (World War I) Demobilized: Garden City, New Jersey, January 1919[35] Currently: 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina[10] Demobilized: July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [35] Demobilized: July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [35] Demobilized: July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [35] Demobilized: July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [35] Demobilized: July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [35] Demobilized: July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [35] Demobilized: July 1919, Mitchell Field, New York [35] Currently: 72d Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida[10] Currently: 73d Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico[10] Currently: 78th Attack Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada[10] Currently: 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina.