Organized as 154th Aero Squadron on 8 Dec 1917. Demobilized on 1 Feb 1919. Reconstituted and consolidated (1936) with 154th Observation Squadron which, having been allotted to NG, was activated on 24 Oct 1925. Ordered to active service on 16 Sep 1940. Redesignated: 19th observation Squadron (Medium) on 13 Jan 1942; 154th Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942; 154th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 31 May 1943; 13th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 13 Nov 1943; 154th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron ( Medium) on 12 May 1944; 63d Reconnaissance Squadron (Long Range, Weather) on 4 Sep 1945. Inactivated on 12 Dec 1945. Redesignated 154th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946. activated 27 May 46, redesignated 154th Fighter-Bomber Squadron 26 Oct 50, inactivated 10 Jul 52. Redesignated 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, activated 10 Jul 52, redesignated 154th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy 1 Jan 76, 154th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron 1 Oct 86, 154th Training Squadron 16 Apr 92.
Assignments
Unkn, 8 Dec 1917-Sep 1918; Air Service Acceptance Park No. 1, Sep-Dec 1918; unkn, Dec 1918-1 Feb 1919. Arkansas NG (corps aviation), 24 Oct 1925; Eighth Corps Area, 16 Sep 1940; Third Army, 3 Oct 1940; VIII Army Corps, c. Nov 1940; 68th Observation (later Reconnaissance; Tactical Reconnaissance) Group, 1 Sep 1941 (attached to XI1 Air Support Command, 12 Mar-24 May 1943; Northwest African Training Command, 24 May-1 Sep 1943; XI1 Training Command [Prov], 1 Sep-31 Dec 1943; Fifteenth Air Force, 1 Jan-15 Jun 1944); Fifteenth Air Force, 15 Jun 1944; Army Air Forces, Jul 1945; Third Air Force, 21 Jul-12 Dec 1945. Arkansas Air National Guard 1946-1 Sep 47 137th Fighter Group -Oct 50, 14th Air Force -26 Oct 50, 136th Fighter-Bomber Group -1952. 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 1952-Sep 57, 14th Air Force -Oct 57, 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Group -Jun 58, 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group -Oct 61, 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing -Aug 62, 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group -15 Oct 62, 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group/Air Refueling Group/Tactical Airlift Group/Airlift Group -1 Oct 95, 189th Operations Group.
Stations
Kelly Field, Tex, 8 Dec 1917; Scott Field, Ill, 18 Dec 1917; Garden Clity, NY, 29 Jan-16 Feb 1918; Lark Hill, England, 9 Mar 1918; Stockbridge, England, 19 Mar 1918 (detachments at Eastbourne and Dover, England, after 16 Aug 1918); Winchester, England, 30 Aug-12 Sep 1918; St Maixent, France, 17 Sqp 1918; Orly, France, 29 Sep 1918; Nantes, France, 18 Dec 1918; St Nazaire, Frame, 26 Dec 1918-c. 12 Jan 1919; Garden City, NY, c. 23 Jan-1 Feb 1919. Little Rock, Ark, 24 Oct 1925; Post Field, Okla, 27 Sep 1940; Eglin Field, Fla, 19 Dec 1941; Daniel Field, Ga, 9 Feb 1942; Smith Reynolds Aprt, NC, 9 Jul 1942; Morris Field, NC, 17 Aug-22 Sep 1942; Wattisham, England, 4-21 Oct 1942; St Leu, Algeria, 10 Nov 1942; Tafaraoui, Algeria, 16 Nov 1942; Blida, Algeria, 20 Nov 1942; Oujda, French Morocco, 10 Dec 1942 (detachmerrL at Youks-les-Bains, Algeria, from 21 Jan 1943) ; Youks-les-Bains, Algeria, 24 Feb 1943; Thelepte, Tunisia, 13 Mar 1943; Sbeitla, Tunisia, 6 Apr 1943; Le Sers, Tunisia, 12 Apr 1943; Korba, Tunisia, 19 May 1943; Nouvion, Algeria, 3 Jun 1943; Oran, Algeria, 5-16 Jan 1944; Bari, Italy, 3 Feb 1945. 1 Jul 1945; Drew Field, Fla, 21 Jul-12 Dec 1945 Adams Fld, AR 1946-Oct 50, Langley AFB, VA -May 51, Itazuke AB, Kyushu, Japan -Sep 51, Taegu AB, (South) Korea -1952. Adams Fld, AR 1952-Sep 52, Little Rock AFB, AR -Oct 61, Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO -Aug 62, Little Rock AFB, AR -Jul 68, Itazuke AB, Kyushu, Japan -Dec 68, Little Rock AFB, AR
COMMANDERS.
Aircraft
Not equipped, 1925-1926; included JN-4, JN-6, DH-4, PT-1, BT-1, and 0-2 during period 1926-1934; primarily 0-38, c. 1933-1939; in addition to 0-47, 1938-1942, included 0-38 to 1941 and 0-49, 1941-1942; A-20, 1942-1943; in addition to P-39 and P-38/F-4, included P-51, 1943; P-38, 1944-1945.
Operations
Repaired and maintained aircraft in Zone of Advance, 1918. Emergency operations while under state control included flood-relief in Eastern Arkansas, Apr-May 1927. Antisubmarine patrols in Gulf of Mexico, 25 Dec 1941- c. 2 Feb 1942, and in western Mediterranean, 15 Dec 1942-8 Jan 1943; combat in MTO as tactical reconnaissance unit, 26 Jan-11 May 1943, and in MTO and ETO as weather reconnaissance unit, 13 Feb 1944-2 May 1945.
The 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 68th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, is attached to the Fifteenth Air Force for the purpose of flying weather reconnaissance, a duty presently being handled by a P-38 unit called the Fifteenth Air Force Weather Reconnaissance Detachment (and by some B-26's of 3 medium bomber groups which are transferred to the Twelfth Air Force after this date). Personnel and equipment of the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron and the Weather Reconnaissance Detachment are subsequently integrated, and the unit is redesignated the 154th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) on 12 May 44. Operations are limited to weather reconnaissance.
SERVICE STREAMERS.
CAMPAIGN STREAMERS.
Antisubmarine, American Theater; Antisubmarine, EAME Theater; Air Offensive, Europe; Algeria- French Morocco with Arrowhead; Tunisia; Anzio; Rome-Amo; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY STREAMERS.
DECORATIONS.
Distinguished Unit Citation: Rumania, 17, 18, 19 Aug 1944.
EMBLEM. Approved 29 Apr 1954.
Date prepared. 27 Nov 06
Prepared by
Maurer Maurer
Prepared by
Bernie Shearon
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