Established as the 1
st Air Weather Group (Provisional) by AWS General Order #19, 13 July 1946. Discontinued 17 October 1946.Assignments
Air Weather Service, 13 July 1946-17 October 1946
Components
rd Reconnaissance Squadron, VLR, Weather, 13 July 1946-17 October 1946. 54th Reconnaissance Squadron, VLR, Weather, 13 July 1946-17 October 1946. 55th Reconnaissance Squadron, VLR, Weather, 13 July 1946-17 October 1946. 59th Reconnaissance Squadron, VLR, Weather, 13 July 1946-17 October 1946.Stations
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida, 13 July 1946-17 October 1946
COMMANDERS.
Aircraft B-29
Operations
Administer, train, equip and organize the four weather reconnaissance squadrons then assigned to the AWS.
When the 1st Air Weather Group (Provisional) was activated at Morrison Field, Florida, only two of the assigned reconnaissance squadrons -- the 53rd at Grenier Field, New Hampshire and the 59th at Castle Field, California -- were active. Personnel for the 1st Group, therefore, came from these two squadrons and the 65th AAF Base Unit.
Operation of the AWS Weather Reconnaissance Branch officially ceased at Langley Field at 0100 hours, 19 July 1946 and the 1st Group opened at the same time at Morrison Field. The two “paper organizations” -- the 54th and 55th Reconnaissance Squadrons, VLR, Weather -- were transferred to Morrison Field at this time. Both of these squadrons were scheduled for manning, training, and eventual overseas movement.
On 17 October 1946 the 1st Air Weather Group (Provisional) was discontinued and the 308th Reconnaissance Group (Weather) was activated at Morrison Field, Florida. The two active and two in-training reconnaissance squadrons were assigned to the 308th Group.
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DECORATIONS.
EMBLEM.
Date prepared. 8 FEB 07
Prepared by Joseph Tabaco
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