Lineage

• Designated 126th Observation Squadron and allotted to Wisconsin NG on 30 Jul 1940

Activated on 12 Nov 1940

Ordered to active service on 2 Jun 1941.

Re-designated: 126th Observation Squadron (Light) on 13 Jan 1942

Re-designated: 126th Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942

Inactivated on 18 Oct 1942

• Activated on 1 Mar 1943

Re-designated: 126th Reconnaissance Squadron (Fighter) on 2 Apr 1943

Re-designated: 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron on 11 Aug 1943.

Inactivated on 22 Nov 1945

• Re-designated 126th Fighter Squadron, and allotted to Wisconsin ANG, on 24 May 1946.

Received federal recognition and activated, 1947

Federalized and placed on active duty, 2 March 1951

Re-designated: 126th Fighter Squadron (Jet), 2 March 1951

Released from active duty and returned to Wisconsin state control, 1 December 1952

Re-designated 126th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1952

Re-designated 126th Air Refueling Squadron, 1961

Assignments

• Wisconsin National Guard, 12 Nov 1940
• II Army Corps, 2 Jun 1941
• 59th Observation Group, 1 Sep 1941-18 Oct 1942
• 59th Observation (later Reconnaissance) Group, 1 Mar 1943
• III Reconnaissance Command
  III Reconnaissance Command
  The III Reconnaissance Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946.-Lineage:...
  
  ], 11 Aug 1943
• 8th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, 9 Oct 1943
• III Reconnaissance Command
  III Reconnaissance Command
  The III Reconnaissance Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Third Air Force stationed at Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota. It was inactivated on 8 April 1946.-Lineage:...
  
  , 15 Jan 1944
• 10th Photographic Group, 31 Mar 1944
• XII Tactical Air Command
  XII Tactical Air Command
  The XII Tactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the United States Air Forces in Europe, based at Bad Kissingen, Germany...
  
  , 3 Oct 1944

Attached to Provisional Reconnaissance Group, 16 Oct 1944.

• 69th Tactical Reconnaissance (later Reconnaissance) Group
  69th Reconnaissance Group
  The 69th Reconnaissance Group is an active United States Air Force unit. Its a unit which is part of Air Combat Command stationed at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota...
  
  , 20 Apr 1945
• 10th Reconnaissance Group, 11 Jul-22 Nov 1945.
• Wisconsin Air National Guard
  Wisconsin Air National Guard
  The Wisconsin Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is, along with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, an element of the Wisconsin National Guard...
  
  , 24 May 1946-Present

128th Fighter Group (ADC) 1947

128th Fighter Group (ConAC), 1 December 1948

128th Fighter Group (ADC), 1 January 1951

Federalized and placed on active duty under Air Defense Command, 2 March 1951

128th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 2 March 1951

31st Air Division (CADF), 6th February 1952

Released from active duty and returned to Wisconsin state control, 1 December 1952

128th Fighter-Interceptor Wing (ADC), 1 December 1952

128th Air Refueling Group (SAC), 1961

128th Air Refueling Group (AMC), 1 June 1992

128th Air Refueling Wing

128th Air Refueling Wing

The United States Air Force's 128th Air Refueling Wing is an Air Mobility Command located at General Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin...

 (AMC), 1995

Stations

• Milwaukee, Wis, 12 Nov 1940
• Fort Dix, NJ, 10 Jun 1941
• Hyannis Airport, Mass, 27 Aug 1941
• Birmingham Army Airfield, Ala, 18 Oct 1942
• Fort Myers Army Airfield, Fla, 1 Mar 1943;
• Thomasville Army Airfield, Ga, 12 Apr 1943;
• Peterson Army Air Field, Colo, 29 Aug 1943
• Will Rogers Field, Okla, 16 Oct 1943-12 Mar 1944
• RAF Chalgrove, England, 29 Mar 1944
• Rennes Airfield (A-27), France, 11 Aug 1944
• Chateaudun Airfield (A-39), France, 25 Aug 1944

• St-Dizier Airfield, France, 12 Sep 1944
• Dijon Airfield (Y-9), France, 6 Oct 1944
• Azelot Airfield, France, 3 Nov 1944
• Haguenau Airfield (Y-39), France, 3 Apr 1945
• AAF Station Fürth, Germany, 15 Ju1-22 Nov 1945
• General Mitchell Field

Now General Mitchell Air National Guard Base

General Mitchell Air National Guard Base

General Mitchell Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Wisconsin Air National Guard 128th Air Refueling Wing.-Overview:The 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, has had a long and illustrious record of service to the State of Wisconsin and the United States of America...

, Wisconsin, 24 May 1946-Present

Operated from Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 April-1 December 1952 (Federalized Service)

Aircraft

• North American O-47
  North American O-47
  |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Eden, Paul and Soph Moeng. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2002. ISBN 0-7607-3432-1.* Fahey, James C. U.S. Army Aircraft 1908-1946. New York: Ships and Aircraft, 1946....
  
  , 1940-1942
• Douglas O-46, 1941-1942
• Curtiss O-52 Owl, 1942
• O-49 and O-59 Grasshopper during period 1941-1942
• F-5 Lightning (Reconnaissance), 1943-1945
• F-4 Lightning (Reconnaissance), 1943-1945

• F-80A Shooting Star, 1949-1957
• F-86F Sabre, 1957-1959
• F-89 Scorpion
  F-89 Scorpion
  The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered fighter designed from the outset as an all-weather interceptor. Though its straight wings limited its performance, it was among the first USAF jet fighters with guided missiles, and notably the first combat aircraft armed with air-to-air...
  
   1959-1961
• KC-97 Stratotanker
  KC-97 Stratotanker
  The Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker was a United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.-Design and development:...
  
  , 1957-1961
• KC-135 Stratotanker
  KC-135 Stratotanker
  The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling military aircraft. It and the Boeing 707 airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker...
  
  , 1976-Present

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