12th Observation Group
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The 12th Observation Group is an inactive United States Army
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 unit. It was last assigned to the Eighth Corps Area, United States Army
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, stationed at Brooks Field
Brooks Field
Brooks Field may refer to:* Brooks City-Base, formerly Brooks Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.* Brooks Field , a football stadium in Golden, Colorado, USA....

, Texas. It was disbanded on 30 June 1937.

The 12th Observation Group was an Army Air Corps interwar-period unit. It was a command and control organization to control O-1, O-2 and O-19 Observation Squadrons in the Western United States.

Components

  • 3d Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 (Attached); 31 Oct 1931 (Assigned); 1 Mar 1935 – 1 Jun 1937 (Attached)
  • 12th Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 – 1 Jun 1937
  • 16th Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 – 15 Mar 1931
Attached to United States Army Cavalry School
  • 22d Observation Squadron, 30 Jun 1931 – 1 Jun 1937
  • 91st Observation Squadron, 1 Oct 1930 – 23 Mar 1931
Attached to Ninth Corps Area, then reassigned to same
  • 88th Observation Squadron, 30 Jun 1931 – 1 Mar 1935

Stations

  • Fort Sam Houston
    Fort Sam Houston
    Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas.Known colloquially as "Fort Sam," it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston....

    , Texas, 1 Oct 1930
  • Brooks Field
    Brooks Field
    Brooks Field may refer to:* Brooks City-Base, formerly Brooks Air Force Base, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.* Brooks Field , a football stadium in Golden, Colorado, USA....

    , Texas, 1 Oct 1931 – 20 Jun 1937
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