Losey Army Airfield
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Losey Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces
World War II
air base on Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
. It is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
Losey Field was established by the Army Air Corps in 1941 and was used during World War II by fighter & bomber units. It was named for Captain Robert M. Losey
, an aeronautical meteorologist who in April 1940 became the United States' first military casualty in World War II. Units assigned were:
After the departure of the 417th Bombardment Squadron in 1944, the airfield was turned over to Army ground forces. It was renamed Camp Losey in 1950
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
air base on Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo...
. It is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico.
Losey Field was established by the Army Air Corps in 1941 and was used during World War II by fighter & bomber units. It was named for Captain Robert M. Losey
Robert M. Losey
Captain Robert M. Losey , an aeronautical meteorologist, is considered to be the first American military casualty in World War II. While serving as a military attaché prior to America's entry into the war, Losey was killed on April 21, 1940 during a German bombardment in Norway...
, an aeronautical meteorologist who in April 1940 became the United States' first military casualty in World War II. Units assigned were:
- 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron4th Tactical Reconnaissance SquadronThe 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 5600th Composite Wing, based at Howard Field, Canal Zone. It was inactivated on 14 March 1949.-History:...
(13th Composite Wing, 72nd Observation Group) 1 April 1941-27 October 1943 - 20th Troop Carrier Squadron20th Tactical Air Support SquadronThe 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron is the former name of the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force. It is currently assigned to the 432d Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. Its original term of service overlapped World War II, and it was inactivated in 1949...
(Sixth Air Force Base Command) 10 May-June 1942 - 36th Fighter Group36th WingThe United States Air Force's 36th Wing is the host wing for Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. It is part of United States Pacific Air Forces Thirteenth Air Force...
(Headquarters), January 1941-May 1943
- 22d Fighter Squadron22d Fighter SquadronThe 22d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 52d Operations Group and stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. It was inactivated on 13 August 2010.-World War II:...
, 6 January-13 December 1941 (P-40 Warhawk) - 23rd Fighter Squadron23rd Fighter SquadronThe 23d Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 52d Operations Group and stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany...
, 6 January-31 May 1941; 15 November-13 December 1941(P-40 Warhawk) - 32d Fighter Squadron32nd Air Operations SquadronThe 32d Air Operations Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 32d Air Operations Group, based at Ramstein Air Base, Germany...
, 6 January 1941-19 February 1942; 9 March-14 June 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)- 417th Bombardment Squadron417th Bombardment SquadronThe 417th Bombardment Squadron a United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 25th Bombardment Group, based at Alamogordo Army Airfield, Alamogordo, New Mexico...
(25th Bombardment Group25th Tactical Reconnaissance WingThe 25th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing is an inactive United States Air Force wing. Its last duty assignment was at Chambley-Bussieres Air Base, France.-History:...
) 29 May 1943-24 March 1944 (B-18 Bolo)
- 417th Bombardment Squadron
After the departure of the 417th Bombardment Squadron in 1944, the airfield was turned over to Army ground forces. It was renamed Camp Losey in 1950