Talk:139th Airlift Squadron

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The National Archives in Washington, DC contain the "History of the 139th Aero Squadron", a typewritten firsthand history that is part of "The Gorrell Collection".

Georgejdorner (talk) 18:41, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

139th Aero Squadron (Pursuit)

During World War I, the 139th Aero Squadron was assigned, along with
the 13th 22nd, and 49th Aero Squadrons, to the 2nd Pursuit Group, and served
in France with the American Expeditionary Force, as you noted.  This
information is from Maurer's U.S. AIR SERVICE IN WORLD WAR I, volume I
(Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1978), p. 302.  
	
We have no lineage and honors history or organization record card on
the 139th Aero Squadron, to show what happened to it after World War I.
However, we do have some records on the 139th Airlift Squadron, which
apparently is not the same unit.  
	
The 139th Airlift Squadron was constituted as the 303rd Fighter
Squadron on 16 Jul 1942 and activated on 23 July 1942.  It was disbanded on
1 May 1944.  On 24 May 1946, the 303rd Fighter Squadron was redesignated as
the 139th Fighter Squadron and allotted to the New York Air National Guard.
It was extended federal recognition on 18 Oct 1948 and redesignated as the
139th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 Sep 1952.  It was redesignated as
the 139th Tactical Fighter Squadron in Nov 1957 and then as the 139th Air
Transport Squadron on 2 Jan 1960.  It was ordered to Active Service on 1 Oct
1961 and relieved from Active Duty on 31 Aug 1962.  The unit was
redesignated as the 139th Military Airlift Squadron on 1 Jan 1966 and then
as the 139th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 16 Mar 1971.  On 15 Mar 1992, the
unit was redesignated as the 139th Airlift Squadron.  
	
The two units were not the same.  The 139th Airlift Squadron was
first constituted and activated in 1942, and has no World War I heritage, to
my knowledge.  For more information about Air National Guard units and the
units with Air National Guard numbers, please consult the Air National Guard
history office.  I am copying Mr. David Anderson of that office, in case he
has more information for you.  

Daniel L. Haulman, PhD
Chief, Organizational Histories Branch
Air Force Historical Research Agency

Bwmoll3 (talk) 15:34, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

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