14th Liaison Squadron
Squadron
Constituted 14th Observation Squadron (Light) on 5 Feb 1942. Activated on 2 Mar 1942. Redesignated 14th Observation Squadron on 4 Jul 1942. Redesignated 14th Liaison Squadron on 2 Apr 1943. Inactivated on 25 Mar 1949.
Operations: 1942 until early 1944: Supported US Army maneuvers by flying photo and tactical observation missions; April 1944: Arrived in UK at Alderley Edge, Cranage. July 6, 1944: Deployed to Nehou, France with 32 L-5s and 2 UC-78s. Provided courier, observation, mail, officer transport, and other liaison services in support of the US Third Army advance through France and Germany; Nov 1944: delivered medical supplies, food, and ammunition to a battalion stranded on the east side of the flooded Moselle River; Dec 1944-Jan 1945: Supported the Third Army during the Battle of the Bulge; Apr 1945: Flew limited medical evacuation in L-5B aircraft; May 1945 to March 1949: supported the US occupying forces in Germany.
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Unit stations
Station | Location | Date |
---|---|---|
Based |
Knutsford | 11 May 1944 - 28 June 1944 |
Ibsley | 29 June 1944 - 5 July 1944 |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 14th Liaison Squadron 358th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2067658
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 14th Liaison Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: L-5 Sentinel
- Unit: 14th Liaison Squadron
Revisions
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (Maurer)
Month by Month With the Fourteenth Liaison Squadron, March 2, 1942 through V-E Day May 1945 (Official Squadron History)
Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)