VII Corps Observation Group
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The VII Corps Observation Group was an Air Service, United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I as part of the First Army Air Service. It was later transferred to the Third Army Air Service as part of the United States Occupation of the Rhineland after the 1918 Armistice with Germany.[1]
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VII Corps Observation Group | |
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Active | 30 August 1918 – 12 May 1919 |
Country | United States |
Branch | Air Service, United States Army |
Type | Group |
Role | Command and Control |
Part of | American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) |
Engagements | World War I Occupation of the Rhineland |
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258th Aero Squadron Emblem | |
278th Aero Squadron Emblem |
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The group was demobilized in Germany on 12 May 1919 and its members returned to the United States. There is no modern United States Air Force unit that shares its lineage and history.