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US ARMY AIR SERVICE & AIR CORPS 1923-39 (392 words) |
 | Air Service units were attached to higher headquarters of the Army, such as corps, which included an air operations section. |
| In 1926 the Air Service was reorganized as an Army branch, and was renamed the US Army Air Corps (USAAC). |
| The Chief of the Air Corps and other general officers on the USAAC staff were authorized field and boat flags They were 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet 9 inches on the fly, with the branch insignia in golden orange and white stars according to rank. |
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United States Army Air Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3318 words) |
| Five days after the formation of the Army Air Service, separating it from the Signal Corps, General John J. Pershing, commanding the American Expeditionary Force, duplicated the action in Europe by creating the Air Service of the AEF and placing it in charge of all U.S. aviation units, personnel, and equipment in France. |
| A Chief of the Air Service was authorized with the rank of major general to replace the previous Director of Air Service, and an assistant chief created in the rank of brigadier general (from 1920 to 1925 this position was held by Brig.Gen. Billy Mitchell). |
| The Air Service Tactical School was established at Langley Field, Virginia, to train officers for higher command and to instruct in doctrine and the employment of military aviation. |
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