00169020 UNCLASSIFIED 2430680 11-16-1942 2431487 01-31-1945

AIKEN ARMY AIR FIELD SC

HISTORY 280.05-1 0000004799 A2995 645 709 64 43 2446668 08-25-1986 AIKEN ARMY AIR FIELD SC OPENED 24 DEC 42. 66 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE GROUP ARRIVED 23 JUN 43 ALONG WITH SUBORDINATE UNITS OF 97 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 19 LIAISON SQUADRON; 118 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON ARRIVING 29 AUG 43. MAJ ROBERT W. WEIRMAN, 118 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, KILLED ABOUT 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF AIKEN SC AND LT FRANCIS E. O'LAUGHLIN WAS KILLED NEAR HAMPTON VA WHILE ON ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHTS. AIKEN ARMY AIR FIELD SC BASE DETACHMENT FORMED 10 DEC 43 AND 155 LIAISON SQUADRON ACTIVATED 10 JAN 44 AT THE FIELD. CONTAINS INFORMATION ON 359 ARMY AIR FORCES BASE UNIT. P-40 AND P-51 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO FIELD 19 OCT 44. NONE POOR ORIGINAL; SOME ILLEGIBLE PAGES.