| This 93rd
Aero Squadron was
formed from select
recruits at Jefferson
Barracks at St.
Louis, Missouri. The
unit was activated on
August 21, 1917 at Kelly
Field in San
Antonio, Texas and
was assigned to the Third
Pursuit Group, First
Pursuit Wing of the First
Army, A.E.F. The
93rd departed Kelly
Field on September
29, 1917
for Europe after
completing their
training. The unit
traveled to Hoboken,
New Jersey, leaving on
October 13, 1917 aboard
the S.S. Pannonia and
arriving
at Liverpool,
England on October
29, 1917. The
93rd remained
in England at
Beaulieu until June 24,
1918. The
93rd left
for France arriving
at Issoudon, France on
July 7th for further
training. The
93rd finally arrived
at the front at
Vaucoulers on July 28th.
The unit participated in
operations in the Toul
Sector at St. Mihiel and
the Meuse –Argonne
offensive. The
93rd was stationed
at Lisle-en- Barrois,
Foucaucourt and Colombey
- les- Belles from
September 24th until
December 15th.
The war came
to a conclusion on
November 11, 1918 with
the signing of the
Armistice. The unit
participated in 157
missions and shot down 32
enemy planes. The
93rd Aero Squadron
suffered 2 men killed, 1
wounded and 5 taken
prisoner during the
conflict. The
93rd departed for
America on March 3, 1919
at Brest,
France aboard the
S.S. America and arrived
in Hoboken New
Jersey on March 13,
1919. The unit was
stationed at nearby Camp
Mills until the end of
March. The 93rd Aero
Squadron was demobilized
at the Air Service Depot
at Garden City, New
York on March 31,
1919.
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