1st Photographic Group

Constituted as 1st Photographic Group on 15 May 1941. Activated on 10
Jun 1941. Redesignated 1st Mapping Group in Jan 1942, and 1st Photographic
Charting Group in Aug 1943. Charted and mapped areas of the US and sent
detachments to perform similar functions in Alaska, Canada, Africa, the Middle
East, India, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Kurils.
Used a variety of aircraft, including F-2's, F-3's, F-7's, A-29's, B-17's,
B-18's, B-24's, and B-25's. Disbanded on 5 Oct 1944.

Squadrons. 1st: 1941-1943. 2d: 1941-1944. 3d: 1941-1943. 4th:
1941-1944. 6th: 1943-1944. 19th: 1943. 91st: 1943-1944.

Stations. Bolling Field, DC, 10 Jun 1941; Peterson Field, Colo, Dec
1943; Buckley Field, Colo, Jul-5 Oct 1944.

Commanders. Lt Col Minton W Kaye, 10 Jun 1941; Lt Col George G Northrup,
c. 1 Feb 1942; Col Paul T Cullen, 8 Jul 1942; Col Minton W Kaye, c. 1 Jul
1943; Col George G Northrup, c. 18 Nov 1943; Lt Col Frank N Graves, c. 1 Dec
1943-unkn.

Campaigns. American Theater.

Decorations. None.

Insigne. Shield: Per pale, vert and azure, a pile or debruised by a
barrulet arched of the field upon and over the pile a camera lens proper
rimmed sable. Motto: Fideliter et Diligenter - Faithfully and Diligently.
(Approved 24 Oct 1942.)

Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986