Organized 14 April 1943 at Washington, DC as Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Army Air Forces Weather Wing. (Headquarters Squadron disbanded at Asheville, North Carolina, 7 September 1944). Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1945 as Headquarters, Army Air Forces Weather Servicesth assigned units as follows: 6th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 22d, 27th and 28th Weather Squadrons. Reorganized and redesignated 13 March 1946 as Headquarters, Air Weather Service, and assigned to the Air Transport Command. Transferred to the United States Air Force by the National Security Act of 1947.
COMPAIN PARTICIPATION CREDITS: None.
DECORATIONS: None.
DISTINCTIVE BADGE: On a disc divided per pale dark blue and black a white anemometer,; in chief a gold fleur-de-lois. The motto COELUM AD PROELIUM ELIGE (I select the weather for battle) is black on a gold border.
For a two page history of this unit of the Army Air Forces send $1.00 in cash or coin to: 1SGT Charles W. Aresta, US Army (RET); The Hawaiian Military Insignia Collectors and Study Group; 1813 Sereno Street; Honolulu, Hawaii 97817-2318 or Phone or fax: (808) 537-2753
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