The Squadron was the basic unit for organization. During combat, a flight of 2 or 4 airplanes was the basic unit.
Check his unit's official history or any memoirs or interviews with the men in his unit.
having to do with allies and fighting against other countries
the central powers were taking a lot of countries over and when the us joined it was in 1917 because they were tired of being an isolationist.
Yes in WW1 and WW2 the French were allied with the US.
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US Servicemen were fighting regular (NVA) soldiers and airmen from the North Vietnamese Army, Air Force, and Navy (Tonkin Gulf Incident). US Servicemembers are NOT fighting the Iraqi Air Force, Army, or Navy.
The US wanted N. Vietnam to stop fighting in S. Vietnam.
No nation, including the US is at war with the country of Iraq. Iraq is simply a nation that needs law, order, and stability restored to it. The US was bombing the nation of North Vietnam. The Army and Air Force of North Vietnam was fighting the US Air Force/US Navy in the air, and fighting the US Army/US Marine Corps on the ground. Two nations were at war with each other.
While the US Army & Marine Corps were fighting in South Vietnam (RVN) the US Air Force and air units of the US Navy were fighting an air war in the skies over North Vietnam. The "Air War" was Operation Rolling Thunder, which lasted from 1965 thru November 1968. North Viet MiGs vs US jets; North Viet ground defense systems (SAMs and AAA) vs US jets. The vast majority of US POWs were jet pilots.
the united states joined in 1917, ww1 started in 1914.!!
The same as other industrial nations; mostly WW1 style bi-planes (two wings). Like the US, the Japanese Air Force was part of the Army.
Most notable was Harry S. Truman who served with the Missouri Army National Guard during WW1.