24th Aero Squadron
It later served in the Panama Canal Zone during World War II as the 24th Fighter Squadron under 6th Air Force.[1] On 28 December the 24th Squadron left Kelly Field, moving to the Aviation Concentration Center, Camp Mills, Garden City, New York where the unit awaited transport for overseas service.The unit's first confirmed combat victory came on 15 September 1918 when 2d Lt. Roe E. Wells (Pilot) and 2d Lt. Albert W. Swinebroad (Observer) shot down a German aircraft.[13] On 18 July 1919, the squadron first went to the 1st Air Depot at Colombey-les-Belles Airdrome, to turn in all of its supplies and equipment and was relieved from duty with the AEF.Personnel at Colombey were subsequently assigned to the commanding general, services of supply, and ordered to report to one of several staging camps in France.[13] The squadron returned to the United States on or about 1 August 1919 and reported to Mitchell Field, on Long Island, New York.DSC: Distinguished Service Cross; SSC: Silver Star Citation; POW: Prisoner of War Medal; KIA: Killed in Action[4] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency