History
The squadron was initially formed on 27 August 1917 as the 106th Aero Squadron at Kelly Field, Texas. It deployed to France as part of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) and saw service on the Western Front as a non-combat maintenance unit where it repaired and maintained aircraft in the Zone of Advance. The 106th Aero Squadron, Army Air Service, demobilized at Mitchel Field, New York in the spring and summer of 1919.
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