General Orders 1946 - Fort Benning

flying their aircraft from one strip to another, the pllots of the squadron were
harassed constantly by aggressive Japartese tighter aircraft from nearby islands.
In providing such effectire photpgrrrphic coveragp for our forces during so
impovtnllt a phase of the battle for thv PKiiipl~ines, both air and ground pcr-
Sonnel of the 8th PhotogrnpBic Recwmaiusance Squadron drmomtrated courage,
skill, and tramwork in lmri~ing with the highest traditions of the armed forces
of the United Slates. (Griinml Orders 2'217, IIcadqimrters War East Air Forces,
211 November INS, as npprored by the Commander in Chief, United States Army
Forces, l':j:icifie.)
6. Tile 25th Photographic Ileconnaissanrc Syuadr'on is cited for ontslrn~ilrl
~erfonnallcc of duty on S August 19.15, At th:rl, time, the e5t7~ Pi~ifoyrophio
Reeonlmis8m~ce Spuadrol~ was o~emting in support of the Okinnma-bawd air
offensi17c ilmillst the .lnimnpst homrl:lnd by co:iiplctiirg priorily mapping orrr
Kyuslw Isllmd, J8lm11, and cnrryiug out daily photographic roverage of all er!t?my
iniitnllntiolls wiLhill n radius of 750 miles from tile sqmdron's base. It mas on
9 A~*.ust 1915 that activities of the srj~wdrori rexhcd n peal