checkit Posted March 17, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 17, 2008 Ihave a WW1 yardlong photo which is captioned "20th Squadron and Prov. Regiment A.S.S.C. - Nov 10, 1918". Taken by a Portland Oregon photographer. The NCO's have winged propellor rank insignia. Any idea what ASSC stands for" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMPERIAL QUEST Posted March 17, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 17, 2008 Ihave a WW1 yardlong photo which is captioned "20th Squadron and Prov. Regiment A.S.S.C. - Nov 10, 1918". Taken by a Portland Oregon photographer. The NCO's have winged propellor rank insignia. Any idea what ASSC stands for" Aviation Section of Signal Corps http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~g...tification.html Above, is a link to a handy reference site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwnorma Posted March 17, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 17, 2008 Ihave a WW1 yardlong photo which is captioned "20th Squadron and Prov. Regiment A.S.S.C. - Nov 10, 1918". Taken by a Portland Oregon photographer. The NCO's have winged propellor rank insignia. Any idea what ASSC stands for" Don, ASSC would be Aviation Section Signal Corps. Although by Nov 10 1918, it really should have been USAS for US Air Service or USAAS for US Army Air Service. Still, the organizational changes came so fast it doesn't surprise me that the photographer would be behind the times. 20th Squadron Provisional Regiment would have been one of the "Spruce" squadrons. Raised (well, to be completely honest) as strike breaking labor (scabs) to combat the unrest and work stoppages fomented by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW--the 'Wobblies') in the spruce producing regions of the Pacific Northwest. Some of the spruce squadrons were also used to guard stockpiles of spruce, and are known to have engaged in thuggery against lumberers who refused to join the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen (LLLL) the Government approved and sponsored labor union. The spruce squadrons, the LLLL, and the Labor Unrest in the North West are one of the little known chapters of the First World War. chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkit Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted March 17, 2008 Thanks, guys. The photo came with several Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen pins. Don, ASSC would be Aviation Section Signal Corps. Although by Nov 10 1918, it really should have been USAS for US Air Service or USAAS for US Army Air Service. Still, the organizational changes came so fast it doesn't surprise me that the photographer would be behind the times. 20th Squadron Provisional Regiment would have been one of the "Spruce" squadrons. Raised (well, to be completely honest) as strike breaking labor (scabs) to combat the unrest and work stoppages fomented by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW--the 'Wobblies') in the spruce producing regions of the Pacific Northwest. Some of the spruce squadrons were also used to guard stockpiles of spruce, and are known to have engaged in thuggery against lumberers who refused to join the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen (LLLL) the Government approved and sponsored labor union. The spruce squadrons, the LLLL, and the Labor Unrest in the North West are one of the little known chapters of the First World War. chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkit Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted March 17, 2008 Aviation Section of Signal Corpshttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~g...tification.html Above, is a link to a handy reference site. I stumbled on this web site once, and have been trying to find it ever since. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwnorma Posted March 17, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 17, 2008 Thanks, guys. The photo came with several Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen pins. Don, They are definitely associated. Your "Doughboy" may have served his country by bullying loggers into joining the "Loyal Legion" Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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