59th Fighter Group Army Air Corpsmen take a group photo at Thomasville Army Airfield, Ga. The 59th FG was in activated on May 1, 1944. On July 31, 1985, the unit was redesignated as the 59th Tactical Fighter Wing but remained inactive. The wing was finally reactivated and consolidated with the Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Hospital on July 1, 1993