WW2 315th Troop Carrier Squadron patch CBI

[ocsfollowme]

A beautiful 6x7 inch squadron patch of the 315th Troop Carrier Squadron.

 

 

http://www.cbi-history.com/part_ii.html#39

 

Source:

Combat Squadrons of the Air Force - World War II; AFHRC, Maurer Maurer, editor: (Adobe Acrobat files)

Air Force Historical Studies Office

or

Air Force Historical Research Agency

Part I

Part II

Lineage: Constituted 315th Troop Carrier Squadron on 8 Dec 1943. Activated on 1 Jan 1944. Inactivated on 28 Dec 1945. Activated in the reserve on 11 Jun 1948. Inactivated on 27 Jun 1949.

Assignments: Tenth Air Force (attached to Troop Carrier Command, Easter Air Command), 1 Jan 1944; 443d Troop Carrier Group, 6 Mar 1944 - 26 Dec 1945. Second Air Force, 11 Jun 1948; Tenth Air Force, 1 Jul 1948. First Air Force, 15 Aug 1948; 443d Troop Carrier Group, 28 Oct 1948; Tenth Air Force, 28 Mar - 27 Jun 1949.

Stations: Dinjan, India, 1 Jan 1944; Sylhet, India, 10 Jan 1944; Sookerating, India, 10 Jun 1944; Moran, India, 20 Jun 1944; Sookerating, India, 14 Jul 1944 (detachments operated from Shingbwiyang, Burma, 13 Jul - 8 Aug 1944, and Ledo, India, 14 Jul - 2 Aug 1944); Ledo, India, 2 Aug 1944; Dinjan, India, 10 May 1945; Chihkiang, China, 2 Sep 1945; Hankow, China, 25 Sep 1945; Shanghai, China, c. Oct - 5 Dec 1945; Ft. Lawton, Wash, 27-28 Dec 1945; Kent County Aprt, Mich, 11 Jun 1948 - 27 Jun 1949.

Aircraft: C-47, 1944-1945; C-46, 1945.

Operations: Airborne assault on Myitkyina, Burma, 17 May 1944; aerial transportation in CBI, 9 Jan 1944 - 25 Aug 1945; airlift of Chinese troops to bases in eastern China for disarmament operations, 2 Sep - 24 Oct 1945.

Service Streamers: None.

Campaigns: India-Burma with Arrowhead; China Defensive; Central Burma; China Offensive.

Decorations: Distinguished Unit Citations: Burma, 5 Mar - 1 Oct 1944; China, 5-30 Sep 1945.

Emblem: None.

 

 

 

[citizensteely]

Wow, this is an authentic 315th patch? Fantastic! My grandfather few C-47s in the 315th from February through June of '44, including towing gliders during Operation Thursday. He didn't have one of these patches in his mementos, however, and I would love to see a real one. Great piece!?  

[manayunkman]

That is an outstanding CBI appliqué leather patch.

None realer.

[ocsfollowme]

Yes this is an authentic one. It sold very cheap too (maybe $175)  as I thought it would have fetched $500-600

 

if you PM me your email address I can send you the high res scan if you wanted to print it out or use it for whatever you want for a display case.