1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Combat Cargo Squadrons | 1st Combat Cargo Group | 10th AAF CBI

[walika]

1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Combat Cargo Squadrons | 1st Combat Cargo Group | 10th AAF CBI

 

1st Combat Cargo Group

 

Constituted as 1st Combat Cargo Group on 11 Apr 1944 and activated on 15 Apr. Equipped with C-47's. Moved to the CBI theater in Aug 1944. Began operations in Sep 194 by transporting supplies and reinforcements to and evacuating casualties from Imphal, Burma. Continued to support Allied operations in Burma, flying in men and supplies from India, moving equipment required to construct and operate airstrips, dropping dummy cargoes to lead the enemy away from Allied offensives, dropping paratroops for the assault on Rangoon (May 1945), and evacuating prisoners of war who were freed by Allied advances. Meanwhile, part of the group had been sent to China, and for a short time (Dec 1944-Jan 1945) the group's headquarters was located there. Operations in China included helping to evacuate the air base at Kweilin during a Japanese drive in Sep 194, moving Chinese troops, and flying many supply missions, some of which involved ferrying gasoline and materiel over the Hump from India. The group, partially re-equipped with C-46's in Jun 1945, engaged primarily in transporting men, food, arms, and ammunition until the end of the war. Redesignated 512th Troop Carrier Group in Sep 1945. Returned to the US in Dec 1945. Inactivated on 24 Dec 1945.

SQUADRONS. 1st: 1944-1945. 2d: 1944-1945. 3d: 1944-1945. 4th: 1944-1945.

STATIONS. Bowman Field, Ky, 15 Apr-5 Aug 1944; Sylhet, India, 21 Aug 1944; Tulihal, India, 30 Nov 194; Tsuyung, China, 20 Dec 194; Dohazari, India, 30 Jan 1945; Hathazari, India, 15 May 1945; Myitkyina, Burma, Jun 1945; Liuchow, China, 30 Aug 1945; Kiangwan, China, 9 Oct-3 Dec 1945.

CAMPAIGNS. India-Burma; China Defensive; Central Burma; China Offensive.

 

1st CCG

 

Type I | Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. Hand-painted detail.

 

(Thick leather. Multi-piece leather, including face and c 1 c.) | Below is the only example I have seen.

 

 

Type II | Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. Hand-painted detail.

 

(Thin leather. Printed face and c 1 c.)

 

1st CCS
Emblem: On a light turquoise blue disc, thin border white, edged black, a caricatured, brown-and-white rabbit, seated astride fuselage of a caricatured, camouflaged transport aircraft, holding reins fastened about the nose of aircraft in left hand, and holding a riding crop aloft in the right hand; four saddle bags strapped about fuselage of aircraft. (Approved on 17 Jul 1944.)

 

Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. (Approved emblem.)

2nd CCS

Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. Hand-painted detail.

 

3rd CCS

Theater-made. Multi-piece wool with chainstitched detail. (Unofficial issue.)

 

 

 

Emblem: On a light blue equilateral triangle, one point up, the two upper sides bordered Air Force golden yellow, a stylized American eagle in upward flight Air Force blue, his head white, his beak and talons Air Force golden yellow; in base two white parachutes dropping, flanking the eagle's tail one on either side, cords Air Force blue. (Originally approved on 28 Jul 1944.)

 

Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. Hand-painted detail. (Approved emblem.)

 

4th CCS

Emblem: A leaping, black, caricatured donkey, winged orange, carrying a large, tan pack on its back, held in place by two straps of a like color. (Approved 17 Jul 1944.)

Type I | Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. Hand-painted detail. (Approved emblem.)

 

 

Type II | Theater-made. Embroidered on cloth; leather rondel.

 

 

 

References:

Maurer. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II.

Maurer. Combat Units of the Air Force World War II.

 

A great web site to visit: Combat Cargo

1st CCS 1st CCG 10th AAF
2nd CCS 1st CCG 10th AAF

3rd CCS 1st CCG 10th AAF

4th CCS 1st CCG 10th AAF

1st Combat Cargo Squadron
2nd Combat Cargo Squadron

3rd Combat Cargo Squadron

4th Combat Cargo Squadron

 

 

 

[doinworkinvans]

my all time favorites!!! Love that CBI leather work

[walika]

A correction to my description of the 1st CCG insignia:

 

Type II: The face detail is hand-painted, not "printed".

[walika]

4th Combat Cargo Squadron

 

This patch is pasted into a scrapbook I acquired several years ago. It is not known whether the blue leather has any significance, such as indicating a second tour of duty, or time. Note this patch shows the Himalayas while Type I and II, above, do not.

 

Type III. Theater-made. Multi-piece leather. Hand-painted detail. (Approved emblem.)

[walika]

4th Combat Cargo Squadron

 

 

This B-15 jacket in my collection has an intricate, beautifully executed multi-piece leather 4th Combat Cargo Squadron patch, and Army Air Force Ferrying (Transport) Command (ATC) patch as well.

 

 

 

 

 

Theater-made | Multi-piece leather with hand-painted detail

 

 

 

Army Air Force Ferrying (Transport) Command (ATC)

 

Theater-made| Multi-piece leather with hand-painted detail

 

[AHR]

I LOVE YOUR COLLECTION , HAVE WANTED CBI PATCHES FOREVER.

[phantomfixer]

Two from the Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB DE..

years ago as a volunteer, I was able to view, and handle these patches.. part of the museum’s collection. 
Dover, home to the 326th Airlift Squadron, can trace its lineage to the 1st …

[phantomfixer]

And my tribute A2