315th Troop Carrier Squadron

The 315th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with the Tenth Air Force, based at Kent County Airport, Michigan. It was inactivated on 27 June 1949.

History
Activated in December 1943 by special authority of Tenth Air Force. Equipped with C-47 Skytrain transports, engaged in combat operations in India and Burma. Flew combat cargo resupply missions, troop carrier missions, parachute drops and other missions as necessary. Participated in airborne assault of Myitkyina, Burma, 17 May 1944. Performed airlift of Chinese troops to bases in eastern China for disarmament operations, 2 Sep-24 Oct 1945.

Personnel demobilized in China, unit inactivated as an administrative unit by Army Service Forces, December 1945.

Reactivated in the Air Force Reserve, 1948. Assigned to Kent County Airport, Michigan. Likely not manned or equipped due to personnel and funding shortages. Inactivated in 1949.

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, Eastern 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
 * 433d Troop Carrier Group, 28 Oct 1948
 * Tenth Air Force, 28 Mar-27 Jun 1949.

Stations

 * Dinjan Airfield, India, 1 Jan 1944
 * Sylhet Airfield, India, 10 Jan 1944
 * Sookerating Airfield, India, 10 Jun 1944
 * Moran Airfield, India, 20 Jun 1944
 * Sookerating Airfield, India, 14 Jul 1944
 * Detachment operated from: Shingbwiyang Airfield, Burma, 13 Jul-8 Aug 1944
 * Detachment operated from: Ledo Airfield, India, 14 Jul-2 Aug 1944


 * Ledo Airfield, India, 2 Aug 1944
 * Dinjan Airfield, India, 10 May 1945
 * Chihkiang Airfield, China, 2 Sep 1945
 * Hankow Airfield, China, 25 Sep 1945
 * Shanghai Airport, China, c. Oct-5 Dec 1945
 * Ft. Lawton, Washington, 27-28 Dec 1945
 * Kent County Airport, Michigan, 11 Jun 1948-27 Jun 1949.

Aircraft

 * C-47 Skytrain, 1944-1945
 * C-46 Commando, 1945.