19 JANUARY 1942     CONSTITUTED THE 27TH TRANSPORT SQUADRON
1 FEBRUARY 1942    ACTIVATED
2 JULY  1942             REDESIGNATED 27TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON
27 DECEMBER 1945 INACTIVATED IN CHINA

ASSIGNMENTS

1 FEBRUARY 1942  THIRD AIR FORCE – 89 TRANSPORT GROUP
15 JUNE  1942         THIRD AIR FORCE – 10TH TRANSPORT GROUP
30 APRIL  1942        FIRST AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND – THIRD AIR FORCE – 10TH
    TRANSPORT GROUP
1 JULY  1942            FIRST AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND – REDESIGNATED FIRST TROOP
    CARRIER COMMAND
2 JULY  1942            TENTH TRANSPORT GROUP REDESIGNATED TENTH TROOP CARRIER    GROUP
29 NOVEMBER 1943 FIRST TROOP CARRIER COMMAND
12 JANUARY 1944     FAR EASTERN AIR COMMAND
6 MARCH 1944          TENTH AIR FORCE – 443RD TROOP CARRIER GROUP
21  MARCH 1944       FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE “FLYING TIGERS” – 69TH COMPOSITE WING
24 AUGUST 1945      TENTH AIR FORCE – OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

COMMANDERS

1 FEBRUARY 1942    THORPE, ? FIRST LIEUTENANT, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
5 MARCH 1942          JOHNSON, ? FIRST LIEUTENANT, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
1 JULY  1942             HERING, RALPH A.  FIRST LIEUTENANT, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
13 AUGUST 1942       STILES, CLAYTON  MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
30 MARCH 1943         BEARD, EMERSON M. JR., CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
10 APRIL  1943           KING, HENRY P.  MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
5 JULY  1943              STRONG, WILLIAM D.  MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
30  NOVEMBER 1943 BURWELL, LEWIS C. JR.  MAJOR, United States Army Air Corps
12 APRIL  1944          WALKER, TALMADGE E. MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
21 MAY  1944             BURWELL, LEWIS C., JR. MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
25  JANUARY 1945    COONEY, JOHN C. CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
22 FEBRUARY 1945   RASMUSSEN, JAMES H.S. MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS
3 OCTOBER 1945       COONEY, JOHN C. MAJOR, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS

*ALTHOUGH UNCONFIRMED, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHNSON REFERRED TO WAS THE JOHNSON LATER SERVING WITH THE TENTH TROOP CARRIER GROUP NAMELY JOHNSON, ROBERT O. THE TWENTY SEVENTH WAS ASSIGNED TO THE TENTH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND IT IS POSSIBLE HE WAS PROMOTED TO ADJUTANT OF THAT GROUP.


STATIONS

1 FEBRUARY 1942   DANIEL FIELD, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
10 MARCH 1942       HARDING FIELD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
21 JUNE 1942           KELLOGG FIELD, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN
5 AUGUST 1942       BOWMAN FIELD, LOUISFIELD, KENTUCKY
4 OCTOBER 1942     POPE FIELD, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA
2 DECEMBER 1942   LAWSON FIELD, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA
14 FEBRUARY 1943  DUNNELLON FIELD, DUNNELLON, FLORIDA
13 DECEMBER 1943 AIR ECHELON DEPARTS DUNNELLON FIELD FLORIDA FOR OVERSEAS (VIA BAER FIELD, FORT WAYNE INDIANA AND MORRISON FIELD, PALM BEACH FLORIDA)
12 JANUARY 1944     SYLHET, ASSAM, INDIA
21 MAY 1944             YUNNANYI, YUNNAN, CHINA
15 FEBRUARY 1945  CHENGKUNG, YUNNAN, CHINA
13 AUGUST 1945       LIANGSHAN, SZECHWAN, CHINA

NOTES:

The 27th Troop Carrier Squadron was attached to the 62nd Transport Group whilst stationed at Kellog Field, Michigan.

The Squadron operated from several satellite bases while stationed in China including in part:
Chanyi, Chengtu, Chihkiang, Kunming, Luliang, Mangshit, Mengtze, Nanning, Paoshan, Peishiyi and Tengchung.


ADJUTANTS

15 AUGUST 1942         TALBERT, ELIAS P.
17 SEPTEMBER 1942  NEAL, FRANCIS P.
10 APRIL 1943             COLE, WOODROW
7 JUNE 1943                SEARLES, CLIFFORD B.
25 JANUARY 1945      GIESECKE, HARRY A.


FIRST SERGEANTS

14 FEBRUARY 1942     FLORICK, LEO
2 APRIL 1942               RYAN, DEROUS
1 JUNE 1942                SPIEGELBERG, CLIFFORD
17 SEPTEMBER 1942  GAULT, FRANK *
25 JANUARY 1945       LEWIS, T. D.

NOTE

LUND, Glenn A. Served as acting First Sergeant for a short period of time after the promotion of GAULT, Frank and the appointment of LEWIS, T. D.