Sunday, January 6, 2008

The 225th SAC, aka Co. K, 34th QM Truck Regiment (Trk) (Cld)

Some time ago, as I read the Unit History of the 225th on OV-1.com, I was intrigued to discover that the unit that flew those funny looking airplanes began as a quartermaster truck company as war loomed in 1941.

Below is an excerpt from our Unit History. Go to http://www.ov-1.com/225th_AVN/225th-history.html to see our complete history.

Company K, 34th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Trk) (Cld) was constituted effective 21 February 1941.

The unit was activated on 6 March 1941 at Godman Field, Kentucky.

The unit was redesignated as the 843d Quartermaster Company (Trk) (Cld) effective 10 January 1942.

(Photo from the Southern Allied Re-enactment Association’s website, 2004 re-enactment.  No contact information available on their website.)

During 1941 and 1942 this unit had multiple change of duty stations:
    Godman Field, Kentucky
    Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    March Field, Riverside, California

The unit was redesignated as the 2015 Quartermaster Company, Truck, Aviation (Cld) effective 13 September 1942.

During 1942 and 1943 this unit again had multiple change of duty stations:March Field, 
    Riverside, California
    Ephrata, Washington
    AAB Blyth, California
    Camp Young, California
    AAB, Thermal, California

Upon their arrival at the Army Air Base, Thermal, California on 13 March 1943, the unit was relieved from assignment with the Army Ground Forces and was reassigned to the Army Air Force.

During 1943 this unit again had multiple change of duty stations:
    AAB, Thermal, California
    San Bernardino AAD, California
    Muroc B&G Range, California
    Great Falls AAB, Montana

The unit was transferred on permanent change of station from Great Falls Army Air Base to Milne Bay, Australia and assigned to the 5th Air Force on 24 November 1943 under shipment 1996-N.

The unit was transferred on permanent change of station from Australia to Leyte, Philippine Islands.

The unit was reorganized effective 10 March 1945 under TO&E 10-517 (2 Jan 45).
Authorized strength of 3 Officers and 99 Enlisted Men.

The 2015 Quartermaster Company, Truck, Aviation (Cld) was inactivated effective 17 June 1946.

The unit was converted and redesignated as the 2015th Transportation Corps Truck Company (Inactive) (Cld) effective 1 August 1946.

The unit was redesignated effective 1 July 1966 as the 225th Aviation Company (Aerial Surveillance) and assigned to the Sixth US Army under TO&E 1-128T, modified 1966.
Authorized strength 24 Officers, 3 Warrant Officers and 190 Enlisted Men.


More of our Unit History will follow as the year goes along…

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