70th Troop Carrier Squadron (70th TCS)
U.S. Army Air Force, 5th Air Force , 433rd Troop Carrier Group (433rd TCG)

Background
On January 22, 1943 constituted as the 67th Troop Carrier Squadron (67th TCS) in the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). On February 9, 1943 activated in the 433rd Troop Carrier Group (433rd TCG) at Florence Army Airfield operating the C-47. On March 19, 1943 moves to Sedalia Army Airfield. On June 9, 1943 moves to Laurinburg-Maxtom Army Airfield. On August 1, 1943 moves to Baer Field in Indiana. On August 12, 1943 departs overseas bound for the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).

The squadron emblem (approved September 7, 1944) is a caricatured winged aviator in brown flight suit, with white wings, leaping over a small green island in base studded with palm trees, and carrying three caricatured paratroopers in cam- ouflaged jungle costumes, and holding a large packing box, proper, under the left arm, emitting speed lines to rear and drops of perspiration from the head, all white.

Wartime History
On September 7, 1943 arrives Townsville in Australia.

On September 21, 1943 moves to Port Moresby in New Guinea.

On October 10, 1943 moves to Nadzab Airfield.

On July 3, 1944 moves to Cyclops Airfield near Hollandia.

On October 1, 1944 lost is C-47A Skytrain 42-92062 pilot 1st Lt Russell A. Morrison (MIA) on a flight bound for Finschafen Airfield.

On October 15, 1944 moves to Biak.

On February 28, 1945 moves to Dulag Airfield on Leyte in the Philippines.

On April 12, 1945 moves to Tanauan Airfield on Leyte in the Philippines.

On June 28, 1945 moves to Clark Field on Luzon.

On August 26, 1945 moves to Iwo Jima in Japan.

On September 15, 1945 move to Ie Shima Airfield off Okinawa in Japan.

On September 30, 1945 moves to Tachikawa Airfield near Tokyo in Japan.

Postwar
On January 15, 1946 inactivated. On August 3, 1947 activated in the reserves at Cleveland Airport in Ohio. On September 18, 1947 becomes part of the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

Awards
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages 260 (70th Troop Carrier) [PDF pages 272]

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