Table of Organization and Equipment No.

1-27 *

War Department, Washington 25, D.C., 22 December 1943 **

ARMY AIR FORCES FIGHTER SQUADRON, SINGLE ENGINE

Designation: ____ Fighter Squadron, Single Engine 1 2 Specification Serial No.*** 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Air Echelon 12 13 14 15 16 Total

Administrative Armament and Ordnance Squadron Headquarters

Technical Communications (a)

Tactical

Unit

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Lieutenant Colonel, including 1-Engine Pilot (Squadron Commander) Major, including 1-Engine Pilot (Squadron Operations Officer) Captain, including 1-Engine Pilot Adjutant and Mess Engineering Flight Surgeon Intelligence (also Public relations) First Lieutenant, including 1-Engine Pilot Armament, Chemical and Camouflage Communications Personal Equipment Officer Supply and Transportation Second Lieutenant (e), including 1-Engine Pilot TOTAL COMMISSIONED Master Sergeant, including Airplane Inspector Armament Chief Communication Chief Line Chief First Sergeant

1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1f)

1 (1b)

1 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

1 (1)

(1) (1g) (1) 1 1 (1) (1) (1h) (1c) 3 (3) 6 3 (3) 6 3 (3) 6 3 (3) 6 1 1 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2)

2 752 663 542 752 585

1 1 (1)

1 1

1 2 (1)

(1) (1) 1 Page 1 of 8

1 (1) 1 (1) 9 (5) (1) (1) (1) (1) 12 (8) (1) (1) (1) (1) 12 (12) 35 4 (1) (1) (1) (1) 1

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Total Air Echelon

Engineering

Intelligence

Operations

Medical

Flight C

Flight D

Flight A

Flight B

Supply

Supply

2 Specification Serial No.***

9 10 11 Air Echelon

12

13

14

15

16 Total

Administrative Armament and Ordnance Squadron Headquarters

Technical Communications (a)

Tactical

Unit

27 Technical Sergeant, including 28 Airplane Armorer 29 Armament Inspector 30 Armorer 31 Electrical Specialist 32 Flight Chief 33 Propeller Specialist 34 Radar Mechanic, IFF 35 Radio Mechanic, AAF 36 Radio Mechanic, CNS 37 Staff Sergeant, including 38 Administrative 39 Airplane Armorer 40 Airplane Sheet Metal Worker 41 Camera Technician 42 Crew Chief 43 Electrical Specialist 44 Intelligence 45 Medical 46 Propeller Specialist 47 Radar Mechanic, IFF 48 Radio Mechanic, AAF 49 Radio Mechanic, CNS 50 Supply 51 Technical Supply

911 663 511 685 750 687 862 754 759 1 502 911 555 941 750 685 631 673 687 862 754 759 821 826 1

3 (1) (1) (1)

(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 2 (1) (1) (1)

4 (1) (1)

1 (1)

9 (1)

7 (1)

7 (1)

7 (1)

(1) (7) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (6) (6) (6)

12 (1) (1) (1) (1) (4) (1) (1) (1) (1) 42 (2) (4) (1) (1) (25) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

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Total Air Echelon

Engineering

Intelligence

Operations

Medical

Flight C

Flight D

Flight A

Flight B

Supply

Supply

2 Specification Serial No.***

9 10 11 Air Echelon

12

13

14

15

16 Total

Administrative Armament and Ordnance Squadron Headquarters

Technical Communications (a)

Tactical

Unit

52 Sergeant, including 53 Airplane Armorer 54 Clerk-Typist 55 Decontamination Equipment Operator 56 Parachute Rigger and Repairman 57 Radio Mechanic, AAF 58 Corporal, including 59 Airplane Armorer 60 Camera Technician 61 Intelligence 62 Parachute Rigger and Repairman 63 Radio Mechanic, AAF 64 TOTAL ENLISTED 65 AGGREGATE

1 911 405 809 620 754 911 941 631 620 754 2 4 1 2 1 2 (1)

3 (2) (1)

2 (1) (1r)

2 (2)

2 (2)

2 (2)

2 (2)

1 (1)

(1) 1

2 (2)

2 (2)

2 (2)

2 (2)

(1) (1r) 9 10 (1) 8 9 8 9 1 1 2 3 4 7 14 20 12 18 12 18 12 18

15 (10) (2) (1) (1) (1) 12 (8) (1) (1) (1) (1) 86 121

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Total Air Echelon

Engineering

Intelligence

Operations

Medical

Flight C

Flight D

Flight A

Flight B

Supply

Supply

2 Specification Serial No.***

Administrative Armament and Ordnance Squadron Headquarters

9 10 11 12 Ground Echelon Technical Communications (a)

13

14

15

16

17

18 Total Total Ground Echelon 1 (1) 3 (1) (1) (1) 4 1 (1) 4 (2) (1) (1) 25 (1) (14) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Tactical

Transportation

Unit

Engineering

Intelligence

Operations

Medical

Flight C 3 (3)

66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93

Major, including Executive Captain, including Mess First Lieutenant, including Engineering Intelligence (also Photographic) Ordnance, General Supply and Transportation TOTAL COMMISSIONED Master Sergeant, including Airplane and Engine Mechanic Technical Sergeant, including Airplane and Engine Mechanic Airplane Armorer Radio Operator Mechanic, AAF Staff Sergeant, including Administrative Airplane and Engine Mechanic Airplane Armorer Ammunition Electrical Specialist Instrument Specialist Mess Motor Propeller Specialist Radio Mechanic, CNS Radio Operator Mechanic, AAF

1 (1) (b) 1 1 (1d) 1 (d) (1) (1) (c) 1 747 1 747 911 756 502 747 911 505 685 686 824 813 687 759 756 1 (1k) 1 1 (1) 2 (1) 2 5 (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 4 (4) 3 (3) 3 (3) 1 1 1 1 (1p) 2 (2) 1

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Flight D

Flight A

Flight B

Supply

Supply

Mess

2 Specification Serial No.***

Administrative Armament and Ordnance Squadron Headquarters

9 10 11 12 Ground Echelon Technical Communications (a)

13

14

15

16

17

18 Total Total Ground Echelon

Tactical

Transportation

Unit

Engineering

Intelligence

Operations

Medical

Flight C 4 (3)

94 Sergeant, including 95 Airplane and Engine Mechanic 96 Airplane Armorer 97 Airplane Sheet Metal Worker 98 Automotive Mechanic 99 Camera Technician 100 Classification Specialist 101 Clerk-Typist 102 Cook 103 Draftsman 104 Duty 105 Instrument Specialist 106 Message Center Chief 107 Munitions Worker, Aviation 108 Radar Mechanic, IFF 109 Radio Mechanic, CNS 110 Radio Operator Mechanic, AAF 111 Refueling Unit Operator 112 Teletype Mechanic 113 Corporal, including 114 Airplane and Engine Mechanic 115 Airplane Armorer 116 Airplane Sheet Metal Worker 117 Automobile Mechanic 118 Automotive Equipment Operator 119 Camera Technician 120 Carpenter 121 Clerk-Typist 122 Cook 123 Decontamination Equipment Operator 124 Lineman 125 Munitions Worker, Aviation 126 Painter T/O&E 1-27 (22 December 1943)

2 747 911 555 014 941 275 405 060 070 566 686 667 901 862 759 756 932 239 747 911 555 014 345 941 050 405 060 809 238 901 144

6 (4)

7 (2) (2)

(1) (1) (1) (1) (5) (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (2) (2) 1 1 4 1 4 6 (1) 10 11 (3) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (4) (1) (1) (3) Page 5 of 8 (1) (1) (1m) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 (2)

47 (14) (5) (2) (1) (1) (1) (3) (5) (1n) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (3) (2) (2) (2) (1) 1 3 3 3 3 52 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (12) (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) (8) (4) (1) (1) (3) (1) 2009 Military Research Service

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4 (3)

4 (3)

Flight D

Flight A

Flight B

Supply

Supply

Mess

2 Specification Serial No.***

Administrative Armament and Ordnance Squadron Headquarters

9 10 11 12 Ground Echelon Technical Communications (a)

13

14

15

16

17

18 Total Total Ground Echelon (1) (4) (1) (3) (1) (1) (1) (1) 15 15 (4) (4) (3) (7) (2) (5) (1) (2) (2) 159 163 AGGREGATE

Tactical

Transportation

Unit

Engineering

Intelligence

Operations

Medical

Flight C 1 (1) 11 11 Private 15 15

127 Radio Mechanic, AAF 128 Radio Mechanic, CNS 129 Radio Operator Mechanic, AAF 130 Refueling Unit Operator 131 Surgical Technician 132 Telephone Switchboard Operator 133 Teletype Operator 134 Welder, Combination 135 Private, First Class including 136 Private 137 Airplane Armorer 138 Automotive Equipment Operator 139 Clerk-Typist 140 Cook's Helper 141 Messenger 142 Munitions Worker, Aviation 143 Refueling Unit Operator 144 Telephone Switchboard Operator 145 Teletype Operator 146 TOTAL ENLISTED 147 AGGREGATE

754 759 756 932 861 650 237 256 2 911 345 405 521 521 901 932 650 237

(1) (4) (1) (3) (1) (1) (1) (1) 1 (1) (1) (7) (1) (5) (1) (2) (2) 25 25 Master Sergeant (1) 7 3 (3) (1) (1) 5 6 1 1 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)

6 7 Lieutenant Colonel

2 2

17 17

2 2 First Lieutenant

9 9 Second Lieutenant

20 21
TOTAL COMMISSIONED

27 28

3 3 Technical sergeant

1 2 Staff Sergeant

2 2

12 12

11 11 Private, First Class

11 11 TOTAL ENLISTED

Sergeant

149 150 151

Total Air Echelon Total Ground Echelon TOTAL SQUADRON

1 1

1 1 2

9 9

12 3 15

12 12

35 4 39

4 1 5

1 1

12 4 16

42 25 67

15 47 62

12 52 64

Corporal

148

Grade Recapitulation

1st Sergeant

Captain

Major

15 15

86 121 159 163 245 284

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Flight D

Flight A

Flight B

Supply

Supply

Mess

152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171

Squadron Equipment Airplane, 1-engine fighter Tractor, tracklaying, high speed, medium duty Trailer, bomb, M5 Trailer, fuel servicing, type A-3 Trailer, fuel servicing, type A-2-A Truck, bomb lift, M1 Truck, bomb service, M6 Carbine, cal. .30, M1 Gun, machine, Browning, HB, cal. .50, M2, flexible Gun, submachine, cal. .45, M3 Pistol, automatic, cal. .45, M1911A1 Trailer, 1/4-ton, 2-wheel, cargo Trailer, 1/4-ton, 2-wheel, water, 250 gallon Trailer, 1-ton, 2-wheel, cargo Truck, 1/4-ton, 4x4 Truck, 3/4-ton, 4x4, ambulance, KD Truck, 3/4-ton, 4x4, weapons carrier Truck, 2 1/2-ton, 6x6, cargo, with winch Truck, 2 1/2-ton, 6x6, cargo Remarks: Insert number or name of unit.

Total Squadron 25 2 4 2 3 8 2 228 4 24 28 7 2 2 14 1 3 1 3

Notes

1 per individual not otherwise armed, except medical personnel mounted on trucks 1 per 10 enlisted men or major fraction thereof, except medical 1 per field grade officer and 1 per flier except flight surgeon

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* This table supersedes T/O 1-27, 1 July 1942, including C1, 23 November 1942, C2, 25 January 1943 and advance copy C3, 7 May 1943, and T/E 1-27, 22 May 1943, including C1, 28 July 1943, and C2, 12 August 1943. ** Includes Changes No. 1, 26 February 1944 and Changes No. 2, 1 December 1944.

a The Communications Section is designed to operate and maintain the following ground communication equipment as well as to maintain aircraft radio: 1 ea. Ground-to-air radio relay set. 1 ea. Homing direction finding radio set. 1 ea. Air transportable ground-to-air radio set (when required). 1 ea. Point-to-point set. 1 ea. Message center to include teletype and telephone switchboard equipment. b c d Indicate officers having additional duty in another section. Same letter in parentheses indicates section in which duty is performed. e Flight Officers may be substituted in this table for Second Lieutenants on the basis of one for one. f Gunnery officer. g Flight Surgeon will supervise physical education activities. h Responsible for inspection of all personal flying equipment of crews on each mission. Also oxygen officer. k Personnel sergeant and special service representative. m Transportation dispatcher. n Additional duty engineering section. p Maintenance chief. r Assistant to personal equipment officer.

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Squadron is the smallest administrative division of the fighter group and normally operates as a unit from one airdrome. The air echelon is designed to operate from an advanced airdrome for a week or ten days if provided with personnel and equipment either from an advanced detachment of an airdrome squadron (T/O&E 1-487) or the fighter squadron ground echelon to perform the following functions: - Point-to-point radio communication. - Mess. - Ordnance. - Transportation. Sufficient drivers are not indicated for all motor vehicles. Qualified personnel will be used as automotive equipment operators. In this table all officers of field grade and higher (except Medical officers) will be armed with pistol, automatic, cal. .45. The balance of the officers, except Medical officers will be armed with carbine, cal. .30. 10% of the enlisted men, except medical, but including driv ers of 1/4-ton and 3/4-ton trucks, will be armed with gun, submachine, cal. .45. The remainder of the enlisted men will be armed with carbine, cal. .30. Squadron will be augmented when authorized by the War Department for squadrons under intense combat activity, as follows: 2 ea. 1-Engine Pilots (Captain) 4 ea. 1-Engine Pilots (First Lieutenant) 6 ea. 1-Engine Pilots (Second Lieutenant) 1 ea. Cook (060) (Sergeant) 1 ea. Cook's Helper (521) (Private) Pilots to be in air echelon as required and mess personnel in ground echelon. When this squadron is employed as a separate squadron, the following personnel will be authorized: 1 ea. Cryptographer (First Lieutenant) 1 ea. Statistical (First Lieutenant) 1 ea. Weather (First Lieutenant) 4 ea. Cryptographer (807) (1 Staff Sergeant, 2 Sergeants, 1 Corporal) 7 Aggregate (3 officers and 4 enlisted men) Radar team will be provided when authorized by the War Department for the ground echelon when AN/APS-13 is installed in the unit equipment: 2 ea. Radar Mechanic (IFF) (862) (1 Staff Sergeant and 1 Sergeant)

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