Description

Cochran Field — 321st, 322nd, 323rd, 439th & 440th School Squadrons
Southeast Army Air Forces Training Center • World War II (Stateside Training)

140 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Produced with the assistance of the Southeast Army Air Forces Training Center and the Army Air Forces Public Relations Office, this volume is a yearbook-style history of Cochran Field, the Basic Army Flying School near Macon, Georgia, commanded by Colonel Donald D. Fitz Gerald from its 1941 activation. Alongside a survey of the growth of U.S. military aviation and profiles of the base staff, it documents the men of the 321st, 322nd, 323rd, 439th, and 440th School Squadrons, who trained American and British aviation cadets on the field’s flight line. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original wartime printed volume, complete with photographs, squadron rosters, and staff portraits.

Commanders: Col. Donald D. Fitz Gerald (Cochran Field) • Maj. Donald M. Alexander (321st) • Maj. Charles E. Stiven (322nd) • Capt. S. H. Johnson Jr. (323rd) • Capt. Bishop P. Parrish Jr. (439th) • Maj. Charles R. Cross (440th)

Field newspaper: unknown

Table of Contents

A History of United States Military Aviation
Message from the Commanding General, Army Air Forces
Southeast Army Air Forces Training Center
Colonel Donald D. Fitz Gerald, Commanding Cochran Field
Post Staff and Special Staff
The Founding and Growth of Cochran Field
Cochran Field Activities
Cochran Field Band
321st School Squadron
322nd School Squadron
323rd School Squadron
439th School Squadron
440th School Squadron
61st Air Base Squadron

“May the spirit of this command continue to be expressed by the words, ‘We can and we will.’”
— Colonel Donald D. Fitz Gerald, Commanding Cochran Field