History 49th Troop Carrier Squadron

1 history

1.1 operations , decorations
1.2 lineage
1.3 assignments
1.4 stations
1.5 aircraft

history

activated in 1942 under air transport (later troop carrier) command c-47 transport squadron; trained in southeastern united states. deployed north africa part of operation torch landings; being assigned oujda airfield; french morocco. performed troop carrier , transport airlift of supplies ground forces advancing though algeria tunisia under twelfth air force. evacuated wounded personnel rear areas. carried airborne paratroopers , performed airborne assault missions on sicily , italy part of invasion forces.

reassigned ix troop carrier command in european theater of operations (eto) in february 1944 part of pre-invasion buildup of forces in england. performed combat airborne assault missions part of d-day; operation market-garden , operation varsity 1944-1945. performed supply , evacuation missions in france , low countries; participated in western allied invasion of germany; 1945. continued combat airlift , supply missions until german capitulation in may 1945.

squadron continued operate achiet, france during 1945, performing transportation of personnel , supplies within europe; demobilized in place during august, , inactivated paper unit in september 1945.

operations , decorations

combat operations. world war ii: included airborne assaults on sicily, italy, normandy, netherlands, , germany, , aerial transportation in mto , eto, during world war ii. berlin airlift, 1948-1949.
campaigns. world war ii: sicily; naples-foggia; rome-arno; normandy; northern france; rhineland; central europe.
decorations. distinguished unit citations: sicily, 11 jul 1943; france [6-7] jun 1944.

lineage

constituted 49th transport squadron on 15 june 1942


activated on 2 march 1942
redesignated 49th troop carrier squadron on 4 july 1942
inactivated on 22 september 1945

assignments

313th transport (later troop carrier) group, 2 march 1942 – 22 september 1945

stations

aircraft

c-47 skytrain, 1942–1945
c-46 commando, 1945