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69th Troop Carrier Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	69th Troop Carrier Squadron
image	Fairchild C-119 Flying Box.jpg
image_size	290
caption	C-119 Flying Boxcar as flown by the squadron
dates	1943-1946; 1947–1952; 1956–1965
country
branch
role	Tactical Airlift
command_structure	Continental Air Command
battles	Southwest Pacific Theater
decorations	Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
identification_symbol	[[File:69th Troop Carrier Squadron - Emblem.png	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	Patch with 69th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem (approved 20 September 1944)

The 69th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with the 916th Troop Carrier Group, based at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 25 November 1965.

History

World War II

Established under I Troop Carrier Command, January 1943. After training deployed to Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific Theater, August 1943 during the New Guinea Campaign. Engaged in combat operations, flying combat cargo resupply missions, troop carrier missions, parachute drops and other missions as necessary in New Guinea, Dutch East Indies; Philippine Campaign and the Battle of Okinawa. Participated in the Occupation of Japan, 1945-1946.

Air Force Reserve

Reactivated in the Air Force Reserve 1947, activated at Cleveland Airport, Ohio. Not equipped or manned until 1950 when moved to Greenville AFB, South Carolina when equipped with C-119 Flying Boxcars. Activated during Korean War.

Reactivated in the reserves, 1956, equipped with C-119s. Inactivated 1965

Lineage

Constituted as the 69th Troop Carrier Squadron on 22 January 1943 : Activated on 9 February 1943 : Inactivated on 15 January 1946
Activated in the reserve on 3 August 1947 : Redesignated 69th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 27 June 1949 : Ordered to active service on 15 October 1950 : Inactivated on 14 July 1952
Activated in the reserve on 25 March 1956 : Inactivated on 25 November 1965

Assignments

433d Troop Carrier Group, 9 February 1943 – 15 January 1946
433d Troop Carrier Group, 3 August 1947 – 14 July 1952
433d Troop Carrier Group, 25 March 1956
433d Troop Carrier Wing, 14 April 1959
923d Troop Carrier Group, 17 January 1963 - 25 November 1965

Stations

Florence Army Air Field, South Carolina, 9 February 1943
Sedalia Army Air Field, Missouri, 19 March 1943
Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina, 6 June 1943
Baer Field, Indiana, 1 – 12 August 1943
Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 27 August 1943
Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 5 November 1943
Hollandia Airfield Complex, Netherlands East Indies, c. 10 July 1944
Mokmer Airfield, Biak Island, Netherlands East Indies, c. 20 October 1944
Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 18 January 1945
Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, c. 1 June 1945
North Field (Iwo Jima), C. 27 August 1945
Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, 9 September 1945
Tachikawa Airfield, Japan, c. 25 September 1945 – 15 January 1946
Cleveland Municipal Airport, Ohio, 13 April 1947
Greenville Air Force Base, South Carolina, 18 October 1950 – 20 July 1951
Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, 6 Aug 1951 - 14 Jul 1952
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 25 March 1956
Hensley Field, Texas, 16 November 1957
Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, 3 March 1963 - 25 November 1965

Aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1943-1945
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 1944 (used as transport)
Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1944
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1950-1952; 1956-1965

References

; Notes

Bibliography

References

Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 258

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