WWII Troop Carrier Units

438th Troop Carrier Group (438th TCG) Active Service: 1943 to 1945 Constituted as 438th Troop Carrier Group on 14 May 1943. Activated on I Jun 1943. Trained with C-47’s. Moved to England in Feb 1944 and assigned to Ninth AF. Until Jun 1945, trained for and participated in airborne operations, flew resupply and reinforcement missions to combat zones, evacuated casualties, and hauled freight. Received a DUC for dropping paratroops in Normandy and towing gliders with reinforcements during the invasion of France in Jun 1944. A detachment went to Italy in Jul 1944 and participated in the invasion of Southern France in Aug by dropping paratroops and towing gliders that carried reinforcements; also hauled freight in Italy before returning to England late in Aug. In Sep the group helped to supply Third Army in its push across France, and transported troops and supplies when the Allies launched the airborne operation in Holland. Flew supply missions to battle areas, including two flights to Bastogne, during the Battle of the Bulge (Dec 1944- Jan 1945). Moved to France, Feb-Mar 1945. Dropped paratroops during the airborne attack across the Rhine in Mar. Evacuated Allied prisoners of war after V-E Day. Returned to the US, Aug-Sep 1945. Inactivated on 15 Nov 1945

87th Troop Carrier Squadron (87th TCS) Sqd. code: 3X 1943 to 1945
88th Troop Carrier Squadron (88th TCS) Sqd. code: M2 1943 to 1945
89th Troop Carrier Squadron (89th TCS) Sqd. code: 4U 1943 to 1945
90th Troop Carrier Squadron (90th TCS) Sqd. code: Q7 1943 to 1945
Headquarters (HQ 438th) 1943 to 1945