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70th Troop Carrier Squadron

Field	Value
unit_name	70th Troop Carrier Squadron
image	Kokoda C47 (AWM 027019).jpg
image_size	300
caption	C-47 Skytrain dropping supplies to ground forces in New Guinea
dates	1943–1946; 1947–1950
country
branch
role	Airlift
battles	Southwest Pacific Theater
decorations	Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
identification_symbol	[[File:70 Troop Carrier Sq emblem.png	165px]]
identification_symbol_label	70 Troop Carrier Sq emblemApproved 7 September 1944.

The 70th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 433d Troop Carrier Group, based at Cleveland Municipal Airport, Ohio. It was inactivated on 3 October 1950.

History

World War II

Aerial transportation during World War II; airborne assault at Aparri, Luzon, 23 June 1945.

Reserve operations

Lineage

Constituted as the 70th 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 70th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 27 June 1949 : Inactivated on 3 October 1950

Assignments

433d Troop Carrier Group, 9 February 1943 – 15 January 1946
433d Troop Carrier Group, 3 August 1947 – 3 October 1950

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, g June 1943
Baer Field, Indiana, 1–13 August 1943
RAAF Base Townsville, Australia, 7 September 1943
Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, 21 September 1943
Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 10 October 1943
Hollandia Airfield Complex, Netherlands East Indies, c. 3 July 1944
Mokmer Airfield, Biak Island, Netherlands East Indies, c. 20 October 1944
Dulag Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 28 February 1945
Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, 12 April 1945
Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, c. 29 June 1945
North Field (Iwo Jima), Iwo Jima, 26 August 1945
Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, Ryuku Islands, 15 September 1945
Tachikawa Airfield, Japan, 30 September 1945 – 15 January 1946
Cleveland Municipal Airport, Ohio, 27 June 1949 – 3 October 1950

Aircraft

Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1943–1944
Curtiss C-46 Commando, 1944–1945

References

Notes

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; Citations

Bibliography

References

Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 260

Wikipedia Source

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