9th Air Force
Military
Group
Constituted as 316th Transport Group on 2 Feb 1942 and activated on 14 Feb. Redesignated 316th Troop Carrier Group in Jul 1942. Trained with C-47 and C-53 aircraft.
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Squadron
C-47 Skytrain
6 June 1944
IX Troop Carrier Command Field Order No 1 was originally issued on 31 May 1944, before being amended on 4 June 1944. It determined the role that 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command would play in the assault phase of Operation Neptune- the Normandy...
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11 January 2019 12:38:24 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, unit associations, aircraft associations and mission associations |
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"Valor Without Arms" , A History of the 316th Troop Carrier Group, 1942-1945, by Michael N. Ingrisano Jr. |