62nd Troop Carrier Squadron

Squadron
media-50487.jpeg UPL 50487 Sgt. Leo B Hollinger was in the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Group in England. His troop carriers helped deliver paratroopers on D-Day. Leo B. Hollinger

Rick Graham, friend of Rachel Hollinger Rogers, daughter of Leo B Hollinger.

Object Number - UPL 50487 - Sgt. Leo B Hollinger was in the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Group in England. His troop carriers helped deliver paratroopers on D-Day.

Extract from Presidential Unit Citation:

"...against the enemy on 5, 6, and 7 June, 1944 ... members of Group Headquarters, and of the 32nd, 50th, 61st, and 62nd Troop Carrier Squadrons of the 314th Troop Carrier Group accomplished 106 sorties thereby distinguishing their organization through extraordinary heroism, determination, and espirit de corps in a flawlessly coordinated group effort in which Troop Carrier planes spearheaded the Allied invasion of the European continent.

All aircraft participating were unarmed and unarmored, flew at minimum altitudes and airspeeds, over water, and into the face of vigorous enemy oposition to unload their paratroops with utmost accuracy, making a notable contribution to the success of the intitial phases of the European invasion."

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Unit stations

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Saltby 24 February 1944

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12030806
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief, C-47, Troop Carrier Squadron,
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34330584
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ground Crew
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/ C-47 aircraft
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Role/Job: Pilot/C-47 aircraft
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/ C-47 aircraft

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron
CG-4A Gliders of the 314th Troop Carrier Group are lined up in preparation for towing by C-47 Skytrains, including a C-47 nicknamed "Witch Hazel". Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '314th TCG, 24/3/45.'
  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: Witch Hazel
  • Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron

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Wikipedia

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Sources:
Cicippio, T: "A Very Short History of the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron" online at
Vlahos, MC: "Men Will Come: A History of the 314th Troop Carrier Group 1942-1945"

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Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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