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IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command
Command
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A formation of C-47 Skytrains of the 440th Troop Carrier Group fly over Exeter. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Exeter: troops on parade.'
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1st Lt. Geraldine Lovella Pedone nee Curtis
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1st Lt. Geraldine Lovella Pedone nee Curtis and Captain Vito Santo Pedone.
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Eastcote Place, Middlesex, England. Headquarters of the 9th Troop Carrier Command. Undated photograph. Its companion photos were taken 26 Apr 1944.
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British and American officers mingling that the Headquarters of the 9th Troop Carrier Command. This picture was taken 26 Apr 1944 at Eastcote Place, Middlesex, England.
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American officers of the 9th Troop Carrier Command in a photo-op with Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory (first on the left). Silas Rhead Richards is fourth from the left. Rufus Ward is fourth from the right. This picture was taken 26 Apr 1944 at Eastcote Place, Middlesex, England.
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Chalk #1, Series #1 - C-47 42-93098 and crew. Standing L to R: Nav Capt William Culp, Pilot Lt Col Joel L Crouch, Unknown crew chief, Co-pilot Capt Vito S Pedone. Kneeling L to R: Surgeon Capt Edward E Cannon, Radio Cpl Harold E Coonrod.
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"Photo made immediately after first 9th Troop Carrier plane** to fly over target area landed back in England. Crew includes, left to right: Cpl Harold E Conrad, radio operator; Capt Edward E Cannon; Capt William Culp, navigator; Capt Vito S Pedone co-pilot, Lt Col Joel L Crouch pilot." - ** C-47A 42-93098. Serial #1 Chalk #1. NARA ref 342-FH-3A09086-53323AC.
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Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division march towards the C-47 Skytrains of the 440th Troop Carrier Group at Exeter, 5 June 1944. caption on image: "D-Day -1. Exeter, England." Printed caption on reverse: 'USAAF Station #463 Exeter, Devon, June 5, 1944, D-Day Minus One. 101st Airborne troopers marching on to field. Aircraft in foreground aircraft of the 95th & 98th Squadrons. The control twr[tower] is out of view to the left side of the photo, and the aerodrome signal square is just visible mid right of photo. Photographer was Joseph Hudson, official Group Photographer. Direction in which photo was taken due west. Property of the 440th TCGp Assoc. 551 So. Concord St., Seattle, Washington, 98108, U.S.A.' Part of IX Troop Carrier Command.
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C-47 Skytrains of the 440th Troop Carrier Group at Exeter, 5 June 1944. caption on image: "Exeter, England - Jun 5, 1944, D-1." Printed caption on reverse: 'USAAF Station #463 Exeter, Devon, June 5, 1944, D-Day Minus One. Aircraft of the 95th & 98th Sqdns in foreground. Property of the 440th TCGp Assoc. 551 So. Concord St., Seattle, Washington, 98108, U.S.A.' Part of IX Troop Carrier Command.
- US Air Force Combat Units of World War II Description
Constituted as IX Troop Carrier Command on 11 Oct 1943 and activated in England on 16 Oct. Assigned to Ninth AF. Served in the European theater, engaging in airborne and transport operations, until after V-E Day. Transferred, without personnel and equipment, in Sep 1945 to the US where the command was again manned and equipped. Inactivated on 31 Mar 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
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315th Troop Carrier Group
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The chief purpose of the 315th Troop Carrier Group when assigned to the Eighth Air Force was to transport troops around the UK in the early part of 1943. Before long though, the Group was used by the Twelfth Air Force and flew from Bilda, Algeria, from... -
316th Troop Carrier Group
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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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Edward Cannon
Military | Captain | Surgeon
Assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command as surgeon. Flew on lead C-47 to drop pathfinders on drop zone A, St-Germain-de-Varreville. 6-Jun-44. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Harold Coonrod
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command, 9AF USAAF. Radio Operator for lead aircraft [C-47 42-93098] of lead serial to drop pathfinder paratroops at zone A, St-Germain-de-Varrevill, France on D-day 6-Jun-44. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Joel Crouch
Military | Colonel | Pilot
Pre-war a pilot for United Airlines, flying passengers between Los Angeles and Seattle. Assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command, 9AF USAAF. Flew lead aircraft in the invasion of Sicily Jul-43 and at Salerno, Italy, in Sep-43. As Lt Col piloted lead... -
William Culp
Military | Captain | Navigator
Assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command, 9AF USAAF. Navigator for lead aircraft [C-47 42-93098] of lead serial to drop pathfinder paratroops at zone A, St-Germain-de-Varrevill, France on D-day 6-Jun-44. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME. -
Vincent Harrington
Military | Major
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Jonathan Hill
Military | Other | T3-Surgical Tech
Assigned to 813th Medical Air Evacuation Transportation Squadron, IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command, 9AF USAAF. 50 missions. Shot down on casualty evacuation mission to St Trond, Belgium in C-47B 43-48395. Crash landed 2.5 miles from Aachen, Germany.... -
Richard Mervyn
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 436th Troop Carrier Group
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Vito Pedone
Military | Colonel | Co-pilot
Initially assigned to 8AF as A-20 bomber pilot, completed 25 x missions on type. Transferred to IX Troop Carrier Command, 9AF USAAF as Operations officer. Co-piloted lead aircraft [C-47 42-93098] of lead serial to drop pathfinder paratroops at zone A,... -
Silas Richards
Military | Colonel | A-3 planning officer for 9th Troop Carrier Command
Colonel Silas Rhead Richards served on the planning staff of the 9th Troop Carrier Command for D-day and Operation Market Garden. He served under Gen. Paul L. Williams and Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory. Subsequently he served as liaison to... -
Reba Tobiason nee Whittle
Military | First Lieutenant | Flight Nurse
Assigned to 813th Medical Air Evacuation Transportation Squadron, IX Air Force Troop Carrier Command, 9AF. Flew over 500hrs on 40 missions between Jan-44 to Sept-44. Failed to return from casualty evacuation flight to St Trond, Belgium aboard Dakota C... -
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C-47 Skytrain
Assigned to 61TCG, 9AF USAAF. Chalk #5 Serial 24. Pilot Butler. D-Day carrying members of 2nd btn, 507th PIR, 82nd Airborne ...
Stations
| Station | Location | Date |
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| Established | Cottesmore | 16 October 1943 |
| Based | St Vincents | 1 December 1943 – September 1944 |
| Based | Ascot | 20 September 1944 – 1945 |
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| 25 September 2019 14:00:06 | Emily | Changes to us air force combat units of world war ii description and stations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:42:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / 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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