69th Troop Carrier Squadron | |
|---|---|
 C-119 Flying Boxcar as flown by the squadron | |
| Active | 1943-1946; 1947–1952; 1956–1965 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Tactical Airlift |
| Part of | Continental Air Command |
| Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater |
| Decorations | Philippine Presidential Unit Citation |
| Insignia | |
| Patch with 69th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem(approved 20 September 1944)[1] |  |
The69th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactiveUnited States Air Force unit. It was last active with the 916th Troop Carrier Group, based atCarswell Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 25 November 1965.
Established underI Troop Carrier Command, January 1943. After training deployed toFifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific Theater, August 1943 during the New Guinea Campaign. Engaged in combat operations, flying combat cargo resupply missions, troop carrier missions, parachute drops and other missions as necessary in New Guinea, Dutch East Indies; Philippine Campaign and the Battle of Okinawa. Participated in the Occupation of Japan, 1945-1946.[1]
Reactivated in theAir Force Reserve 1947, activated at Cleveland Airport, Ohio. Not equipped or manned until 1950 when moved toGreenville AFB, South Carolina when equipped with C-119 Flying Boxcars. Activated duringKorean War.[1]
Reactivated in the reserves, 1956, equipped with C-119s.[1] Inactivated 1965
|
|
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency