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U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War

 

2nd Combat Cargo Group, 5th Combat Cargo Group

Special Orders No. 69

SECRET

HEADQUARTERS

1504TH AAF BASE UNIT, WEST COAST WING

PACIFIC DIVISION, AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN ARMY AIR BASE, CALIFORNIA

Secret

By Authority of

The Commanding General

Pacific Division Atc

OPERATIONS ORDER)

E X T R A C T

NUMBER 69)

  1. PAC Ltr, WD Hq AAF, Wash D.C., file 370.5, Sub: "Movement Orders, flight Exhelonm, Shipment ----NZ, ----PZ, ----SZ" dated 6 Oct 44, and Ltr, ATC,WCW, PD Hamilton Fld, Calif, Sub: "Authority to Issue Travel Orders and Instructions Governing" dated 4 Dec 43, and Par 5. SO# 293, dated 19 Oct 44, and Par 1, SO# 286, dated 12 Oct 44, AB Hq. Baer Fld, Fort Wayne, Ind., the below listed Offs and EM WP in designated mil acft in connection with Project 98130, Shipment ----NZ, ----PZ, ----SZ, from Fairfield-Suisan AAB, Calif to Townsville, Australia, reporting upon arrival thereat and delevering acft to the RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATIVE, FAR EAST AIR FORCES COMBAT REPLACMENT AND TRAINING CENTER (P), Townsville, Australia, and passing to the control of the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA for further asgnt to the Far East Air Force. This is a PCS.

Aircraft and Crew Listing

Except as may be necessary in the transaction of official business, indivs are prohibited from discussing their oversea destination even by shipment number. They will not file safe arrival telegrams with commericial agencies while enroute and at domestic or oversea destinatinos.

From time of departure from the Continental US until arrival at perm oversea sta, pmt of per diem is atzd for a maximum of forty-five (45) days

Auth is granted to make variations and to proceed to such other places as may be necessary for the completion of this mission.

Above listed pers will use APO #17684 c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif

Clo and eqip is prescribed in accordance with List "A", Indiv Clo and Equip, List A to K Nov 43, as amended. Baggage to be transported by not exceed weights, as amended, reflected on line e of weight chart of List A.

TDN 501-31 P 431-02-03 212/50425

By the Order of Lt. Col Stephenson

John L. Templeton

Major, Air Corps

Ex. for Operations

OFFICIAL

EMIL A VINKLAREK

Captain, Air Corps

Asst, Operations Officer

Distribution

Ea indiv concerned (8)

S-3 File (2)

             Asst Adj, APOE (2)

Thanks to Lt. Merl Lehenbauer for Special Orders #69

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    I am looking for former members of the 3rd Combat Cargo Group,  1st, Combat Cargo Group, 2nd Combat Cargo Group and the 4th Combat Cargo Group.  In fact I would like to hear from anyone who flew over the Hump during WW II, or flew any Combat Cargo Missions at any time (Berlin Air-Lift, Korea, etc) 

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