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U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
8th Combat Cargo Squadron, 2nd Combat Cargo Group
A Short History from the "Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II"
by USAF Historical Division, Air University, Department of the The Air Force 1982
Edited by Maurer Maurer
| Lineage: Constituted 8th Combat Cargo Squadron on
Apr. 25, 1944. Activated on May 1, 1944. Inactivated on Jan. 15, 1946.
Disbanded Oct. 8, 1948 Assignments: 2nd Combat Cargo Group, May 1, 1944-Jan 15, 1946 (attachted to 529th Troop Carrier Wing [Prov], Nov.-Dec. 1944. Stations: Syracuse, AAB, NY, May 1, 1944; Baer Field, Ind., Oct 8-27 1944; Finschhafen, new Guinea, Nov. 1944; Biak, Jan. 1945; Dulag, Leyte Mar. 19. 1945; Okinawa, Aug. 1945; Yokota, Japan, Sept. 1945-Jan 15, 1946. Aircraft: C-47, 1944, 1945; C-46, 1944-1945 Operations: Aerial transportation in Southwest and Western Pacific, Nov. 1944-Sept. 1945. Service Streamers: None Campaigns: Air Offensive, Japan; New Guinea, Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines, Ryukyus. Decorations: Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. Emblem: None. |
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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) Please e-mail comment, suggestions, corrections,etc to: bill@comcar.org Imphal, the Hump and Beyond Copyright © 1999-2000 Bill Bielauskas All rights reserved. Notice to all Viewers: All stories and images within "Imphal, The Hump and Beyond, U.S.A.A.F Combat Cargo Units of the Second World War", are Copyright ©1999-2000, to the Veteran who submitted the text and/or photographs and to Bill Bielauskas, Webmaster at "Imphal, the Hump and Beyond, U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Units of the Second World War". All rights reserved. No part of this page, or those connected via links, either text, or images may be used for any purpose other than personal use. Storage, reproduction, modification on a retrieval system or transmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without prior written permission of the Copyright © holder(s) is prohibited. This includes storage on another Internet Website other than "Imphal, the Hump and Beyond, U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War" Bill Bielauskas 10 Cayuga Trail, Wayne, NJ. 07470-4406 |