Imphal, The Hump and Beyond 
Imphal, The Hump and Beyond
U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
4th Combat Cargo Group
A Short History from the "Air Force Units of World War II"
by USAF Historical Division, Air University, Department of the The Air Force 1959
Edited by Maurer Maurer
| Constituted as 4th Combat Cargo Group on 9 June 1944 and
activated on 13 June 1944. Trained with C-46 and C-47 aircraft. Moved to India in
Nov 1944. Began operations with C-46's in Dec 1944. Transported reinforcements and
supplies for Allied forces in Burma until May 1945. Operations included moving
equipment and materials for the Ledo Road in Dec 1944; transporting men, mules, and boats
when the Allies crossed the Irrawaddy River in Feb 1945; and dropping Gurkha paratroops
during the assault on Rangoon in May 1945. Moved to Burma in Jun 1945 and hauled
ammunition, gasoline, mules, and men to China until the war ended. Returned to India
in Nov 1945. Inactivated on 9 Feb 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. SQUADRONS. 13th: 1944-1945. 14th: 1944-I946. 15th: 1944-1945. 16th: 1944-1945. STATIONS. Syracuse AAB, NY, 13 Jun 1944; Bowman Field, Ky, 17 Aug-5 Nov 1944; Sylhet, India, 28 Nov 1944, Agartala, India, Dec 1944; Chittagong, India, 5 Jan 1945; Namponmao, Burma, Jun 1945; Pandaveswar, India, Nov 1945; Panagarh, India, 15 Jan-9 Feb 1946. COMMANDERS. Col. Stuart D. Baird, 13 Jun 1944-unknown. CAMPAIGNS. India-Burma; Central Burma; China Offensive. DECORATIONS. None. INSIGNE. None. Back to 4th Combat Cargo Group Page Back to Combat Cargo Group Home Page 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 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, 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 |