69th Troop Carrier Squadron

69th Troop Carrier Squadron
69th Troop Carrier Squadron - Emblem
Active	1943-1965
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Troop Carrier

The 69th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with the 916th Troop Carrier Group, based at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 25 November 1965.

History

Established under I Troop Carrier Command, January 1943. after training deployed to Fifth 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.

Reactivated in the Air Force Reserve 1947, activated at Cleveland Airport, Ohio. Not equipped or manned until 1950 when moved to Greenville AFB, South Carolina when equipped with C-119 Flying Boxcars. Activated during Korean War, personnel and equipment used as filler replacements in various active duty units, then inactivated.

Reactivated in the reserves, 1956, equipped with C-119s. Inactivated 1965

Lineage

Constituted 69th Troop Carrier Squadron on 22 Jan 1943

Activated on 9 Feb 1943

Inactivated on 15 Jan 1946

Activated in the reserve, 3 Aug 1947

Re-designated 69th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) on 27 Jun 1949

Ordered to active service, 15 Oct 1950

Inactivated on 14 Jul 1952

Activated in the reserve, 25 Mar 1956

Inactivated on 25 November 1965

Assignments

433d Troop Carrier Group, 9 Feb 1943-15 Jan 1946; 3 Aug 1947-14 Jul 1952; 25 Mar 1956-
433d Troop Carrier Wing, 14 Apr 1959
923d Troop Carrier Group, 17 Jan 1963-25 November 1965

Stations

Florence Army Airfield, South Carolina, February 9, 1943
Sedalia Army Airfield, Missouri, March 19, 1943
Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina, g June 1943
Baer Field, Indiana, August 1–12, 1943
Jackson Airfield (7 Mile Drome), Port Moresby, New Guinea, August 27, 1943
Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, November 5, 1943
Hollandia Airfield Complex, Netherlands East Indies, c. io July 1944
Mokmer Airfield, Biak, Netherlands East Indies, c. October 20, 1944
Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines, January 18, 1945

Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, c. June 1, 1945
North Field, Iwo Jima, C. August 27, 1945
Ie Shima Airfield, Okinawa, September 9, 1945
Tachikawa Airfield, Japan, c. September 25, 1945 – January 15, 1946
Cleveland Municipal Airport, Ohio, April 13, 1947
Greenville AFB, South Carolina, October 18, 1950 – July 20, 1951
Rhein-Main AB, West Germany, 6 Aug 1951-14 Jul 1952
Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 25 Mar 1956
Hensley Field, Texas, 16 Nov 1957
Carswell AFB, Texas, 3 Mar 1963-25 November 1965

Aircraft

C-47 Skytrain, 1943-1945
B-17 Flying Fortress, 1944 (used a transport)
C-46 Commando, 1944
C-119 Flying Boxcar, 1950-1952; 1956-1965

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

Maurer, Maurer (ed.). Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1982 ISBN 0-405-12194-6.

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