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310 AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR I1resupply and reinforcement missions inApr and May. Supported the advance ofEighth Army into North Korea in Jun1951. From Jan to Jun 1952, engagedchiefly in evacuating personnel on leaveand in transporting replacements to thebattle area. Relieved from active duty andinactivated in Japan, on 10 Jun 1952.Allotted to the reserve. Activated in theUS on 15 Jun 1952.SQUADRONS. 83d: 1943-1945; 1949-1952;I952-. 84th: 1943-1945; 1949-1952; I952-.85th: 1943-1945; 1g4g-1952; 1g52-. 86th:1943-1945 ; 1949-19509 199-1952.STATIONS. Baer Field, Ind, I May 1943;Sedalia AAFld, Mo, 8 Jun 1943; PopeField, NC, 10 Oct 1943; Baer Field, Ind,29 Dec 1g43-Jan 1944; Balderton, England,Jan 1944; Ramsbury, England, 5 Feb 1944;Coulommiers/Voisins, France, 25 Feb-Jul1945; Baer Field, Ind, 15 Aug 1945; MarfaAAFld, Tex, 14 Sep-15 Nov 1945. Chicago-OrchardAprt, Ill, 27 Jun 1949; ShawAFB, SC, 14 Aug-16 Oct 1950; Brady AB,Japan, 8 Nov 1950-10 Jun 1952. O’HareIntl Aprt, Ill, 15 Jun 195~.COMMANDERS. Col Cedric E Hudgens,I May 1943; Col Donald J French, 12 Jun1944-1945. Col John R Roche, 1950; LtCol Edward H Nigro, Jan 1951; Lt ColGeorge W Sutcliffe, Mar 1951; Lt ColJack L Crawford Jr, 5 Sep 1951-10 Jun1952.CAMPAIGNS. World War ZZ: AmericanTheater; Rome-Arno; Normandy; NorthernFrance; Southern France; Rhineland;Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe. KoreanWar: CCF Intervention; 1st UNCounteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive;UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second KoreanWinter; Korea Summer-Fall, 1952.DECORATIONS. Distinguished Unit Citation:France, [67] Jun 1944. Republic ofKorea Presidential Unit Citation: I Jul1g51-[1o Jun 19521.INSIGNE. On a yellow disk, within anarrow blue border and a narrow whitebo‘rder, a running “Minute Man” withrifle at high port, all in blue silhouette, infront of a pair of wings elevated and conjoined.(Approved q Nov 1953.)438th TROOP CARRIER GROUPWConstituted as 438th Troop CarrierGroup on 14 May 1943. Activated on IJun 1943. Trained with C-47’s. Movedto England in Feb 1944 and assigned toNinth AF. Until Jun 1945, trained forand participated in airborne operations,
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS-GROUPS 311flew resupply and reinforcement missionsto combat zones, evacuated casualties, andhauled freight. Received a DUC fordropping paratroops in Normandy andtowing gliders with reinforcements duringthe invasion of France in Jun 1944. A detachmentwent to Italy in Jul 1944 andparticipated in the invasion of SouthernFrance in Aug by dropping paratroops andtowing gliders that carried reinforcements;also hauled freight in Italy beforereturning to England late in Aug. InSep the group helped to supply ThirdArmy in its push across France, and transportedtroops and supplies when the Allieslaunched the airborne operation in Holland.Flew supply missions to battleareas, including two flights to Bastogne,during the Battle of the Bulge (Dec 1944-Jan 1945). Moved to France, Feb-Mar1945. Dropped paratroops during the airborneattack across the Rhine in Mar.Evacuated Allied prisoners of war afterV-E Day. Returned to the US, Aug-Sep1945. Znactivated on 15 Nov 1945.Redesignated 438th Troop CarrierGroup (Medium). Allotted to the reserve.Activated on 27 Jun 1949. Calledto active duty on 10 Mar 1951. Znactivatedon 14 Mar 1951.Redesignated 438th Fighter-BomberGroup. Allotted to the reserve. Activatedon 15 Jun 1952.SQUlDRONS. 87th: 1943-1945; Ig4p1951; 1952-a 88th: 1943-1945; 1949-1951;1952-. 89th: 1943-1945; 1949-1951; 1952-.90th: 1943-1945; 1949-1951.STATIONS. Baer Field, Ind, I Jun 1943;Sedalia AAFld, Mo, c. 11 Jun 1943; Laurinburg-MaxtonAAB, NC, Oct 1943; BaerField, Ind, c. 15-c. 28 Jan 1944; Welfard,England, Feb 1944; Greenham Common,England, Mar 1944; Prosnes, France, Feb1945; Amiens/Glisy, France, May-c. 3 Aug1945; Baer Field, Ind, c. 16 Sep 19,qj; LawsonField, Ga, c. I Oct-15 Nov 1945. OffuttAFB, Neb, 27 Jun 1g4g-14 Mar 1951.General Billy Mitchell Field, Wis, 15 Jun1952; Milwaukee, Wis, Jan 1g53-.COMMANDERS. Lt COl William F Stewart,c. I Jun 1943; Col John M Donalson,c. 13 Jul 1943; Col Lucion N Powell, 27Dec 1944-1945-CAMPAIGNS. Rome-Amo; Normandy;Narthern France; Southern France;Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace ; Central Europe.DECORATIONS. Distinguished Unit Citation:France, [67] Jun 1944.INSIGNE. Shield: Per bend sinister purpureand argent, fimbriated or, a globe allelements counterchanged, the globe fimbriatedor and purpure, surmounting astylized lashing swirling spear of the first,second and third, the shield fimbriatedpurpure and or. Motto: NUNQUAMNON PARATUS-Never Unprepared,(Approved 10 Aug 1954.)439th TROOP CARRIER GROUPConstituted as 439th Troap CarrierGroup on 14 May 1943. Activated on IJune 1943. Trained with C-47's. Movedta England, Feb-Mar 1944, for duty with
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