1st
Combat Cargo Group 
1st
Combat Cargo Group
U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
1st Combat Cargo Group, 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron
-REQUIEM-
1st Lt. Willard Maas
While those who have been always earthbound plead for guidance and continue ever to seek for a safe heading, old Himalaya Fliers have no need of that. They remember Secret Things, they still hear Far Distant Wings that sustain them through the Black Dark of the Night, carrying them toward Home…. Whether it was Tulihal or Myityina, Kunming or Calcutta, these select few who were once on the wing over the top forget little, understand much……. They were taken aside by the Inscrutable gods of the High Peaks, trained well by the Spirits of the Himilayan Mists…… Now, while legions wander through centuries shadows of Time, in fading memory we who yet survive salute those who lie entombed in Himilaya’s glacial realm, from the Bay of Bengal to the jungles of the Salween and the Irrawaddy…… May a merciful God, in His own good Time and in His own good Grace, permit us all to meet again…… Willard Maas, 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron (Deceased)Images for "Requiem", supplied by Lt. Bill "The Real" McCoy (Pilot, 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron) combined wth "Requiem" by Willard Maas (Pilot 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron) Submitted by M/Sgt. Dave Tarnowski 328th Airlift Squadron (AFRES) |
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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.b@erols.com 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 |
