Imphal, The Hump and Beyond 
Imphal, The Hump and Beyond
U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
12th Combat Cargo Squadron
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
| Constituted as 12th Combat Cargo Squadron on June 1,
1944 and activated in India on June 5, 1944. Redesignated 333rd Troop Carrier Squadron on
Oct 1, 1945. Inactivated on January 6, 1946. Redesignated 333rd Troop Carrier Squadron
(Special)and activated on November 19, 1948. Inactivated on October 16, 1949. Assignments: 3rd Combat Cargo Group (later 513th Troop Carrier) Group, June 5, 1944 - January 6, 1946. 513th Troop Carrier Group November 19, 1946 - October 16, 1949. (attached to 60th troop carrier group, December, 20, 1948 - September 26, 1949 Stations: Sylhet, India, June 5, 1944; Fenny, India, June 6, 1944; Moran, India , July 1, 1944; Tulihal, India, April 1, 1945; Ledo, India, May 12, 1945; Myitkyina, Burma, June 5, 1945; Shanghai, China, October 7, 1945 - December 15, 1945; Ft Lawton, Washington, January 5-6, 1946. Rhein Main AB, Germany November 19, 1948; Wiesbaden AB, Germany, December 20, 1948; Rhein Main AB, Germany, September 26, 1949 - October 16, 1949. Aircraft: C-47, 1944 - 1945; C-46, 1945 - 1946. C-54, 1948 - 1949. Operations: Aerial transportation in CBI, June 11, 1944- September 1945; airlift of Chinese troops to eastern China to perform disarmament operations, Oct 17, 1945 - December 8, 1945. Berlin Airlift, December 2, 1948 - September 20, 1949. Not manned, September 15, 1958 - December 1, 1958. Service Streamers: None Campaigns: India-Burma; China Defensive, Central Burma; China Offensive. Decorations: Air Force Outstanding unit award, August 19, 1956 - December 3, 1956 Back to the 12th Combat Cargo Squadron Page Back to 3rd Combat Cargo Group Page Back to Combat Cargo Group Home Pag eI am looking for former members of the 3rd Combat Cargo Group, 1st, Combat Cargo Group, 4th Combat Cargo Group. In fact anyone who flew over the Hump during WW II, or flew any Combat Cargo Missions at any time (Berlin AirLift, 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 |