Constituted as 4th Combat Cargo Group on 9 Jun 1944 and
activated on 13
Jun. 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: 1944-1946. 15th:
1944-1945.
16th: 1944-1945.
Stations. Syracuse AAB, NY, 13 Jun 1944; Bowman Field, Ky,
17 Aug-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-unkn.
Campaigns. India-Burma; Central Burma; China Offensive.
Decorations. None. Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
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