53d Troop Carrier Wing
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53d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)
| 53d Troop Carrier Wing | |
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 Emblem of the 53d Troop Carrier Wing |
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| Active | 1942–1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army Air Forces |
| Role | Troop Carrier/Logistics |
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| Colonel of the Regiment |
Maurice M Beach |
The 53d Troop Carrier Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the IX Troop Carrier Command, based at Camp Shanks, New York. It was inactivated on 12 August 1945.
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History
The wing was formed a World War II command and control organization for newly organized troop carrier groups and glider units being trained for overseas deployment to combat theaters. Deployed to England in 1944 and units subsequently engaged in combat operations, carrying Army parachutists and towing gliders during Operation Overlord, Operation Market Garden and Operation Varsity. The 53d was also engaged in aerial resupply and casualty evacuation of wounded personnel as well as theater troop transport operations. It operated until V-E Day, then supported occupation units in Germany until fall 1945.
Lineage
- Constituted as 53d Troop Carrier Wing On 27 July 1942
- Activated on 1 August 1942
- Inactivated on 11 October 1945.
Assignments
- I Troop Carrier Command, 1 August 1942
- IX Troop Carrier Command, 11 March 1944 – 12 August 1945
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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