aug 8, 1945 - Sq Assigned to 27th ATGp
Description:
Subordinate groups of the 302d Transport Wing carried cargo and passengers, first within Great Britain and later, to and from continental Europe. The cargo transported included medical supplies and whole blood, and materiel such as gasoline, helmets, bayonets, belly tanks, ammunition, clothing, Signal Corps equipment, and even telephone poles. "Passengers included war correspondents, entertainers, general officers, enlisted personnel, pilots, German prisoners, former Allied prisoners of war, and both Allied and enemy wounded personnel." The wing also operated a courier service between Great Britain and the continent, although its 27th group moved all its operations to the continent.
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302nd Troop Carrier Squadron
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