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- The 75th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 316th Troop Carrier Group at Ashiya Air Base, Japan, where it was inactivated on 18 June 1957. The unit was first activated during as a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport unit that saw combat with the 435th Troop Carrier Group in Western Europe. The squadron flew paratroopers on airborne assaults on Normandy (Operation Overlord); Southern France (Operation Dragoon); the Netherlands (Operation Market Garden), and Germany (Operation Varsity). It also flew combat resupply missions in the relief of Bastogne in 1945. The 75th was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during the Normandy invasion. Following VE Day, the 75th returned to the United States, where it was reassigned to the 316th Group. It participated in joint airborne training, glider training and in exercises with Curtiss C-46 Commandos and Fairchild C-82 Packets until 1949 when it was inactivated as a result of budget reductions. The squadron was activated again in December 1952 with Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars and moved on paper to Japan in November 1954 when its parent 316th Troop Carrier Group replaced the 314th Troop Carrier Group at Ashiya. (en)
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- C-119 Flying Boxcars from Ashiya AB perform a flyover on Armed Forces Day 1955 (en)
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- Patch with 75th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem (en)
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- The 75th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 316th Troop Carrier Group at Ashiya Air Base, Japan, where it was inactivated on 18 June 1957. The unit was first activated during as a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport unit that saw combat with the 435th Troop Carrier Group in Western Europe. The squadron flew paratroopers on airborne assaults on Normandy (Operation Overlord); Southern France (Operation Dragoon); the Netherlands (Operation Market Garden), and Germany (Operation Varsity). It also flew combat resupply missions in the relief of Bastogne in 1945. The 75th was awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions during the Normandy invasion. (en)
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- 75th Troop Carrier Squadron (en)
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- 75th Troop Carrier Squadron (en)
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