38th Troop Carrier Squadron

38th Troop Carrier Squadron
Active	1942-1944
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Air Force
Role	Troop Carrier

The 38h Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 10th Troop Carrier Group, based at Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 14 April 1944.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 38th Transport Squadron on 2 February 1942

Activated on 14 February 1942

Redesignated 38th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942

Disbanded on 14 April 1944.

Assignments

• 316th Transport Group, 14 February 1942
• 10th Troop Carrier Group, 19 May 1943 – 14 April 1944

Stations

• Patterson Field, Ohio, 14 February 1942
• Stout Field, Indiana, 30 May 1942
• Sedalia AAF, Missouri, 3 December 1942
• Bowman Field, Kentucky, 5 April 1943
• Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, North Carolina, 21 June 1943
• Camp Mackall, North Carolina, 10 September 1943
• Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, North Carolina, 17 January-14 April 1944.

Aircraft

• C-47 Skytrain, 1942–1944

Operational history

• Jan-October 1942: operational training unit
• Oct 1942-April 1943: ferrying of gliders
• Jun-August 1943: experimental glider operations
• Aug 1943-April 1944: replacement training for glider crews and participation in maneuvers

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.