403th Troop Carrier Group, Medium

  December 1942 to April 1959

  United States of America

TYPE: USAAF & USAF unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Bowman Field, KY (1942), Alliance AAF, NE (1942-1943), Pope Field, NC (1943), Baer Field, IN (1943), Camp Stoneman, CA (1943), Pekoa Airfield, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides (1943-1944), Momote Airfield, Los Negros, Admiralty Islands (1944), Mokmer Airfield, Biak, Dutch East Indies (1944-1945), Leyte, Philippines (1945-1946), Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines (1946), Manila, Luzon, Philippines (1946), Portland, OR (1949-1952), Ashiya AB, Japan (1952-1953), Portland, OR (1953-1957), Selfridge AFB, MI (1957-1959)

FORMER NAME: 403^rd Troop Carrier Group (until inactivated 1946)

SUBSEQUENT NAME: 403^rd Military Airlift Group (when reactivated 1985)

The 403^rd Troop Carrier Group was established on 7 December 1942 operating a fleet of Douglas C-47 Skytrains. After training with I Troop Carrier Command, it deployed to the South Pacific as part of the 50^th Troop Carrier Wing on 1 May 1943. Transition to the Curtiss C-46D Commando was made in 1945, as the Group was based in the Philippines, and the type was operated until inactivation on 15 October 1946.

The 403^rd Troop Carrier Group, Medium was reactivated in the reserve on 27 June 1949. It initially trained in the reserve in Oregon, until called for active duty on 1 April 1951. In March and April 1952, the Group moved to Japan for operations against communist forces in Korea. Using mainly Commandos and C-119s, the group dropped paratroops and supplies, transported personnel and equipment, and evacuated casualties. On 1 Januray 1953, relieved from active duty and inactivated in Japan, it activated again as a reserve unit, training for airlift, air evacuation, and aeromedical evacuation missions until inactivation in 1959.

The 403^rd Troop Carrier Group, Medium was composed of the following squadrons:

• 19^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium (May 1946 to October1946)
• 63^rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium
• 64^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium
• 65^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium
• 66^th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium

1945 to 1946 & 1949 to 1957

Only Commandos belonging to an unknown squadron within the group are listed here. When the squadron is identified, the Commando is listed under that squadron only.