9th Air Force. European Campaign

Hello,

I am looking for any information about the following WWII Troop Carrier Groups and Squads from the 9th Air Force:

Nov 1944. - April 45- Merryfield.
50th Troop Carrier Wing- CO- Colonel Julian M. Chappell
441st Troop Carrier Group- CO Lt. Col. Theodore G Kershaw
302nd Troop Carrier Squadron - CO Lt. Col. Frederick Funston Jr.
Plane -C47
# 2L

Lt. Col. Frederick Funston Jr.
Deceased Nov 4, 1955
Buried San Francisco National Cemetery, San Fran, CA

May 1945- June 45 - Merryfield
50th TCW, 441st TCG, 99th TCS
Commanding officer- Lt Col. Walter T. Fletcher
Plane- C47
#3J

June 1945 -Folkingham
52nd Troop Carrier Wing- CO- Brig. Gen. Harold L. Clark
313th Troop Carrier Group- CO- Col. James J. Roberts Jr.
47th Troop Carrier Squadron - CO- Major Paul W. Stephens
Plane- C47
#N3

Also need more info on :
349th TCG-312th TCS June 1945
440th TCG- 98th TCS July 1945

Occupation Force:
9th air force, 12th tactical air command
70th fighter wing, Hqtrs Squadron Munich, Germany Aug 1945- Mar 1946.

If you have any information about my grandfather Francis X. Boyle, or any information about missions flown by any of these squads, i would love to hear from you.

Thank You

 

you've tried the several internet links to 9th AF assoc's correct ? from the primary one if it still exists you should be directed to the units you have specified

 

There's a great book about the 9th AF called 'Support and Strike'. The one I've linked will cost you around $17 delivered. This compared to Amazon at $50 delivered!

Steve W.

 

check out Ken Rusts book on the 9th though you have specific needs that may not be covered as Ken's book is operational in the theater primarily with the fighters though bombers and TAC

 

Hi Francis,
I only have a couple of pictures..if this can be of any help

 

9th AF Operations Report
via broken link at Army Air Force in Europe

50th Troop Carrier Wing stories from Normandy http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/50thtroopcarrier/index.html

441st http://www.armyaircorps.us/441st_Troop_Carrier_Group.cfm

http://www.troopcarrier.org/groups.html

 

70th Fighter Wing from 70th fighter wing

(an extract from AAF Combat Units of World War II, Maurer, ed.)

Constituted as 70th Fighter Wing on 11 Aug 1943 and activated on 15 Aug. Moved to England in Nov 1943 and assigned to Ninth AF. Served in the European theater from Feb 1944 to May 1945, operating with various fighter groups assigned or attached for brief periods of time. Remained in Europe after the war as part of United States Air Forces in Europe. Inactivated in Germany on 25 Sep 1947.

Components. (See narrative.)

Stations. Paine Field, Wash, 15 Aug-8 Nov 1943; Greenham Common, England, 29 Nov 1943; Boxted, England, 6 Dec 1943; Ibsley, England, 17 Apr-Jun 1944; Criqueville, France, 9 Jun 1944; Villedieu les Poeles, France, 4 Aug 1944; Le Teilleul, France, 16 Aug 1944; Aillieres, France, 22 Aug 1944; Versailles, France, 31 Aug 1944; Marchais, France, lO Sep 1944; Liege, Belgium, 3 Oct 1944; Verviers, Belgium, 22 Jan 1945; Bruhl, Germany, 18 Mar 1945; Bad Wildungen, Germany, 30 May 1945; Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, 28 Jul 1945; Neubiberg, Germany, 10 Nov 1945-25 Sep 1947.

Commanders. Lt Col Josiah M Towne, 23 Aug 1943; Brig Gen James W McCauley, 22 Oct 1943; Col Clinton C Wassem, c. 11 Jul 1945; Brig Gen Glenn O Barcus, 7 Dec 1945; Lt Col Earl C Hedlund, c. 9 Jan 1946; Col Glenn E Duncan, c. Apr 1946; Brig Gen James M Fitzmaurice, 3 Jun 1946; Col John B Patrick, 1 Apr 1947; Col Edward E Hildreth, 1 May 1947-unkn.

Campaigns. Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe.

Decorations. Cited in the Order of the Day, Belgian Army: 6 Jun-30 Sep 1944; 16 Dec 1944-25 Jan 1945. Belgian Fourragere.

Insigne. None.