Wwii, Aaf, 79th Troop Carrier Squadron, Type and similar items

WWII, AAF, 79th TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, TYPE II, PATCH, NAMED, WITH RESEARCH United States Army Air Forces 79th Troop Carrier Squadron, 79th TCS, 436th Troop Carrier Group, 436th TCG, 9th Air Force We were fortunate to obtain two of these vintage patches and documentation from the family of the original owner. We are keeping one of the patches. Grouping consists of the following: One original 79th Troop Carrier Squadron Patch. Fully embroidered oval patch, cut edged. This patch does not react to ultra violet light. Displays two Waco Gliders being pulled by a snorting Horse with wings sprouting out of his Tack. This patch is identified as Type II with the light blue gliders. Original Military Discharge Artifact Original military color photograph of Raymond J. McCullough Research artifacts (Note: BlueGrass Militaria Watermarks were only applied to the images and not the original artifacts) The original owner is as follows: Raymond J. McCullough Serial Number: 38 631 897 Date of Birth: 14 April 1926 Date of Death: 11 December 2012 Burial: Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas Enlisted: 21 July 1944, United States Army Air Force, AAF Honorable Discharge: 28 June 1946 Served 1 Year, 11 Months, 8 Days MOS: Glider Mechanic 559. Enlisted. Makes woodwork, fabric, sheet metal, and cable repair and replacement on gliders. Constructs, alters, repairs, and refinishes wooden parts of glider craft using woodworking machinery and hand tools in an aircraft woodworking shop. Replaces or repairs damaged metal parts by welding or by cold riveting small patches over breaks. Cuts and fits canvas envelopes over wings or fuselage, sewing by hand or machine, and finishes by applying paint or dope to form a weatherproof surface. Makes necessary inspections before and after flight. May disassemble and assemble demountable gliders. Should be able to work from sketches and drawings and make repairs and replacements without the use of shop machinery. Should understand specific gravity, moisture content and seasoning of aircraft woods and plywoods. Should know properties and kinds of glue. Rank: Corporal 79th Troop Carrier Squadron | 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force LINEAGE. Constituted 79th Troop Carrier Squadron on 23 Mar 1943. Activated on 1 Apr 1943. Inactivated on 15 Nov 1945. ASSIGNMENTS. 436th Troop Carrier Group, 1 Apr 1943-15 Nov 1945. STATIONS. Baer Field, Ind, 1 Apr 1943; Alliance AAFld, Neb, 2 May 1943; Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, NC, 4 Aug 1943; Baer Field, Ind, 1 28 Dec 1943; Bottesford, England, 6 Jan 1944; Membury, England, 2 Mar 1~4-Feb 1945 (operated from Voltone Airfield, Italy, 20 Jul-23 Aug 1944); Melun, France, 21 Feb-15 Jul 1945; Baer Field, Ind, 7 Aug 1945; Malden AAFld, Mo, 8 Sep-15 Nov 1945. AIRCRAFT. Principally C-47, 1943-1945. OPERATIONS. Airborne assaults on Normandy, Southern France, Holland, and Germany; relief of Bastogne; transportation of cargo and passengers in ETO and MTO during World War II. CAMPAIGNS. Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe. Formed in April 1943 by I Troop Carrier Command, trained and equipped at various bases in the United States for the balance of the year. Deployed to England, being assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command in early January 1944, during the Allied buildup prior to the invasion of France. The squadron participated in the D-Day operation, dropping 101st Airborne Division paratroops near Cherbourg Naval Base, then carried out re-supply and glider delivery missions the following day. The squadron's aircraft flew supplies into Normandy as soon as suitable landing strips were available and evacuated casualties to England. On 17 July the air echelon flew to Grosseto airbase in Italy to prepare for operations connected with the invasion of southern France returning to England on 24 August. Squadron moved to France in July 1944 and for the balance of the Northern France Campaign and the Western Allied invasion of Germany was engaged in combat resupply of ground forces, operating from Advanced Landing Grounds in northern France. Delivered supplies to rough Resupply and Evacuation airfields near the front lines, returning combat casualties to field hospitals in rear areas. Dropped airborne forces during Operation Market-Garden in September 1944 into the Netherlands; later participated in the airborne invasion of Germany in March 1945. After V-E Day, the squadron evacuated prisoners of war. Returned to the United States in August 1945, became a transport squadron for Continental Air Command, Inactivated on 15 November 1945. This will be shipped via United Parcel Service (UPS) with full insurance. 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