2d Combat Cargo Group

2d Combat Cargo Group
Active	1944 - 1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Combat Cargo

The 2d Combat Cargo Group is a inactive United States Air Force unit. It's last duty station was at Yokota Air Base, Japan, where it was inactivated on 15 January 1946.

History

Lineage

• Constituted as 2nd Combat Cargo Group on 25 Apr 1944.

Activated on 1 May 1944

Inactivated on 15 Jan 1946

Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948

Bases Assigned

• Syracuse AAB, New York, 1 May 1944
• Baer Field, Indiana, 9-27 Oct 1944
• Biak, Nov 1944
• Dulag, Leyte, May 1945
• Okinawa, c. zo Aug 1945
• Yokota Airfield, Japan, c. 22 Sep 1945-15 Jan 1946.

Operational History =

Oranized at Syracuse New York, and trained with C-46 and C-47 aircraft at Baer Field, Indiana. Flying components were the 5th, 6th 7th and 8th Combat Cargo squadrons.

Moved to the Southwest Pacific, Oct-Nov 1944, and assigned to Fifth Air Force. Operated from Biak to fly passengers and cargo to US bases in Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralties, and the Philippines. Also dropped supplies to US and guerrilla forces in the Philippines.

Moved to Leyte in May 1945. Maintained flights to bases in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philippines; transported personnel and supplies to the Ryukyus, and evacuated casualties on return flights.

Moved to Okinawa in Aug 1945. Transported personnel and equipment of the occupation forces to Japan and ferried liberated prisoners of war to the Philippines. Moved to Japan in Sep 1945.

Inactivated on 15 Jan 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.