34th Special Operations Squadron

34th Troop Carrier Squadron
Active	1942-1955
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Troop Carrier

The 34th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 315th Troop Carrier Group, based at Brady Air Base, Japan. It was inactivated on 18 January 1955.

History

Lineage

• Constituted 34th Transport Squadron on 2 Feb 1942

Activated on 14 Feb 1942

Redesignated 34th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 Jul 1942

Inactivated on 31 Jul 1945

• Activated on 19 May 1947

Inactivated on 10 Sep 1948

• Redesignated 34th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium) on 23 May 1952

Activated on 10 Jun 1952

Inactivated On 18 Jan 1955.

Assignments

• 315th Transport (later Troop Carrier) Group, 14 Feb 1942-31 Jul 1945
• 315th Troop Carrier Group, 19 May 1947-10 Sep 1948
• 315th Troop Carrier Group, 10 Jun 1952-18 Jan 1955

Stations

• Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania, 14 Feb 1942
• Bowman Field, Kentucky, 17 Jun 1942
• Florence AAF, South Carolina, 4 Aug-11 Oct 1942
• RAF Aldermaston, England, 1 Dec 1942

Operated from Blida, Algeria, 29 May 1943-7 Mar 1944

• RAF Welford, England, 6 Nov 1943
• RAF Spanhoe, England, 6 Feb 1944
• Amiens, France, 6 Apr-May 1945
• Waller Field, Trinidad, May-31 Jul 1945
• Langley Field, Virginia 19 May 1947-10 Sep 1948
• Brady AB, Japan, 20 Jun 1952-18 Jan 1955

Aircraft

• C-47 Skytrain, 1942-1945
• C-46 Commando. 1952-1955

Operational history

Included airborne assaults on Normandy, Holland, and Germany, as well as aerial transportation in ETO and MTO, during World War II. Apparently not manned, 1947-1948. Aerial transportation between Japan and Korea during Korean War.

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.