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313th Troop Carrier Group
313th Troop Carrier Group
	Emblem of the 313th Troop Carrier Group
Active	1942-1945; 1946-1948; 1948-1949; 1952-1955
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Transport

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The 313th Troop Carrier Group is an inactive United States Army Air Force unit. Its last assignment was to the 313th Troop Carrier Wing at Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee. It was inactivated on 8 June 1955.

During World War II, the group was assigned to both Twelfth and Ninth Air Forces in North Africa, Italy and Western Europe. The 313 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky); Invasion of Italy (Operation Avalanche); Invasion of France (Operation Overlord); the airborne invasion of the Netherlands (Operation Market-Garden); and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River, (Operation Varsity).

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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
Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

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+The '''313th Troop Carrier Group''' is an inactive [[United States Army Air Force]] unit.  Its last assignment was to the [[313th Troop Carrier Wing]] at [[Sewart Air Force Base]], [[Tennessee]].  It was inactivated on 8 June 1955.
+During [[World War II]], the group was assigned to both [[Twelfth Air Force|Twelfth]] and [[Ninth Air Force]]s in [[North Africa]], [[Italy]] and [[Western Europe]]. The 313 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of [[Sicily]] ([[Operation Husky]]); Invasion of [[Italy]] ([[Operation Avalanche]]); Invasion of [[France]] ([[Operation Overlord]]); the airborne invasion of the [[Netherlands]] ([[Operation Market-Garden]]); and the airborne crossing of the [[Rhine River]], ([[Operation Varsity]]).
+==History==
+=== Lineage===
+===Assignments===
+===Stations===
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+===Components===
+===Aircraft===
+===Operations===
+== References==
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+* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924
+* Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
+==External links==
+{{Tactical Air Command}}
+{{USAAF 9th Air Force UK}}
+[[Category:Military units and formations of the United States in World War II]]
+[[Category:Groups of the United States Army Air Force|Troop Carrier 0313]]
+[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1940]]