69th Troop Carrier Squadron

69th Troop Carrier Squadron
C-119 Flying Boxcar as flown by the squadron
Active	1943-1946; 1947–1952; 1956–1965
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Tactical Airlift
Part of	Continental Air Command
Engagements	Southwest Pacific Theater
Decorations	Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Insignia
Patch with 69th Troop Carrier Squadron emblem (appproved 20 September 1944)

The 69th Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active with the 916th Troop Carrier Group, based at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. It was inactivated on 25 November 1965.

Established under I Troop Carrier Command, January 1943. after training deployed to Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific Theater, August 1943 during the New Guinea Campaign. Engaged in combat operations, flying combat cargo resupply missions, troop carrier missions, parachute drops and other missions as necessary in New Guinea, Dutch East Indies; Philippine Campaign and the Battle of Okinawa. Participated in the Occupation of Japan, 1945-1946.

Reactivated in the Air Force Reserve 1947, activated at Cleveland Airport, Ohio. Not equipped or manned until 1950 when moved to Greenville AFB, South Carolina when equipped with C-119 Flying Boxcars. Activated during Korean War.

Reactivated in the reserves, 1956, equipped with C-119s. Inactivated 1965

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.