Willard 'Bill' Mumford China-Burma-India 'Preserving the memory of his sacrifices!' ( editor: The following is compiled from various emails we received from Bill Mumford. He was been kind enough to give us permission to share.What Is This All About? San Francisco, CA 94123 6 June, 2001 — The 57th Anniversary. There are two versions of the Troop Carrier D-Day flights into Normandy still circulating among us today. The first is based on the works. The 316th Troop Carrier Group Photos and History of the 36th Troop Carrier Squadron from Richard E. Find great deals on eBay for troop carrier paratrooper. Shop with confidence. Pete's Collectibles, where you can find many of your favorite die-cast collectibles, from companies like Hobby Master, Ertl, First Gear, Crown Premiums, Dragon, SpecCast, Marushin and more. Troop Carrier Squadrons/Wings 3. Troop Carrier Wing/Tactical Airlift Wing- - - - . POWs from Gia Lam airbase, Thailand made, Un. Used.. inquire- - - - Operation Homecoming - partial History. In February 1. 97. POWs held by NVN were to be released MAC was assigned the mission of returning the POWS to CONUSC- 1. E aircrews, from the 3. TAW, transported members of the negotiating team into Gia Lam airport On the day of release, 2 x C- 1. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) were the military aviation service of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, successor to the United States Army Air Corps and the direct. Es flew the release team into the Hanoi Airport. The 3. 74th a forward operating location in Thailand until mid- 1. AO (Area of Operation). It took part in Operation BABY LIFT (evacuation of Vietnam orphans) and Operation NEW LIFE (evacuation of Vietnamese refugees) in April 1. During the recovery of the SS Mayaguez from the Cambodians in May 1. Koh Tang Island to create a helicopter landing area. Support Groupcirca early- 1. Novelty patch, probably the Wing's Medical Staff(?), Un. Used... inquire- - - - 3. HB - 3. 74th TAW . Troop Carrier (later, 3. Operations): 1. 7 Aug 1. Military Airlift: 1 Oct 1. Operations (later, 2. Aeromedical Airlift): 3. Mar 1. 97. 5. 2. 1st: attached 2. Jun 1. 95. 1. 3. 6th: attached 1. May. 3. 7th: attached 2. Nov 1. 97. 2. 6. 1st: attached 1. May. 7. 73d: attached 2. Feb. 1. 40. 3d Military Airlift: 1 Oct 1. Stations. Tachikawa, Japan, 5 Mar 1. Naha AB, Okinawa, 8 Aug 1. CCK AB, Taiwan, 3. May 1. 97. 1; Clark AB, PI, 1. Nov 1. 97. 3; Yokota AB, Japan, 1 Oct 1. In addition, the wing supported Army Special Forces training, participated in tactical exercises, and flew search and rescue and humanitarian missions as needed. The wing phased down for inactivation in early 1. Apr to 3. 1 May had no aircraft. On 3. 1 May, the wing replaced the 3. Tactical Airlift Wing in Taiwan. Saved from inactivation and revived with new resources, the 3. Southeast Asia, and also continued routine airlift in other areas. The wing provided support in March 1. Operation HOMECOMING ( the repatriation of American prisoners from Hanoi, North Vietnam ). The wing maintained a forward operating location in Thailand until mid- 1. AO (Area of Operation). It took part in Operation BABY LIFT (evacuation of Vietnam orphans) and Operation NEW LIFE (evacuation of Vietnamese refugees) in April 1. During the recovery of the SS Mayaguez from the Cambodians in May 1. Koh Tang Island to create a helicopter landing area. The wing became part of the Military Airlift Command on 3. Mar 1. 97. 5, at which time it gained an aeromedical airlift mission in the Far East. In Oct 1. 97. 8, gained a tactical airlift group to control the wing. Controlled aerial port facilities in South Korea until Nov 1. Phillippines and Japan. Began supporting US Navy elements in the Indian Ocean area in 1. Provided airlift and aeromedical airlift for the evacuation of Clark AB, Philippines, after the eruption of Mt.
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