38th Troop Carrier Squadron

The 38h Troop Carrier Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 10th Troop Carrier Group, based at Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina. It was inactivated on 14 April 1944.

Lineage

 * Constituted 38th Transport Squadron on 2 February 1942
 * Activated on 14 February 1942
 * Redesignated 38th Troop Carrier Squadron on 4 July 1942
 * Disbanded on 14 April 1944.

Assignments

 * 316th Transport Group, 14 February 1942
 * 10th Troop Carrier Group, 19 May 1943-14 April 1944

Stations

 * Patterson Field, Ohio, 14 February 1942
 * Stout Field, Indiana, 30 May 1942
 * Sedalia AAF, Missouri, 3 December 1942
 * Bowman Field, Kentucky, 5 April 1943
 * Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, North Carolina, 21 June 1943
 * Camp Mackall, North Carolina, 10 September 1943
 * Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, North Carolina, 17 January-14 April 1944.

Aircraft

 * C-47 Skytrain, 1942–1944

Operational history

 * Jan-October 1942: operational training unit
 * Oct 1942-April 1943: ferrying of gliders
 * Jun-August 1943: experimental glider operations
 * Aug 1943-April 1944: replacement training for glider crews and participation in maneuvers