439th Troop Carrier Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/439th_Troop_Carrier_Group

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1943–1946 1992–present 1949–1951 1952–1959
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain gptkb:Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy gptkb:Curtiss_C-46_Commando
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre_with_Palm
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:United_States_Air_Force_Reserve
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:established	1943
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Westover_Air_Reserve_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	439th Troop Carrier Group
gptkbp:motto	Valor and Faith
gptkbp:notable_campaign	gptkb:Central_Europe gptkb:Normandy gptkb:Northern_France gptkb:Rhineland gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:D-Day gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:439th_Airlift_Wing
gptkbp:restored	1949
gptkbp:role	bomber
gptkbp:stationedAt	gptkb:Baer_Field gptkb:Westover_Air_Reserve_Base gptkb:Upottery_Airfield gptkb:Frankfurt/Rhein-Main_Airfield gptkb:Juvincourt_Airfield Alliance Army Air Field Bourges Airfield Camp Myles Standish
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:439th_Operations_Group gptkb:U.S._Army_Air_Forces_glider_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7