85th Troop Carrier Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/85th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activatedBy 1943
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Douglas_C-53_Skytrooper
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre_with_Palm
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
1951
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 85th Troop Carrier Squadron
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:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:partOf 437th Troop Carrier Group
gptkbp:revival 1949
gptkbp:role gptkb:Troop_transport
gptkb:Airlift
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:RAF_Ramsbury
gptkb:Munich
gptkb:Aldermaston
gptkb:RAF_Welford
Prosnes Airfield
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USAAF_437th_Troop_Carrier_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8