Looking for information

Comments: I am looking for any information about my uncle, Lawrence E. Paul, who was killed at Taejon on 1/14/51.

Thanks.

Keywords: Lawrence Paul Taejon

4th Troop Carrier Squadron at Ashyia

Comments: I was called up from reserves in August 1950, reported to McChord AFB and was sent to Ashiya with the squadron where I served first as an mechanic, then crew chief, then as a crewchief engineer (flight engineer). Returned stateside at the end of my one year tour. Discharged T/Sgt.

Would enjoy hearing from other members whose duty corresponds to mine.

Keywords: C54 transports

Korean Airlift

Comments: I was stationed at McChord from Dec.1950 to June 1951. When I got there I was told that the base was the state side terminus for the Korean airlift. I was a ground Power Mech. and serviced all the grnd. pwr. equipment on the base. The 4th. T.C. and the Canadian 426th T.C.Sq. were just two of the sqs. I have not seen very much on this subject and would like to know if anyone has such info. I do know that Mc Chord was part of the Great circle route to Japan. MATS Pacific div. brought wounded in to there from Korea. The base was in direct support of the war but very little is written about McChord.

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Troop Carrier Homecoming

Comments: Troop Carrier Homecoming, a reunion of USAF troop carrier veterans from World War II through Vietnam will be in Galveston, TX November 9-13, 2005. Web site at www.airlifthomecoming.com.

Keywords: Troop Carrier, C-47, C-119, C-46, C-124

14th tcs,mchord,larson afbs

Comments: I was assigned to McChord AFB out of radar school-Biloxi in 1951. Unit had just returned from Berlin Airlift and had several C-54s which were then involved with transport flights to Japan. We had a large shop and very little radar to work on so we picked up radio gear to service. Many of the techs were sent to other depts. such as engineering, quartermaster.clerical etc. one group was shipped to Japan-plane crashed in British Columbia. Unit moved to Moses Lake in 1952-newly constructed -out in the middle of nowhere-started getting C-124s-finally some radar! Very different country for a boy from back east. discarged in 1954.

Keywords: radar tech,c-54,c-124

4th 7th and 8th troop carrier

Comments: the Sqs had c-82's and were tdy to Alaska for three months rotation.while the 54th was in Berlin airlift.

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4th troop carrier squadron

Comments: I joined the 4th troop carrier squadron (62nd TC group) at McChord AFB, Tacoma Washington, in August of 1950. In November of 1950 we were sent to Ashiya Japan for 90 days TDY. WE were to be replaced by another squadron of the 62nd, but as each of our 90 days were up, we were extended for another 90 days. We were later moved to Tachikawa. Then two sqadrons of the 61st TC group were sent to tachikawa on permanent change of station. We were then redesignated the 14th TC squadron in the 61st TC group. The squadron of the 61st left at Mc Chord was redesignated the 4th TC squadron Of the 62nd TC group. I was a flight engineer on our C-54 aircraft and left the squadron in January of 1952 and returned to the states on combat crew rotation. During the time I was a member of this unit, the only aircraft we flew was C-54 skymasters.

Keywords: The TDY squadron

4TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN. 62ND TC GRP.

Comments: Would like to find anyone who served in this squadron

Keywords: 4th TC sqdn 62nd TC group. Later redesignated 14th TC sqdn 61st TC group. Left Mc Chord AFB in Nov. 1950 on tdy to Ashiya Japan and then moved to Tachikawa Japan. When transferd to 61st, tdy status was changed to PCS.

4th Troop Carrier Squadren (H)

Comments: I reported for duty as an instrument mechanic to the 4th Troop Carrier Squadron (H) at Larson A.F.B. Moses Lake Washington in the late summer of 1952. At that time the 4th, 7th and 8th Troop Carrier Squadrons were part of the 62nd Group and 62nd Wing.

It was my understanding that the squadron, then designated as the 14th T.C.S. had served in the Berlin Airlift while stationed at Rhine/Main (Frankfurt, a.m.). Upon return to the U.S. the squadron, operating C-54’s was assigned to McChord A.F.B. in Spokane. A time came when the squadron was re-designated as the 4th and the designation 14th was assigned to the former 4th at Tachakawa Japan.

I believe that it was in 1950 that the squadron was assigned C-124 aircraft and transferred to Larson A.F.B. Washington.

During my years in the 4th, the squadron participated in many outstanding missions including Operation Bali Hi, the first (and probably the only) Around the World Troop Carrier Mission, taking French paratroops from France to what was then Indo China and proceeding back to the U.S. across the Pacific. Other missions included taking Radar equipment from Fairbanks to Point Barrow, Alaska. Annually, the West Point Cadets were taken tour of the various military bases. The unit often participated is training missions involving dropping such units as the 101st and the 82nd Airborne Divisions. In addition there were the typical Troop Carrier missions such as moving various units and equipment from one base to another. One such mission involved moving the Atomic Cannon from one location to another. There were feed drops to cattle isolated by severe weather, various alerts, trips to Panama, Europe and the Far East.

I was discharged in September of 1955 and lost track of the unit at that time.

Keywords: C-124 Globmaster

Ashiya / Tachikawa 1951-1953

Comments: I left Tacoma Air Base in Wash. in Jan 1951 and joined the 4th Troop Carrier Squadron at Ashiya Japan. The unit was redesignated the 14th TCS after some months and we moved to Tachikawa Air Base near Tokyo. The unit was again redesignated the 21st TCS. I left the unit in July 1953. I believe all the squadrons were part of the 62nd TCGroup out of Tacoma Washington.I went to the 4th TCS for 62 days temporary duty, but once in FEAF you stay. I stayed 30 months the longest that anyone could officially stay according to General MacArthur at that time.

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