47th Troop Carrier Squadron

Air Force BBS

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Robert Wessa SR. wrote on October 14, 2013

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City and State: BROCKTON MA

Unit: 374TH TCW

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments:

Keywords: i was a flying crew chief on C-46's at kadena.
landed in pusan, korea july 4, 1950. remember it well as it
4th of july at home, brockton, ma.

during my tour, i did all the airfields in japan and most of the
k-bases in korea.

had enough points accumulated to rotate me back to mitchel afb
long island n.y., by august 1951

king regards,

welcome your response.

bob wessa

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David Allen wrote on July 15, 2010

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City and State:

Unit: 47TH TCS

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: i was stationed at Forbes afb aKansas with the 313th TCW, assigned to
the 47th tcs. I find it amazing to look up the history of that unit. I was a
crew chief on C-130 B 60-296

Keywords: c-130 B

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William Henry wrote on April 29, 2005

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City and State: MACON GA

Unit: 47TH TROOP CARRIER SQD, ( FAT CATS )

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: I'm looking for anyone stationed at Tachikawa in 1953-54.Iwas with the 47th Sqd, until it was sold to the the Japanese govt. for a dollar a piece for our C-46's.
We were moved to Miho in southern Japan. Each airman had a Japanese counter part.That was a experience traing the Japanese. Let me know if you were there at that time.

Bill Henry

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John Thompson wrote on September 12, 2000

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City and State:

Unit: 47TH TROOP CARRIER SQD

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran - Korea

Comments: I was in the 51st Air Base Gp at Naha,
Okinawa when the Korean War began in June
1950. We were quickly called up and operated
for a short time out of southern Japan until all
C-46's were gathered up from the pacific and
formed into the 374th Gp at Tachikawa, Japan.
We soon went to K-14, Kimpo, Korea and
remained there until we were run out by the
Chinese in January 1951. We regrouped at
Tachikawa and then went to join the 437th, a
reserve group at Brady AB near Fukuoka. I had
many good friends in the 47th Sqd and later
the 83rd Sqd of the 437th.

Keywords: Often called "Tommy". Crewchief and flight
engineer on C-46D, 44-78270 at K14.

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