Performed intro-theater transport flights of personnel, supply and equipment within England during summer and fall of 1942, reassigned to Twelfth Air Force after Operation Torch invasion of North Africa in November 1942, transporting paratroopers to Oran, Algeria during the early hours of Operation Torch.

[3] In combat, performed resupply and evacuation missions across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia during North African Campaign.

After moving to Sicily, the squadron airdropped supplies to escaped prisoners of war in Northern Italy in October.

Its unarmed aircraft flew at night over uncharted territory, landing at small unprepared airfields to provide guns, ammunition, clothing, medical supplies, gasoline, and mail to the partisans.

It also dropped paratroopers at Megava, Greece in October 1944 and propaganda leaflets in the Balkans in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations until end of combat in Europe, May 1945.

[1] The 28th Logistic Support Squadron was activated at Hill Air Force Base,[4] Utah and equipped with Douglas C-124 Globemaster IIs in July 1953.

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