443d Operations Group

The group's missions were concerned primarily with support for Allied forces that were driving southward through Burma, but the 443d also made flights to China.

New squadrons were assigned, and, the group used C-47s and sometimes gliders to transport Allied troops, evacuate wounded personnel, and haul supplies and materiel, including gasoline, oil, signal and engineering equipment, medicine, rations, and ammunition.

The group's missions were concerned primarily with support for Allied forces that were driving southward through Burma but the 443rd also made many flights to China.

When General Joseph Stilwell was ready to begin the retaking of Burma, his forces were to fight across the northern Burmese mountains to the village of Naga.

British General Orde Wingate and his "Chindits" were ready to begin their push into Burma with a goal of establishing permanent areas of occupation behind Japanese lines.