After V-E Day, the squadron served in Air Transport Command, ferrying men from the combat theater back to the United States before inactivating.

It flew strategic bombardment combat missions over France, Germany, Italy, Austria and the Balkans, attacking targets such as marshalling yards, docks, aircraft factories and oil production facilities.

It attacked troop concentrations in May 1944 to assist partisan forces in Yugoslavia and performed interdiction missions to support the advance on Rome.

Prior to Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France, it attacked bridges, railroads and gun emplacements near the landing area.

[2] The squadron moved to Waller Field, Trinidad and became part of Air Transport Command in June 1945.

[1][2][3] In December, the 465th Group and its squadrons at Donaldson moved to Toul-Rosières Air Base, France, where it was joined by its parent 465th Troop Carrier Wing in April 1954.