00092233 UNCLASSIFIED 2430757 02-01-1943 2431637 06-30-1945

GROUP/0436/TROOP CARRIER

HISTORY GP-436-HI (TR.CARR) 0000001724 B0544 1435 1450 15 33 2446130 03-05-1985 AFTER TRAINING AT DUNNELLON AND ORLANDO FL, GROUP WAS OFFICIALLY ACTIVATED 1 APR 43. TRANSFERRED OVERSEAS AND STATIONED MEMBURY, ENGLAND. TOOK PART IN OPERATIONS ON CHERBOURG PENINSULA, IN CONNECTION WITH THE D-DAY LANDING AND FLEW RELIEF AND SUPPLIES TO ALLIED TROOPS DURING GERMAN OFFENSIVE THAT CULMINATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. NONE