68th Troop Carrier Squadron (68th TCS)
U.S. Army Air Force, 5th Air Force , 433rd Troop Carrier Group (433rd TCG)

Background
On January 22, 1943 constituted as the 68th Troop Carrier Squadron (67th 68th) in the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). On February 9, 1943 activated in the 433rd Troop Carrier Group (433rd TCG) at Florence Army Airfield. On March 19, 1943 moves to Sedalia Army Airfield. On June 9, 1943 moves to Laurinburg-Maxtom Army Airfield. On August 1, 1943 moves to Baer Field in Indiana. On August 15, 1943 departs overseas bound for the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).

Wartime History
On September 1, 1943 arrives Port Moresby in New Guinea.

On November 15, 1943 moves to Nadzab Airfield.

On May 18, 1944 a detachment operates from Tadji Airfield until June 4, 1944 then returns to Nadzab Airfield.

On November 15, 1944 moves to Biak while a detachment remains at Nadzab Airfield until January 5, 1945 then joins the rest of the squadron on Biak.

On February 15, 1945 moves to Tanauan Airfield on Leyte in the Philippines.

On June 15, 1945 moves to Clark Field on Luzon.

On August 25, 1945 moves to Iwo Jima in Japan.

On September 10, 1945 move to Ie Shima Airfield off Okinawa.

On September 30, 1945 moves to Tachikawa Airfield near Tokyo in Japan.

Postwar
On January 15, 1946 inactivated. On August 3, 1947 activated in the reserves at Cleveland Airport in Ohio. On September 18, 1947 becomes part of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). On June 27, 1949 redesignated 68th Troop Carrier Squadron (Medium). On October 15, 1950 activated to service. On October 16, 1950 moves to Greenville AFB. On August 6, 1951 moves to Rhein/Main AB in West Germany until July 14, 1952 when inactivated. On May 21, 1960 moves to Kelly AFB. On May 18, 1955 activated in the reserves.

The squadron emblem (approved July 7, 1961) was a blue disc bordered red a white pelican, in flight fesswise, outlines Air Force blue, his beak and talons golden orange, high- lighted Air Force golden yellow, his eyeball white, iris Air Force golden yellow, pupil black, the pelican riding an an Air Force golden yellow lightning streak edged red; all between six stars arched in chief and eight stars arched in base, Air Force golden yellow. Motto: On an Air Force golden yellow scroll, edged and inscribed Air Force blue, Nulli Secundus (Latin: "Second to None").

Awards
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation

References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages 255-256 (67th Troop Carrier) [PDF pages 267-268]

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