3d Troop Carrier Squadron
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3d Troop Carrier Squadron
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| Active | 1935–1944; 1947–1951; 1953–1960 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Airlift |
| Part of | Military Air Transport Service |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
3d Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy Constituted 1 Mar 1935 as 3d Provisional Transport Squadron, redesignated 3d Transport Squadron1 25 Jun 1935, activated 5 Jul 1935, redesignated 3d Troop Carrier Squadron 4 Jul 1942, disbanded 14 Apr 1944. Reconstituted 5 Sep 1947, activated 6 Oct 1947, redesignated 3d Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium 27 Jun 1949, inactivated 9 May 1951. Redesignated 3d Troop Carrier Squadron, Heavy 19 Mar 1953, activated 20 Jun 1953, discontinued and inactivated 8 Dec 1960. Stationed at Duncan Fld, TX 1937-29 May 1942, Camp Williams AAF, WI -18 Sep 1942, Dodd Fld, TX -16 Nov 1942, Victorville AAF, CA -7 May 1943, Lawson Fld, GA -3 Jun 1943, Grenada AAF, MS -19 Jan 1944, Sedalia AAF, MO -1944. Burlington Muni Apt, IA 1947-6 Jun 1949, Ft Slocum -27 Jun 1949, Floyd Bennett Fld, NY -1951. Altus AFB, OK 1953-15 Oct 1953, Donaldson AFB, SC -1960. Assigned to San Antonio Air Depot 1935-20 May 1937, 10th Transport Group -10 May 1941, 63d Transport Group/Troop Carrier Group -1944. Second Air Force 1947-1 Jul 1948, Tenth Air Force -6 Jun 1949, First Air Force -27 Jun 1949, 63d Troop Carrier Group -1951. 63d Troop Carrier Group 1953-1960.