73rd Troop Carrier Squadron

The 73rd Troop Carrier Squadron was a United States Army Air Forces unit activated in 1943 during World War II. Assigned to the 434th Troop Carrier Group, the squadron operated C-47 Skytrain aircraft, primarily conducting airborne operations, cargo transport, and paratrooper drops in the European Theater. The 73rd played a crucial role in major operations such as D-Day (Normandy invasion), Operation Market Garden, and the airborne crossing of the Rhine (Operation Varsity). After the war, the squadron was inactivated in 1946, having contributed significantly to Allied airborne and logistics successes.