▁Transport ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Pacific ▁Theater ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁ear ning ▁two ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Unit ▁Cit ations , ▁a ▁Navy ▁Unit ▁Comm end ation ▁and ▁a ▁Philipp ine ▁Republic ▁President ial ▁Unit ▁C itation ▁for ▁its ▁w art ime ▁actions . ▁ ▁Its ▁last ▁assignment ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 0 3 d ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Group ▁at ▁Nich ols ▁Field , ▁Lu zon , ▁Philippines , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 1 3 th ▁Air ▁Ref uel ing ▁Squadron ▁was ▁activ ated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁at ▁B ark sd ale ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Louisiana , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁last ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Miss ile ▁Cris is ▁and ▁provided ▁Bo eing ▁K C - 1 3 5 ▁Str at ot ank er ▁aircraft ▁and ▁air cre ws ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁V iet ▁Nam ▁War . ▁It ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁squad ron ▁flying ▁Mc D onn ell ▁Douglas ▁K C - 1 0 ▁Ext enders . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁squad rons ▁were ▁cons olid ated ▁in ▁September