▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁but ▁the ▁cons olid ated ▁squad ron ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁active ▁since . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁ 1 3 th ▁Transport ▁Squadron ▁was ▁activ ated ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁original ▁squad rons ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁Transport ▁Group . ▁Person nel ▁for ▁the ▁squad ron ▁were ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Transport ▁Squadron , ▁located ▁at ▁P atter son ▁Field , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁The ▁headquarters ▁and ▁squad rons ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁were ▁initially ▁scattered ▁at ▁various ▁dep ot ▁bases , ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁at ▁P atter son ▁Field , ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Fair field ▁Air ▁Dep ot . ▁The ▁ 6 1 st ▁was ▁finally ▁un ited ▁with ▁its ▁component ▁squad rons ▁at ▁Pope ▁Field , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁this ▁the ▁group ▁and ▁squad rons ▁were ▁renamed ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁organizations . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁trained ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast , ▁using ▁Douglas ▁C - 4 7 ▁Sky train ▁and ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 3 ▁Sky t ro oper ▁aircraft , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁deployed ▁by ▁itself ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁ ▁Upon ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁the ater , ▁the ▁squad ron , ▁operating ▁from ▁bases ▁in ▁New ▁C aled onia , ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁Marine ▁Air ▁Group ▁