▁▁▁ ▁As ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron ▁it ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 2 2 d ▁Air ▁Division ▁station ed ▁at ▁Dre ux - L ouv ill iers ▁Air ▁Base , ▁France , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁at ▁Ol m sted ▁Field , ▁Pennsylvania ▁but ▁not ▁activ ated ▁until ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Not ▁equ ipped ▁or ▁man ned . ▁▁ ▁Unit ▁design ation ▁transferred ▁to ▁West over ▁Field , ▁Massachusetts , ▁but ▁not ▁equ ipped ▁or ▁man ned ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁Att ack . ▁▁ ▁E qui pped ▁with ▁Douglas ▁C - 4 7 ▁Sky train ▁trans ports ▁and ▁trained ▁for ▁combat ▁res upp ly ▁and ▁cas ual ty ▁ev acu ation ▁mission . ▁ ▁Was ▁ordered ▁deployed ▁to ▁England , ▁assigned ▁to ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Per formed ▁int ra - the ater ▁transport ▁fl ights ▁of ▁personnel , ▁supply ▁and ▁equipment ▁within ▁England ▁during ▁summer ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Tw elf th ▁Air ▁Force ▁after ▁Operation ▁Tor ch ▁invasion ▁of ▁North ▁Africa , ▁station ed ▁at ▁T af ara ou i ▁Air field , ▁Al ger ia . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁combat ,