▁performed ▁res upp ly ▁and ▁ev acu ation ▁miss ions ▁across ▁Mor oc co , ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁Tun is ia ▁during ▁North ▁African ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁During ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁unit ▁began ▁training ▁with ▁gl iders ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁Operation ▁Hus ky , ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Sic ily . ▁ ▁It ▁to wed ▁gl iders ▁to ▁Sy rac use , ▁Sic ily ▁and ▁dropped ▁par atro op ers ▁at ▁Cat ania ▁during ▁the ▁operation . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Sic ily , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁a ird ro pped ▁supplies ▁to ▁escaped ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁Northern ▁Italy ▁in ▁October . ▁Oper ated ▁from ▁Sic ily ▁until ▁December ▁until ▁moving ▁to ▁Italian ▁main land ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁Support ed ▁Italian ▁Camp aign ▁during ▁balance ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁supporting ▁part is ans ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans . ▁ ▁Its ▁un ar med ▁aircraft ▁fle w ▁at ▁night ▁over ▁un chart ed ▁territory , ▁landing ▁at ▁small ▁un prep ared ▁air fields ▁to ▁provide ▁guns , ▁am mun ition , ▁cl othing , ▁medical ▁supplies , ▁gas oline , ▁and ▁mail ▁to ▁the ▁part is ans . ▁ ▁It ▁even ▁carried ▁je eps ▁and ▁m ules ▁as ▁cargo . ▁ ▁On ▁return ▁tri ps ▁it ▁ev acu ated ▁wounded ▁part is ans , ▁e va de es ▁and ▁escaped ▁prisoners . ▁ ▁These ▁operations ▁earned ▁the ▁squad ron ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Unit ▁C itation . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁dropped ▁par