1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Eng aged ▁in ▁combat ▁operations ▁by ▁dro pping ▁par atro ops ▁into ▁Norm andy ▁on ▁D - Day ▁( 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁and ▁re le asing ▁gl iders ▁with ▁rein for c ements ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁The ▁unit ▁received ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Unit ▁C itation ▁and ▁a ▁French ▁c itation ▁for ▁these ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁invasion ▁the ▁squad ron ▁fer ried ▁supplies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁also ▁ha u led ▁food , ▁cl othing , ▁medicine , ▁gas oline , ▁ord n ance ▁equipment , ▁and ▁other ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁and ▁ev acu ated ▁patients ▁to ▁rear ▁zone ▁hosp it als . ▁It ▁dropped ▁par atro ops ▁near ▁N ij m egen ▁and ▁to wed ▁gl iders ▁carrying ▁rein for c ements ▁during ▁the ▁air bor ne ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁December , ▁it ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge ▁by ▁re le asing ▁gl iders ▁with ▁supplies ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁near ▁Bast ogne . ▁ ▁M oved ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁Germany , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁assault ▁across ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁River ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁each ▁aircraft ▁to wed ▁two ▁gl iders ▁with ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Air bor ne