316th Troop Carrier Group and 316th Troop Carrier Group, Medium

Established as 316 Transport Group on 2 Feb 1942. Activated on 14 Feb 1942. Redesignated as: 316 Troop Carrier Group on 1 Jul 1942; 316 Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 23 Aug 1948; 316 Troop Carrier Group, Heavy on 8 Oct 1949; 316 Troop Carrier Group, Medium, on 28 Jan 1950. Inactivated on 18 Jun 1957. Redesignated as 316 Tactical Airlift Group on 23 Aug 1978. Activated on 1 Oct 1978. Inactivated on 1 Oct 1989.

Insignia Italian embroidery.

Stations. Patterson Fld, OH, 14 Feb 1942; Bowman Fld, KY, 17 Jun 1942; Lawson Fld, GA, 9 Aug 1942; Del Valle AAB, TX, 29 Sep-12 Nov 1942; Deversoir, Egypt, 23 Nov 1942; El Adem, Egypt, 10 Dec 1942; Fayid, Egypt, Jan 1943; Nouvion, Algeria, 9 May 1943; Guercif, French Morocco, 29 May 1943; Enfidalville, Tunisia, 21 Jun 1943; Mazzara, Sicily, 3 Sep 1943; Borizzo, Sicily, 18 Oct 1943-12 Feb 1944; Cottesmore, England, 15 Feb 1944-10 May 1945; Pope Field, NC, 25 May 1945.