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| Troop Carrier Command Patch, leather, regulation type, above two photos. The TCC patch shown above is water applied decal on leather. The motto "VINCIT QUI PRIMUM GERIT" translates to "He conquers who gets there first". |
| Troop Carrier Command Distinctive Insignia, LeVelle & Co, above two photos. This insignia has the TCC logo enameled over a gilt finished sterling silver. The gilt plating on the front of this DI has worn off, making it appear to have a silver face. The reverse has two horizontal clutch-back pins for attachment to the uniform and is marked: LE VELLE & CO WASHINGTON, D.C. PHILA, PA. STERLING |
| The primary mission of the Troop Carrier Command was theater troop and logistics transport. The primary aircraft used by the Troop Carrier Command was the C-47 Skytrain and later C-46 Commando aircraft. The Troop Carrier Command acted as a training organization in the United States during World War II and later as component groups with reassignment to deployed overseas bases worldwide. During 1944, the IX TCC in England and France was supplied with the C-47 "Skytrain" for "Operation Neptune" and "Market Garden". In 1945, the IX Troop Carrier Command equipped one group with the C-46 "Commando" aircraft to determine their viability in the ETO. The IX TCC did not convert to the "Commando", even though its cargo-carrying capacity was twice that of the C-47. The IX TCC also utilized the Waco CG-4A glider, in 1944 and the CG-15 glider just prior to its last major operation, "Varsity" in March 1945. The Troop Carrier Command was inactivated on 4 November 1945. |
| DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA (D.I.) |
| Troop Carrier Command Unit History, above photo. This unit history was published for the Army Air Forces Troop Carrier Command, Bowman Army Air Base, Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Troop Carrier Command Distinctive Insignia, LeVelle & Co, above two photos. This insignia has the TCC logo enameled over a gilt finished sterling silver. The reverse has two horizontal clutch-back pins for attachment to the uniform and is marked: LE VELLE & CO WASHINGTON, D.C. PHILA, PA. STERLING |
| Troop Carrier Command Logo Nose Art from CG-4A Glider, above photo. This "Nose Art" was taken from the cockpit section of a CG-4A Troop Glider. The artwork appears to be hand painted directly onto the surface of the aircraft fabric. The fabric was cut from the nose of the CG-4A and later incorrectly glued to a section of cardboard. This resulted in the drastic aging and crazing to the paint. |
| Troop Carrier Command Logo Nose Art from CG-4A Glider, left photo. Close up details of the damage caused to the paint due to incorrect storage. CG-4A Glider, Atterbury AAF Field 1945, Indiana, right photo. Photo from Atterbury Bakalar Air Museum http://atterburybakalarairmuseum.org/serv02.htm |
| Troop Carrier Command Squadron Patch, left and right photo. This is a 5" Troop Carrier Command Squadron patch embroidered on twill. The patch shows even to moderate wear from being sewn to the front of a jacket. |
