Personal Documents of US Pilot - Leo Alfred Lambert - Member of the 315th Troop Carrier Group.
The unit was first activated during World War II as the 315th Troop Carrier Group, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport unit assigned to IX Troop Carrier Command in Western Europe. The group received the Distinguished Unit Citation for combat infantry landings during the invasion of France (Operation Overlord); the airborne invasion of the Netherlands (Operation Market-Garden); and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River (Operation Varsity).