ETO Official 4x5 inch photo of the 441st Troop Carrier Group with date at Dreux, France, Jan 6 1945.
From Wikipedia: Dreux, France Airfield. The 441st Troop Carrier Group, flew C-47 Skytrains 3 November 1944 – 12 August 1945. The C-47s pulled gliders in the airborne assault across the Rhine (Operation Varsity).
Vintage photo from WWII Album collection of Lt. Joseph Francis Krynicki, He was a Dentist with the 9th Air Force, 441st Troop Carrier Group.
Joseph Francis Krynicki
Birth- Jan 8, 1907
Enlistment- USAAF Jul 17, 1942..
Discharge- Mar 13, 1946-
Death- Sep 22, 1979-Age: 73 years
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Lots of info online about the 441st TC GR from D-Day participation thru the war. Here is the timeline which coincides with the dates on the photo.
ETO STATIONS
Langar, England, 17 Mar 1944
Merryfield, England, 25 Apr 1944
Villeneuve/Vetrus, France, 8 Sep 1944
St Marceau, France, 2 Oct 1944
Dreux, France, 3 Nov 1944
Frankfurt, Germany, 12 Aug 1945-30 Sep 1946
Chicago-Orchard Aprt, IL, 27 Jun 1949-14 Mar 1951
ASSIGNMENTS
Ninth Air Force
United States Air Forces in Europe
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