| 词条 | South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command |
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|unit_name= South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command | image= | image_size = |caption= |dates= November 1942 – July 1944 |country= United States |allegiance= |branch= |type= Transport |role= Assault support |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= |nickname= SCAT Flying Boxcars |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= World War II * Guadalcanal Campaign * New Georgia Campaign * Battle of Vella Lavella * Bougainville Campaign |aircraft_transport= |anniversaries= |decorations= Distinguished Unit Citation Navy Unit Commendation }}South Pacific [SOPAC] Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT) was a joint command of US military logistics units in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. It contributed notably to the success of U.S. forces in the battles for Guadalcanal (1942–1943), New Georgia (1943), and Bougainville (1943-1945), as well as the Allied air campaign against Rabaul.[1] HistoryThe organization of SCAT was a response to developments on Guadalcanal, following the initial deployment of Marine Aircraft Group 25[2] in September 1942, comprising the United States Marine Corps transport squadron VMJ-253 and Headquarters Squadron, MAG-25, which were soon joined by the 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). SCAT was formally organized around MAG-25 in late November 1942 at the direction of VAdm. Aubrey Fitch, and by the end of the Guadalcanal campaign it included VMJ-152 and SMS-25 of the Marine Corps and the USAAF 801st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron. In 1943 SCAT was joined by VMJ-153 and the USAAF 403rd Troop Carrier Group (including the 64th Troop Carrier Squadron and 63rd Troop Carrier Squadron).[3] SCAT provided rapid transport of personnel and cargo, including munitions, food, replacement parts, and medical supplies, to and from forward areas. On rearward flights SCAT frequently provided aeromedical evacuation of wounded or sick personnel. Aircraft typically included a flight nurse, corpsman, or flight surgeon as part of the crew. SOPAC Combat Air Transport Command was dissolved as its Army Air Forces troop carrier units departed in July 1944, although the Marines adopted the organizational title Solomons Combat Air Transport Command and continued to utilize the "SCAT" acronym. [4] MAG-25, including the attached 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation as part of the 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) for the Guadalcanal Campaign. SCAT received a Navy Unit Commendation for its operations in the South Pacific from December 1942 to July 1944.[5] The nickname "Flying Boxcars" was widely used for the Douglas R4D aircraft flown by Marine Corps units in SCAT, predating its attachment to the post-war Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (R4Q) aircraft. PersonnelNotable persons who had been associated with SCAT include:
See also{{Portal|United States Marine Corps}}
ReferencesNotes1. ^Armstrong, William. (2017). Marine Air Group 25 and SCAT (Images of Aviation). Arcadia. {{ISBN|1467127434}}.; Sherrod, Robert. (1952). History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II. Combat Forces Press. {{ISBN|0-933852-58-4}} 2. ^Marine Air Group 25, accessed at {{cite web |url=http://www.centercomp.com/cgi-bin/dc3/stories?1916 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-05-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616053431/http://www.centercomp.com/cgi-bin/dc3/stories?1916 |archivedate=16 June 2008 |df=dmy-all }} 2 August 2006 3. ^Armstrong, William. (2017). Marine Air Group 25 and SCAT (Images of Aviation). Arcadia. {{ISBN|1467127434}}; Page, Evelyn, ed. (1989). The Story of Air Evacuation, 1942-1989. Taylor Publishing Company; Washburne, Seth. (2011). The Thirsty 13th: The U.S. Army Air Forces 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, 1940 - 1945. Thirsty 13th LLC. {{ISBN|0615396755}}. 4. ^Armstrong, William. (2017). Marine Air Group 25 and SCAT (Images of Aviation). Arcadia. {{ISBN|1467127434}}. 5. ^Armstrong, William. (2017). Marine Air Group 25 and SCAT (Images of Aviation). Arcadia. {{ISBN|1467127434}}. 6. ^Hove, Duane T. American Warriors: Five Presidents in the Pacific Theater of WWII, Burd Street Press, 2003 {{ISBN|1-57249-307-0}}; summary accessed at {{cite web |url=http://www.americanwarriorsfivepresidents.com/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-08-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707022241/http://www.americanwarriorsfivepresidents.com/ |archivedate=7 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }} 2 August 2006; Armstrong, William. (2017). Marine Air Group 25 and SCAT (Images of Aviation). Arcadia. {{ISBN|1467127434}}. 7. ^David Douglas Duncan Archive, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin, accessed at 2 August 2006: includes a photo of Duncan taken by Richard Nixon Bibliography
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