During World War II, were there any american troops in India at any point?
Yes, there were American troops in India during WWII! American pilots flew the “hump” out of bases in India. Merrills Marauders, a special “Long Range Penetration Unit” that was specially trained to combat the Japanese in Burma worked out of India. The unit was officially designated as 5307th Composite Unit (provisional) with a code name Galahad. They were sent to India arriving in Bombay on October 31, 1943 to train and were reinforced with Air Corps and Signal Corps personnel. From time to time U.S. Navy ships would be in Indian ports bringing in troops and supplies.
