Answer:
During WW2, pilots were trained to fly gliders that would carry infantry to a landing site. The infantryment were called glider infantrymen and went through paratrooper training. The Airborne Divisions would consist of some infantry and artillery that were air-dropped and some that were carried in gliders. The glider pilots were allowed to wear a pair of Wings that had a "G" on it. When the glider landed, the pilot usually had to join the infantry and fight until they linked up with infantry or the front lines.