47th Bomb Group
Group
Constituted as 47th Bombardment Group (Light) on 20 November 1940, and activated on 15 January 1941. Operational squadrons of the group were:
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Robert Vernon DeShazo
Military
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Command Staff of the 47th Bomb Group at Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia Top Row L to R: William J. Hanna (Group Ops Officer), Robert V. DeShazo (Group Exec Officer), Malcom Green (future Group C.O.), Frederick Terrell (Group Commander( Bottom Row L to R: Reginald Clizbe (85th BS C.O.), Richard Horner (86th BS C.O.), Marion Akers (97th BS C.O.)
Service
Units served with
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(Headquarters) 47th Bomb Group
Headquarters
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 April 1911 |
| Executive Officer - 47th Bomb Group | Souk-el-Arba, Tunisia | January 1943 – October 1943 |
| Commander - 46th Bomb Group | Drew Army Airfield, Tampa, Florida | 21 October 1943 – 1 May 1944 |
| Commander - 19th Bomb Group | North Field, Guam | December 1947 – August 1949 |
| Died | Eagle, Idaho | 18 November 2001 |
| Buried | Boise, Idaho | 21 November 2001 |
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Dry Creek Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 January 2021 04:04:12 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events and unit associations |
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