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(Headquarters) 47th Bomb Group

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  • Colonel Frederick Reynolds Terrell Group Commander 47th Bomb Group - 12th Air Force Retired from the USAF with the rank of Major General

    Colonel Frederick Reynolds Terrell Group Commander 47th Bomb Group - 12th Air Force Retired from the USAF with the rank of Major General

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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.)

    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.)

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  • 47th Bomb Group Emblem

    47th Bomb Group Emblem

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  • A-26C-20-DT #43-22556 Lt. Colonel Kenneth S. Wade - Group Commander 47th Bomb Group

    A-26C-20-DT #43-22556 Lt. Colonel Kenneth S. Wade - Group Commander 47th Bomb Group

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  • CPT Donald H. Falkingham Pilot - Assistant Group Air Inspector 47th BG - 84th BS - 12th AF

    CPT Donald H. Falkingham Pilot - Assistant Group Air Inspector 47th BG - 84th BS - 12th AF

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  • CPT John Neuer Pilot - Assistant Squadron Ops Officer - Group Air Inspector 47th BG - 84th and 97th Bomb Squadrons

    CPT John Neuer Pilot - Assistant Squadron Ops Officer - Group Air Inspector 47th BG - 84th and 97th Bomb Squadrons

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  • 47th Bomb Group

    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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Connections

People

  • Robert DeShazo

    Military | Colonel | Pilot | 47th Bomb Group

  • Donald Falkingham

    Military | Captain | Pilot - Squadron Ops Officer - Group Asst. Air Inspector | 47th Bomb Group

  • Malcolm Green

    Military | Colonel | Pilot - Group Commander | 47th Bomb Group

  • Walter Hanna

    Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot - Group Operations Officer | 47th Bomb Group

  • John Neuer

    Military | Major | Pilot - Assistant Squadron Ops Officer - Group Air Inspector | 47th Bomb Group

  • Frederick Terrell

    Military | Colonel | Group Commander - Pilot | 47th Bomb Group
    Major General Frederick Reynolds Terrell was born in Booneville, Mo., in 1913. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1931, and after achieving the third highest score in the nation on the entrance exams was given a Presidential appointment to...

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Air Force
12th
Type
Combat
Type category
Bombardment
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Aircraft used
  • A-20 Havoc
  • A-26 Invader
  • A-20 Boston III

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
24 January 2021 02:31:00 466thHistorian Created entry with type, category, name, air forces, aircraft types and unit encompassing associations
Sources

47th Bomb Group - Turner Publishing

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