April 1945 - 461st Bombardment Group

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easgd to 764 th Bomb Sq. CAPT (1092 CHARLES P. MCDONNELL 0427604 is hereby reld fr asgd to Hq 461 st Bomb Gp and reasgd to 765 th Bomb Sq.” Paragraph 2 of Group Special Orders No. 74, dated 18 April 1945, transferred Captain Willie M. Platt to the Air Division, United States Control Council Austria. Authority: “PAC Par 11, SO 105, Hq 15AF, dtd 15 Apr 45, CAPT (9301) WILLIE M. PLATT, 0581094, is hereby reld fr asgd to the 765 th Bob Sq and is trfd to Air Div U.S. Control Council Austria, Hq AAF/MTO WP via mil acft govt mtr T and/or rail RUAT to CO for dy.” The Group Bombardier, Major Benjamin S. Murphy, was transferred to the 7 th Replacement Depot per paragraph 12 of Group Special Orders No. 74, dated 18 April 1945 – “PAC LO Hq 15AF CO/HER/jrb-2, dtd 17 Apr 45, MAJOR (1035) BENJAMIN S. MURPHY, 0730809, is trfd to 7 th Repl Depot WP thereto via mil acft govt mtr T and/or rail RUAT to CO for further instructions.” e. Biographical Sketches Brooks Albert Lawhom, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Lawhom, was born at Elgin, Texas, 3 August 1914. After his graduation from the Levelland Texas High School in 1932, he enrolled at the Southwest State College in Oklahoma. Later he transferred to the University of Oklahoma. From November of 1937 to June of 1939 he was a secondary school teacher in the high school at Welch Oklahoma. During part of that time he also served as the high school principal. On 29 December 1939 he began primary training as an aviation cadet at the Spartan School of Aviation at Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received his basic training at Randolph Field and his advance training at Kelly Field. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant on 30 August 1940 and assigned the serial number of 0-397652. On 9 September 1940 he joined the 17 th Bombardment Group at McChord Field, Tacoma, Washington, in which he flew the following types of airplanes: B-18, B-23, and B-25. With the 17 th Group he served as a Squadron Operations and Intelligence Officer. On 8 December 1941 he moved with the 17 th Group to the Army Air Base at Pendleton, Oregon. On 17 June 1942 he reported to the 309 th Bomb Group at Columbia, South Carolina, and was made the Squadron Commander of the 376 th Squadron of that Group. Following his assignment to the Group, he was placed on detached service with his squadron to Miami, Florida, where he did submarine patrol duty in type B-25 airplanes. On 16 September 1942 he returned to the 309 th Group with which he served as Assistant Group Operations Officer and as Group Operations Officer until 13 December 1943. On 15 December 1943 he became a member of the 49 th Bombardment Wing which was then stationed at Greenville, South Carolina. In February of 1944 he moved with the 22
49 th Bombardment Wing to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and was stationed in Italy as the Wing Assistant Operations Officer. He was placed on detached service to the 461 st Bombardment Group on 11 August 1944 where he served as the training officer. From 8 September to 21 September he was the Group Operations Officer. On 22 September 1944 he became the Deputy Group Commander. From 21 December 1944 until 16 April 1945 he was the Commanding Officer of the 461 st Bombardment Group. He holds an Officer’s Reserve Commission. The dates of his promotions are as follows: First Lieutenant, 12 March 1942; Captain, 21 August 1942; Major, 19 December 1942; Lieutenant Colonel, 7 May 1944; and Colonel, 26 January 1945. The Colonel has been awarded a Silver Star, a Distinguished Flying Cross and Oak Leaf Cluster, an Air Medal with a silver and bronze cluster, the Europe-Africa-and Middle East Service Ribbon with two campaign stars, and the American Defense Ribbon. He was married on 1 March 1941 to Miss Margaret Ebson who now makes her home at Tacoma, Washington. 23
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