474th Air Expeditionary Group

474th Air Expeditionary Group
A group civil engineer puts the finishing touches on a sun shade outside the Expeditionary Legal Complex 16 January 2007 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.[note 1]
Active1943–1945; 1952–1958; 2004–unknown
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleExpeditionary support
Part ofAir Combat Command
EngagementsEuropean Theater of Operations
Korean War[1]
DecorationsDistinguished Unit Citation
Belgian Fourragère
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel John S. Loisel
Insignia
474th Air Expeditionary Group emblem (approved 22 June 1955)[1]
474th Fighter Group emblem (World War II)[2][note 2]

The 474th Air Expeditionary Group is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to Air Combat Command. It may be activated or inactivated at any time.

Its World War II predecessor unit, the 474th Fighter Group, was a Ninth Air Force combat unit of the Army Air Corps which fought in the European Theater. First deployed to England, it provided tactical air support in support of U.S. First Army until V-E Day.


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  1. ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 346-347
  2. ^ "474th Fighter Group". American Air Museum in Britain. Retrieved 5 July 2020.