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Irvine
Harrison
Shearer

Born:

, 

Georgia

Home:

Alapaha

, 

Georgia

Buried: 

Savannah

, 

Georgia

Cemetery:

Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery

Irvine Shearer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1940. He retired with disability in 1957 as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Air Corps)

    Regiment:

    3d Bombardment Group (L)

    Division:

    5th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area, General Orders No. 20 (June 20, 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Air Corps) Irvine Harrison Shearer (ASN: 0-23292), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a B-25 Mitchell Bomber of the 3d Bombardment Group (Light), FIFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, on or about 25 May, 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Shearer, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.