Citation Information
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Title
Shaw Air Force Base
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Coverage
1941 –
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Author
Fritz Hamer
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Keywords
outskirts of Sumter to train pilots for World War II, During the latter stages of World War II, Shaw was also the site of a German prisoner-of-war camp of about four hundred prisoners, 1993 Shaw became the permanent home of the Twentieth Fighter Wing, comprised of four fighter squadrons,
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/shaw-air-force-base/view/images
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Access Date
November 23, 2024
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Original Published Date
August 1, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 23, 2022
