Delbert L. Bristol [SEP] conflict
Delbert L. Bristol
Delbert L. Bristol (September 20, 1918 – April 3, 1980) served as an Aviation Artillery Officer attached to the II Corps during World War II and was the first such officer to create a Corps level Air Artillery staff. His negotiations during the transition of the Army Air Corps into the United States Air Force assisted in the establishment of the Army's organic aviation efforts following the separation. He was inducted in the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in 1976.
Corps and replaced by Major General George S. Patton on March 6, 1943.
With Patton in command, Hart moved to improve artillery operations. Concerned with his artillery air observation posts, he requested and received permission to add an air artillery officer to his staff. On March 8, 1943, Lieutenant Delbert L. Bristol was assigned on temporary duty. Under Hart's direction and with the blessing of Patton, Bristol developed the first Corps Air Artillery section in the entire U.S. Army.