8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Capt William C Brearley 359th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 44-19939 OC-C "Princess Jocelyn".
Connections
Units
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356th Fighter Group
Group
The 356th Fighter Group flew 413 missions between 15 October 1943 and 7 May 1945 and suffered the highest ratio of losses to enemy aircraft claims of any Eighth Air Force Group. This gave the Group the reputation of being the 'hard luck' outfit. The... -
359th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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William Brearley
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD1). Rejoined for 2nd tour. 97 combat missions. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD2). Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Aircraft
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44-19939 'Princess Jocelyn'
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Capt William C Brearley.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 11 April 2017 20:43:41 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and aircraft associations |
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http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/4004114-74/veterans-appeals-decision |
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