Julius Brooks Asbridge

Military

On 29-Nov-43 2LT Julius B. Asbridge was piloting P-47D 42-8502, 356FG/360FS on a mission to support bombers attacking at Bremen, Germany. His flight approached a six-aircraft formation of bombers from the rear and closed to about 500 yards. The flight leader, 1LT James R. Cook, reported seeing a single P-47 about 5,000 feet below and he peeled off to give that aircraft support leaving 2LT Asbridge behind the formation and he never saw 2LT Asbridge again. This may be a case of friendly fire damaging his aircraft. 2LT Asbridge's aircraft sustained damage and he baled out and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW) 1POW MACR 1436.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

13 May 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 29 November 1943 - 17 July 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 1, Barth-Vogelsang, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 17-Jul-45

Other

Blue on Blue

Netherlands 29 November 1943 Aircraft sustained damage, possible friendly fire, and he baled out and was captured as a Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 1436.

Died

Cochise County, AZ, USA 23 May 1990

Buried

Palominas, AZ 85615, USA Miracle Valley Cemetery Palominas Cochise County Arizona, USA

Other

Assigned

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK 29 November 1943 Assigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 19-Jul-2015. Added Description based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 1436; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Decoration and POW event per Nation Archinves Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1436 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list