Raymond P Brecht

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21247.jpeg UPL 21247 Raymond P Brecht - Watkins, 36th BS, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21247 - Raymond P Brecht - Watkins, 36th BS, KIA

Killed in action. 'The Uninvited' Liberator 42-51239 R4-C never returned from its operation.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 36th Bomb Squadron (Radar Counter Measures).

36th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51239) nicknamed "The Uninvited" of the 482nd Bomb Group.

42-51239

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Uninvited
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

5 February 1945

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit roster in the book SQUADRON OF DECEPTION by Hutton, p133

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Combat Chronology Supplement p. 548 Squadron of Deception by Hutton p. 4 and chapter 10 with pictures. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Raymond P Brecht: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 21247 - Raymond P Brecht - Watkins, 36th BS, KIA

Object number: UPL 57295 - Sgt Raymond P Brecht, 482BG.