Warren H Brashear
MilitaryRoger Freeman Photo.
Entered Army Air Corps in 1942, trained initially at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Soloed at Sparton School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, OK. Basic flight training ended OK. Served in England, France and Germany assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. One of first group of Fighter Pilots to fly from England to Russia. Wounded in France in 1944. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Discharged in 1945.
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME(4 Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
7 September 1921 | Son of Womack J and Leona Brashear. | |
Enlisted |
24 January 1942 | San Antonio, Texas | |
Based |
13 September 1943 - 15 December 1944 | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Promotion |
5 January 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
15 December 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Died |
2 February 1997 | ||
Buried |
5 February 1997 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home Beaumont Jefferson County Texas, USA | |
Born |
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Other Ground training |
Ground training Kelly Field San Antonio Texas | ||
Other Flight training |
Soloed at Sparton School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, OK. | ||
Other Basic flight training |
Basic flight training Enid, OK | ||
Other Wings / Commissioned |
Commissioned and awarded wings. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit history
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