Theodore Carter Brewer

Military

Ted Brewer enlisted in the Army Air Corps a week after Pearl Harbor, aged 19 years. He served with the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron in French Morocco, Tunisia, Castelvetrano -Sicily (taking part in Operation Husky). The unit was then assigned to RAF Saltby where they trained for D-Day. He was awarded the Air Medal for outstanding performance of duty in the Sicilian campaign and the Oak Leaf Cluster for his service during Operation Market Garden. He died in 1976.

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Aircraft

CG-4A Gliders of the 314th Troop Carrier Group are lined up in preparation for towing by C-47 Skytrains, including a C-47 nicknamed "Witch Hazel". Image via Dave Benfield. Written on slide casing: '314th TCG, 24/3/45.'

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  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Nicknames: Witch Hazel
  • Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron

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Cortland Standard: March 8th 1945

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Cortland Standard: March 8th 1945

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Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 Box # 0800 Film Reel 1.73
"Men Will Come": A History of the 314th Troop Carrier Group 1942-1945 by Colonel Mark C. Vlahos

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Sources:
"Men Will Come": A History of the 314th Troop Carrier Group 1942-1945 by Colonel Mark C. Vlahos
US NARA Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 #0080 / 1.73