John Edward McBrien
Military
Object Number - UPL 76184 - T/Sgt John E. McBrien
Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-39845 'Hulcher's Vultures'. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36258857 / O-812965
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hulcher's Vultures
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
19 March 1923 | BornPortland, Connecticut | |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, Connecticut | 30 January 1943 | EnlistedHartford, Connecticut |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 28 May 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland |
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Died |
26 June 2011 | ||
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Buried |
Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery Middletown, Connecticut | 26 November 2011 | InterredConnecticut State Veterans CemeteryMiddletown, Connecticut |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5317
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 5317 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
