Ray Eugene Brewer
Military
Rear L-R: David Fackler, Wallace Paton, Paul Hogan, George Nance.
Front L-R: Harold McIntyre, Ray Brewer, Bert Prendergast, Jerome Schlottmann, Wilbert Pohlman , Bill Tipton.
Object Number - UPL 51052 - "Lt. Fackler and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 'Knockout Dropper'. England, 1 April 1944." Rear L-R: David Fackler, Wallace...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Fackler crew. 20 missions completed by 5-Jul-44. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32327884 / O-805799
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Knock-out Dropper
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Catlettsburg, KY | 1 June 1923 | Harlan and Ruby Mae [Bennet] Brewer. |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 19 February 1943 | Peoria, Illinois |
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Died |
22 July 1998 | ||
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Buried |
Fairview Cemetery Linton, Greene County, IN | 25 July 1998 | Fairview Cemetery Linton, Greene County, Indiana |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster