Cleveland Joseph Brien Jr

Military
media-27420.jpeg UPL 27420 1st Lt Lt Cleveland J Brien 358FS, 355FG, 8AF.

Object Number - UPL 27420 - 1st Lt Lt Cleveland J Brien 358FS, 355FG, 8AF.

Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.



Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Château-Theirry in P-51D 'Princess' 42-106860. Hit by flak whilst strafing a train, glycol streaming from the A/C belly landed near St Etienne 18-Aug-44, Evaded (EVD). MACR 8129. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

Personnel of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group examine a P-51 Mustang (YF-A_). A B-24 Liberator is in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'YF-A_. Nose band colour? 358th FS, 355th FG. Hethel?'
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Princess
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Orleans Parish, LA, USA 6 March 1924 Son of Cleveland J Snr and May Claire [Rolling] Brien.

Enlisted

New Orleans, LA, USA 22 June 1942 New Orleans, Louisiana

Based

Steeple Morden 2 May 1944 - 8 September 1944 Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Promoted

Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK 17 June 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

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Evaded (EVD)

02400 Château-Thierry, France 18 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Château-Theirry in P-51D 'Princess' 42-106860. Hit by flak whilst strafing a train, glycol streaming from the A/C belly landed near St Etienne 18-Aug-44, Evaded (EVD).

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 8 September 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

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Crashed

Fürth, Germany 10 October 1946 Ground Loop Furth AAF Cat 3 damage Lt Cleveland J Brien Jr, 10-Oct-46. F-6K-15NT 44-12815 - 160TRS 10RG AFE

Died

New Orleans, LA, USA 15 April 1986

Buried

Greenwood Cemetery New Orleans Orleans Parish LA 18 April 1986 Greenwood Cemetery New Orleans Orleans Parish Louisiana, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8129;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8129 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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