John E Blewett Jr

Military

Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. 234 hrs on 52 combat missions in P-47's and P-51's, credited with a probable destroyed. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.



Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korea, Vietnam & Air National Guard, retired as Brigadier General.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-76066

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 365th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 387th Fighter Squadron

44-15658

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Eager Eagle
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Erie County, NY, USA 18 February 1923

Enlisted

Buffalo, NY, USA 12 October 1942

Based

Martlesham Heath 8 October 1944 Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK 15 October 1944 Taxiing Accident Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 3 damage 2Lt John E Blewett Jr, 15-Oct-44. P-47D 42-76066 - 360FS 356FG 8AF

Died

Buffalo, NY, USA 23 March 2000

Buried

Buffalo, NY, USA

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Promoted

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Buffalo, NY, USA

Other

Flight training

Napier Field, AL, USA Class 44-C Napier Field, AL (Mar-44). RTU at Bradley Field, CT.

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=44-15658&Submit=…
https://www.fold3.com/page/83631642_john_e%20blewett%20jr/details/
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Blewett%2C+John&…
https://www.fold3.com/page/10699507_john_e%20blewett/details/

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Sources

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