John Roger Brickley
MilitaryAssigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt in B-17 41-24527 'The Great Speckled Bird' 17-Aug-43; shot down by fighters, A/C crashed Waldeschaff. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 274
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059365 / O-665326
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Sky Wolf, Great Speckled Bird
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Waygata, Minnesota, USA | 9 August 1920 | Son of John Charles and Alvenia C Brickley. |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 24 February 1942 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 17 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Waldeschaff, Germany | 17 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt in B-17 41-24527 'The Great Speckled Bird' 17-Aug-43; Baled out POW MACR 274 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
7 January 1947 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
14 December 1950 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
24 November 1952 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Medford, OR | 10 January 1988 | |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 17 August 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed middle initial from "P" to "R" per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 274 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database