William C Brearley
MilitaryAssigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD1). Rejoined for 2nd tour. 97 combat missions. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD2).
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Princess Jocelyn
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Donna Dae III Princess Jocelyn Tiger Lil
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron 486th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Princess Jocelyn
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Princess Jocelyn Flying Dutchman
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Princess Jocelyn
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, NJ, USA | 7 January 1942 | Fort Dix New Jersey |
Other Crashed |
Camp Croft, South Carolina 29302, USA | 30 October 1942 | Forced Landing out of Fuel and lost Drill Field, Camp Croft, Spartenburg, SC Cat 3 damage Lt William C Brearley, 30-Oct-42. BT-13A 41-11202 - 458SchSq |
Other Crashed |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 5 May 1944 | Landing Accident Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 3 damage Lt William C Brearley, 5-May-44. P-47D 43-25530 - 359FS 356FG 8AF |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 May 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).[1] |
Other Crashed |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | 25 November 1944 | Landing Accident Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 4 damage Lt William C Brearley, 25-Nov-44. P-51D15 44-15280 - 359FS 356FG 8AF. |
Died |
Monmouth County, NJ, USA | 18 September 1961 | Committed suicide, an undiagnosed victim of what we now know as PTSD. |
Other Promoted |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
Other Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).[2] | |
Based |
Martlesham Heath | Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Trenton, NJ, USA | |||
Born |
Mercer County, NJ, USA | Son of Benjamin C and Merian E Brearley. | |
Buried |
Brielle, NJ, USA | Greenwood Cemetery Brielle Monmouth County New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
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