Velton James Brewer
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Velton James Brewer
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Assigned to 94TCS, 436TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne. Being towed by C-47 43-15073 27-Dec-44. Released short of LZ, due to flak. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11183.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 13D, Oflag 73
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Vernon County, WI, USA | 23 January 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | 3 December 1940 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne. 27-Dec-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11183. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 27 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Granite Falls, MN 56241, USA | 8 August 1985 | |
Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis Hennepin County MN | 11 August 1985 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis Hennepin County Minnesota, USA |
Based |
Upottery | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 94TCS, 436TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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