Cleveland Joseph Brien Jr
MilitaryAssigned 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
- 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-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Princess
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
Other Promoted |
Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | 17 June 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other 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). |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 8 September 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other 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
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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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