Benjamin Arthur Brew
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 49351 - 2nd Lt Benjamin A Brew
While assigned 552nd FTS 495th FTG, 8th AF. Crash landed P-47 41-6234 in Irish Sea 1 mile offshore of Nefyn. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Jul-44.
Awards: PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Thumbs Up Doc Sugar Baby
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 62nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Columbus, GA | 24 October 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 11 September 1942 | Enlisted at San Francisco, California |
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Died |
English Channel | 23 July 1944 | Crash landed P-47 41-6234 in English channel 1 mile offshore of Nevin. Lt Brew killed in crash. 23rd July 1944. |
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Other Assigned |
Loughborough, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK | 23 July 1944 | Assigned to 552nd FTS 495th FTG, 8th AF |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
| San Francisco, CA, USA | San Francisco, California, USA. | ||
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Other Student |
Chattanooga, TN | University of Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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Sources
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=41-6234&Submit4=Go Accident record Details.
