Byron Kenneth Braley Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 3 x kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF rising to rank to of Lt Colonel.
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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: Frenesi, B.K's Battle Buggy
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Milwaukee County, WI, USA | 31 August 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 18 September 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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Based |
Leiston | 25 July 1944 - 28 September 1945 | Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Maastricht, Netherlands | 18 September 1944 | Destroyed Fw190 10 miles Nth Maastricht. 18-Sep-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 19 September 1944 | Destroyed Fw190 Germany. 19-Sep-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 10 December 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Kassel, Germany | 24 December 1944 | Destroyed Fw190 Sth of Kassel. 24-Dec-44. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 28 September 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Dougherty County, GA, USA | 9 February 1964 | |
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Buried |
Floral Memory Gardens Albany Dougherty County GA | 12 February 1964 | Floral Memory Gardens Albany Dougherty County Georgia, USA |
| Chicago, IL, USA |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Braley+&Submit=S…
https://www.fold3.com/page/84440440_byron_k%20braley/details/
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/357-braley-18…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_357.php
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/doc/usaf.aerial.victory.credits-ww…
http://www.cebudanderson.com/winksinterview.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53882680
1 victory on 18 Sept 1944, 3 air 2 ground / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list