Byron Kenneth Braley Sr

Military

Assigned 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

Aircraft

A 364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (C5-N, serial number 44-13318) nicknamed "Frenesi" after the war.

44-13318

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Frenesi, B.K's Battle Buggy
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee County, WI, USA 31 August 1921

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI, USA 18 September 1942 Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Based

Leiston 25 July 1944 - 28 September 1945 Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Maastricht, Netherlands 18 September 1944 Destroyed Fw190 10 miles Nth Maastricht. 18-Sep-44.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 19 September 1944 Destroyed Fw190 Germany. 19-Sep-44.

Other

Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK 10 December 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Kassel, Germany 24 December 1944 Destroyed Fw190 Sth of Kassel. 24-Dec-44.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 28 September 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Dougherty County, GA, USA 9 February 1964

Buried/ Commemorated

Floral Memory Gardens Albany Dougherty County GA 12 February 1964 Floral Memory Gardens Albany Dougherty County Georgia, USA
Chicago, IL, USA

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53882680/byron-kenneth-braley

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I am his son. Byron K Braley Jr

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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

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ContributorAAM
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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