Fred Lorenzo Brewer Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 100FS, 332FG, 12AF USAAF. Lt Brewer went missing while piloting one of 57 fighter planes escorting bombers on a mission to Regensburg, Germany, on Oct. 29, 1944. The airplanes ran into heavy cloud cover in southern Italy, forcing 47 of the fighters to return to base. Brewer was not among those who returned. He had reportedly been attempting to climb his airplane out of the cloud cover when he stalled and fell into a spin. Missing in Action (MIA), FOD 1 year and day later.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
His remains have been identified as one of those interred unknown at Florence American Cemetery and a rosette will now be placed alongside his name on the Tablets of the Missing.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Travelling Lite
- Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron 332nd Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze, Italy
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina | 4 August 1921 | Born Charlotte, North Carolina |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina | 11 November 1942 | Enlisted Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
29 October 1944 | | |
Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence, Toscana, Italy | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence, Toscana, Italy |