Fred Lorenzo Brewer Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 63766 - 2nd Lt Fred L. Brewer Jr

Assigned 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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Aircraft

Travelin' Lite
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Travelling Lite
  • Unit: 100th Fighter Squadron 332nd Fighter Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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